Jungle warfare

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Honolulu HI : University Press of the Pacific, 2005Description: iv, 95 pISBN:
  • 141022483X (pbk):
Subject(s): Summary: Originally produced by the US Marine Corps for Marines fighting during the Second World War against the Japanese in the Pacific islands. Conditions ranged from coastal swamps to coral and volcanic ridges and dense jungle. This is a summary of lessons learned in the Philippines, Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, New Britain, and New Georgia. Covers terrain, the nature of jungle warfare, the enemy, training, marches halts bivouacs and security, offensive and defensive combat, jungle patrols, ambushes, night operations, health and hygiene, communication, supply and evacuation.
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Originally produced by the US Marine Corps for Marines fighting during the Second World War against the Japanese in the Pacific islands. Conditions ranged from coastal swamps to coral and volcanic ridges and dense jungle. This is a summary of lessons learned in the Philippines, Bougainville, Choiseul, Guadalcanal, New Britain, and New Georgia. Covers terrain, the nature of jungle warfare, the enemy, training, marches halts bivouacs and security, offensive and defensive combat, jungle patrols, ambushes, night operations, health and hygiene, communication, supply and evacuation.

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