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Small Wars Manual
Tactics and Strategies for Engaging in Military OperationsBy United States Marine CorpsLength18h 28m
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The Small Wars Manual is a manual on tactics and strategies for engaging in certain types of military operations created by the United States Marine Corps. The purpose of this work is sharing experience and preserving the achievements of tactics and organization of small wars, or different military operations of the United States in countries where government is "unstable, inadequate, or unsatisfactory for the preservation of life and of such interests as are determined by the foreign policy" of the United States. The book starts with the definition of the term "small war" and continues into more than 500 pages on tactics, personnel structure, communication chain, transportation and logistics, military-civil relationship, psychological side of war, training, and support of native armed organizations and much more. The book is extremely interesting as a manual on tactics, whether it is used for a military operation or any other sort of massive campaign involving a large part of population, like elections. For example, it contains a chapter telling how to plan and organize legally the disarmament of local population. It tells what laws should be issued and what organizations form, what sort of personnel should be involved and what should be their roles. A reader will find guidelines on how to distribute and spare resources needed for a campaign, and how to properly cross a river in a dangerous area. Given the book's organization, structure and abundance of important information, covering different aspects of civil and military campaigns, this volume is a must-read for any person engaged in a state service or a student considering career in serving their country.
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1Small Wars Manual
2986-92. Boats.
2CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
2996-93. Ferries.
3SECTION I GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
3006-94. Fords.
41-1. Small wars defined.
3016-95. Rafts.
51-2. Classes of small wars.
3026-96. Crossing unfordable streams with usual infantry equipment.
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61-3. Some legal aspects of small wars.
3036-97. Crossing horses and mules.
71-4. Functions of headquarters Marine Corps.
304SECTION XII SPECIAL OPERATIONS
81-5. Phases of small wars.
3056-98. Trail cutting.
91-6. Summary.
3066-99. Night operations.
10SECTION II STRATEGY
307CHAPTER VII MOUNTED DETACHMENTS
111-7. The basis of the strategy.
308SECTION I INTRODUCTION
121-8. Nature of the operations.
3097-1. Purpose.
131-9. National war.
3107-2. Use of animals an expedient.
14SECTION III PSYCHOLOGY
3117-3. Need for training in animal care and employment.
151-10. Foreword.
3127-4. Some difficulties in employing animals.
161-11. Characteristics.
313SECTION II CARE OF ANIMALS
171-12. Fundamental considerations.
3147-5. Knowledge of animal management required.
181-13. Revolutionary tendencies.
3157-6. Nomenclature.
191-14. Basic instincts.
3167-7. Identification.
201-15. Attitude and bearing.
3177-8. Duties of officers charged with care of animals.
211-16. Conduct of our troops.
3187-9. Rules for handling animals.
221-17. Summary.
3197-10. Stableo and corrals.
23SECTION IV RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT
3207-11. Grooming.
241-18. Importance of cooperation.
3217-12. Forage.
251-19. Principles prescribed by Navy Regulations.
3227-13. Principles of feeding.
261-20. Contact with State Department representatives.
3237-14. Watering.
27SECTION V THE CHAIN OF COMMAND—NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
3247-15. Conditioning.
281-21. Navy regulations.
3257-16. Management of animals on the march.
291-22. Control of joint operations.
3267-17. First-aid treatment.
301-23. The directive.
3277-18. Communicable diseases.
311-24. Naval officer commanding ashore.
3287-19. Care of the feet.
321-25. Marine officer commanding ashore.
3297-20. Veterinary supplies.
331-26. Marine—Constabulary.
330SECTION III PROCUREMENT OF ANIMALS
341-27. Direct control by Navy Department.
3317-21. Necessity for local purchase.
35SECTION VI MILITARY—CIVIL RELATIONSHIP
3327-22. Procurement agents.
361-28. Importance.
3337-23. Native dealers.
371-29. Contact with national government officials.
3347-24. Purchasing from native dealers.
381-30. Cooperation with law-enforcement agencies.
3357-25. Minimum specifications for animals.
391-31. Contact with inhabitants.
3367-27. Age qualifications.
40CHAPTER II ORGANIZATION
3377-28. Examination for soundness.
41SECTION I THE ESTIMATE OF THE SITUATION
3387-29. Marking of purchased animals.
422-1. General.
3397-30. Use of United States animals in small wars.
432-2. The mission.
340SECTION IV MOUNTED DETACHMENTS
442-3. Factors to be considered in estimating enemy strength.
3417-31. Value of mounted detachments.
452-4. Relative strength.
3427-32. Basis for organization.
462-5. Enemy courses of action.
3437-33. A mounted rifle company.
472-6. Own courses of action.
3447-34. Machine-gun and howitzer units.
482-7. The decision.
3457-35. Animals for mounted detachments.
492-8. Supporting measures.
3467-36. Spare mounts.
502-9. Campaign and operation plans.
3477-37. Assignment of mounts.
51SECTION II THE STAFF IN SMALL WARS
3487-38. Horse equipment.
522-10. Command and staff responsibility in small wars.
3497-39. Individual equipment.
532-11. The Force Commander.
3507-40. Arms and ammunition.
542-12. Staff procedure.
3517-41. Pack equipment.
552-13. The chief of staff.
3527-42. Training, general.
562-14. The first section (personnel)—F-l.
3537-43. Training for specialists.
572-15. The second section (intelligence) F-2.
3547-44. Time required for training.
582-16. The third section (plans and training)—F-3.
3557-45. Combat training.
592-17. The fourth section (supply)—F-4.
3567-46. Tactical uses of mounted detachments.
602-18. The special staff.
3577-47. Conduct of mounted patrols.
612-19. The adjutant.
3587-48. Combat patrols.
622-20. The inspector.
3597-49. Ambushes.
632-21. The law officer.
360SECTION V HASTILY ORGANIZED MOUNTED PATROLS
642-22. The officer in charge of civil affairs.
3617-50. Definition and uses.
652-23. The chaplain.
3627-51. Discussion.
662-24. The paymaster.
3637-52. Type of animal to employ.
672-25. The provost marshal.
3647-53. Other details.
682-26. The commanding officer of special troops.
365CHAPTER VIII CONVOYS AND CONVOY ESCORTS
692-27. The artillery officer.
3668-1. Definitions.
702-28. The air officer.
3678-2. Mission.
712-29. The communications officer.
3688-3. Organization.
722-30. The engineer officer.
3698-4. Convoy types.
732-31. The surgeon.
3708-5. March of convoys.
742-32. The quartermaster.
3718-6. Disposition of the escort on the march.
752-33. The chemical officer.
3728-7. Defehse of a convoy.
762-34. The tank officer.
3738-8. Attack of a convoy.
772-35. The munitions officer.
3748-9. Security measures at the halt.
782-36. The post exchange officer.
375CHAPTER IX AVIATION
792-37. The amusement and welfare officer.
376SECTION I INTRODUCTION
80SECTION III COMPOSITION OF THE FORCE
3779-1. General.
812-38. General.
3789-2. Special air tactics involved.
822-39. Infantry.—a. Importance.
379SECTION II COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION
832-40. Infantry weapons.
3809-3. Types.
842-41. Infantry individual equipment.
3819-4. Reconnaissance aircraft.
852-42. Mounted troops.
3829-5. Combat aircraft.
862-43. Engineers.
3839-6. Transport aircraft.
872-44. Tanks and armored cars.
3849-7. Organization.
882-45. Transport.
3859-8. Movement to the theater of operations.
892-46. Signal troops.
386SECTION III SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF BASES
902-47. Chemical troops.
3879-9. Main airdrome.
912-48. Medical troops.
3889-10. Auxiliary airdromes.
922-49. Artillery.
3899-11. Advanced landing fields.
932-50. Aviation.
3909-12. Emergency landing fields.
94CHAPTER III LOGISTICS
3919-13. Specifications of landing fields
95SECTION I INTRODUCTION
3929-14. Minimum size of landing fields.
96SECTION II SUPPLY
393SECTION IV GENERAL CONDUCT OF AIR OPERATIONS
973-2. Influence of Supply on a column.
3949-15. Control and command.
983-3. Supply officers.
3959-16. Details of operations.
993-4. Storage.
3969-17. Reports.
1003-5. Distribution.
397SECTION V EMPLOYMENT OF RECONNAISSANCE AVIATION
1013-6. Supply steps.
3989-18. General considerations.
1023-7. Local purchases.
3999-19. Strategical reconnaissance.
1033-8. Requisitions.
4009-20. Tactical reconnaissance.
1043-9. Depots, dumps, and distributing points.
4019-21. Infantry mission.
1053-10. Chain of responsibility.
4029-22. Special combat missions.
1063-11. Accountability.
403SECTION VI COMBAT SUPPORT
1073-12. Public funds.
4049-23. General discussion.
1083-13. Objective.
4059-24. Fighting aviation.
1093-14. Supervision of requisitions.
4069-25. Attack aviation.
1103-15. Accumulation of stores.
4079-26. Bombing aviation.
1113-16. General.
4089-27. Attacks on troop columns and trains.
1123-17. Importance of supply.
4099-28. Support of a marching column.
113SECTION III TRANSPORTATION
4109-29. Attack on hostile positions.
1143-18. General.
4119-30. Attacks on towns.
1153-19. Railroad transportation.
4129-31. Aviation as a mobile reserve.
1163-20. Motor transportation.
413SECTION VII AIR TRANSPORT
1173-21. Tractor-trailer transportation.
4149-32. General considerations.
1183-22. Transportation pools.
4159-33. Troop transportation.
1193-23. Aviation transport.
4169-34. Transportation of supplies.
1203-24. Water transportation.
4179-35. Dropping of supplies.
1213-25. Animal transpdrtation.
4189-36. Evacuation of sick and wounded.
1223-26. Important points in packing.
419CHAPTER X RIVER OPERATIONS
1233-27. Pack mules.
420SECTION I RIVER OPERATIONS IN GENERAL
1243-28. Pack horses.
42110-1. Necessity for river operations.
1253-29. Pack bulls.
42210-2. General characteristics of rivers.
1263-30. Phillips pack saddle.
423SECTION II TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF BOATS
1273-31. McClellan saddle.
42410-3. General.
1283-32. Pack equipment.
42510-4. Coastwise communications.
1293-33. Native packers.
42610-5. Nature of the river.
1303-34. Marines as packers.
42710-6. Lower river boats.
1313-35. Bullcarts.
42810-7. Middle river boats.
1323-36. Trains with combat columns.
42910-8. Upper river boats.
133CHAPTER IV TRAINING
43010-9. Types of boats available.
134SECTION I CHARACTER AND PURPOSE OF SMALL WARS TRAINING
43110-10. Method of propulsion.
1354-1. Relation to other training.
43210-11. Influence of tactical principles.
1364-2. Tactical training.
433SECTION III PREPARATIONS FOR RIVER OPERATIONS
1374-3. Rifle company.
43410-12. Introduction.
1384-4. Machine gun company.
43510-13. Organizing the river patrol.
1394-5. Mortars and 37 mm. guns.
43610-14. Crews.
1404-6. Troop schools.
43710-15. Boat procurement.
141SECTION II TRAINING DURING CONCENTRATION
43810-16. Armament and equipment.
1424-7. Training objective.
43910-17. Loading boats.
1434-8. Scope of training.
440SECTION IV OCCUPATION OF A RIVER
1444-9. Disciplinary training.
44110-18. The mission.
145SECTION III TRAINING EN ROUTE ON BOARD SHIP
44210-19. Similarity to land operations.
1464-10. General.
44310-20. The day’s inarch.
1474-11. Ship routine.
44410-21. Rate of movement.
1484-12. Time available for troop training.
44510-22. Boat formations.
1494-13. Troop schools on board ship.
44610-23. Reconnaissance and security.
1504-14. Size of classes.
44710-24. Initial contact with the enemy.
1514-15. Assignment to classes.
44810-25. A typical ambush.
1524-16. Subjects covered.
44910-26. The attack.
1534-17. Essential training.
45010-27. Garrisoning the river.
154SECTION IV TRAINING IN THE THEATER OF OPERATIONS
45110-28. Defensive measures.
1554-18. System of training.
45210-29. Passage of obstacles.
1564-19. Facilities.
45310-30. Night operations.
1574-20. Subjects covered.
45410-31. Supporting forces.
1584-21. Training centers.
455CHAPTER XI DISARMAMENT OF POPULATION
1594-22. Troop schools.
45611-1. General.
1604-23. Organization of troop schools and training centers.
45711-2. Estimate and Plans.
161SECTION V Training Instructions
45811-3. Laws, Decrees, Orders, and Instructions.
1624-24. Training instructions.
45911-4. Manner of Collecting Arms.
1634-25. Training programs.
46011-5. Collecting Agencies.
1644-26. Training schedules.
46111-6. Custody of Arms.
165CHAPTER V INITIAL OPERATIONS
46211-7. Disposition.
166SECTION I NEUTRAL ZONES
46311-8. Permits.
1675-1. General.
46411-9. Control of Sources of Supply.
1685-2. Purpose, occasion, and circumstances.
46511-10. Measures Following Disarmament.
1695-3. Basic orders.
466CHAPTER XII ARMED NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
1705-4. Instructions.
467SECTION I GENERAL
1715-5. Zone force commander’s order.
46812-1. Local armed forces.
1725-6. Proclamation.
46912-2. United States intervention.
173SECTION II MOVEMENT INLAND
47012-3. Restoration of authority to local government.
1745-7. Point of departure.
47112-4. Formation of a constabulary.
1755-8. Mobile columns and flying columns.
472SECTION II ORGANIZATION OF A CONSTABULARY
1765-9. Strength and composition of columns.
47312-5. Planning agency.
1775-10. Protective measures covering movement.
47412-6. Approval of plans.
1785-11. Establishment of advanced bases inland.
47512-7. Local creative law.
1795-12. Movement by rail.
47612-8. United States creative laws.
180SECTION III MILITARY TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION
47712-9. Composition.
1815-13. Purpose.
47812-10. Duties and powers.
1825-14. Influence of the mission on territorial organization.
47912-11. Size of force.
1835-15. Assignment of troops to areas.
48012-12. Administrative organization.
1845-16. Size and limits of areas.
48112-13. Supply and equipment.
185SECTION IV METHODS OF PACIFICATION
48212-14. Records and reports.
1865-17. The nature of the problem.
48312-15. Finances.
1875-18. Methods of operations.
48412-16. Recruiting.
1885-19. Occupation of an area.
48512-17. Housing and shelter.
1895-20. Patrols.
48612-18. Military courts.
1905-21. Roving patrols.
487SECTION III OPERATIONS AND TRAINING
1915-22. Zones of refuge.
48812-19. Recruits.
1925-23. The cordon system.
48912-20. Unit training.
1935-24. The Blockhouse system.
49012-21. Officers.
1945-25. Special methods.
49112-22. Field operations.
195CHAPTER VI INFANTRY PATROLS
49212-23. Troop leading.
196SECTION I SMALL WAR TACTICS
493SECTION IV AUXILIARY FORCES
1976-1. Tactics during initial phases.
49412-24. Urban and rural agents.
1986-2. Tactics during later phases.
49512-25. Special agents.
1996-3. Influence of terrain.
49612-26. Auxiliary units.
2006-4. The principle of the offensive.
497SECTION V CIVIL AND MILITARY RELATIONSHIP
2016-5. The principles of mass, movement, surprise, and security.
49812-27. Relation to civil power.
202SECTION II ORDERS AND GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
49912-28. Relation to United States forces.
2036-6. Written orders.
500CHAPTER XIII MILITARY GOVERNMENT
2046-7. Verbal orders.
501SECTION 1. GENERAL
2056-8. General instructions.
50213-1. Scope of chapter.
206SECTION III ORGANIZING THE INFANTRY PATROL
50313-2. Definitions.
2076-9. Definition.
50413-3. Authority for exercise of military government.
2086-10. Factors which govern its organization.
50513-4. Functions of military government in general.
2096-11. Size of the patrol.—a. General.
50613-5. By whom exercised.
2106-12. Permanent roving patrols.
50713-6. How proclaimed.
2116-13. Selection of units.
508SECTION II ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MILITARY
2126-14. Elimination of the physically unfit.
50913-7. Importance of organization.
2136-15. Patrol and subordinate leader.
51013-8. Plans.
2146-16. The rifle squad.
51113-9. The proclamation.
2156-17. The headquarters section.
51213-10. Supplemental regulations.
2166-18. Attached units.
51313-11. Digest of information.
2176-19. Guides and interpreters.
51413-12. Attitude toward local officials and inhabitants.
2186-20. Native transport personnel.
51513-13. Law enforcement agencies and public services.
2196-21. Native troops.
51613-14. Exceptional military courts.
2206-22. Prominent native civilians.
51713-15. Control of civil and military administration.
2216-23. Transportation.
51813-16. Public utilities.
2226-24. Weapons.
51913-17. Trade relationship.
2236-25. Ammunition.
52013-18. Mines and quarries.
2246-26. Signal equipment.
52113-19. Public revenues.
2256-27. Medical supplies.
52213-20. Requisitions and contributions.
2266-28. Miscellaneous equipment.
52313-21. Public and private property.
2276-29. Personal clothing and accessories.
52413-22. Employment of inhabitants.
2286-30. General preparations.
52513-23. Police and elections.
229SECTION IV FEEDING THE PERSONNEL
526SECTION III APPLICATIONS OF PRINCIPLES TO SITUATIONS SHORT OF WAR
2306-31. Responsibility of patrol leader.
52713-24. General considerations.
2316-32. Mess equipment.
52813-25. What laws apply.
2326-33. Weight of rations.
529CHAPTER XIV SUPERVISION OF ELECTIONS
2336-34. The field ratioit.
530SECTION I GENERAL
2346-35. Butchering on the march.
53114-1. Introduction.
2356-36. Feeding native personnel.
53214-2. Request for supervision.
2366-37. Emergency rations.
53314-3. Definitions.
237SECTION V THE MARCH
53414-4. Responsibilities of an electoral mission.
2386-38. General.
53514-5. Intimidation of voters.
2396-39. Hour of starting.
53614-6. Military and police measures.
2406-40. Rate of inarch.
53714-7. Unethical practices.
2416-41. Factors influencing march formations.
538SECTION II PERSONNEL
2426-42. Influence of terrain on march formation.
53914-8. Chairman.
2436-43. Road spaces.
54014-9. Electoral mission staff.
2446-44. Location of patrol and subordinate leaders in march formation.
54114-10. Commissioned officers.
2456-45. Location of the combat train.
54214-11. Enlisted personnel.
2466-46. Descriptive march formations.
54314-12. Civilian personnel.
2476-47. March formations for a reenforced rifle company.
54414-13. Instruction of personnel.
2486-48. March formation for a reenforced rifle platoon.
54514-14. Replacements.
2496-49. March formation for a rifle platoon.
54614-15. Pay and allowances.
2506-50. March formation for a rifle squad.
547SECTION III ELECTORAL MISSION
2516-51. March discipline.
54814-16. Chairman.
2526-52. March outposts.
54914-17. Vice chairman.
2536-53. Camp sites.
55014-18. Executive officer.
2546-54. Making camp.
55114-19. Secretary.
2556-55. Shelter.
55214-20. Inspector.
2566-56. Bivouac beds.
55314-21. Intelligence and press relations officer.
257SECTION VI RECONNAISSANCE AND SECURITY
55414-22. Law officer.-
2586-57. Methods of reconnaissance.
55514-23. Communications officer.
2596-58. Reconnoitering by scouts.
55614-24. Disbursing and supply officer.
2606-59. Careful visual reconnaissance.
55714-25. Medical officer.
2616-60. Hasty visual reconnaissance.
55814-26. Aides.
2626-61. Reconnaissance by fire.
55914-27. Departmental board personnel.
2636-62. Reconnaissance by aviation personnel.
56014-28. Cantonal board personnel.
2646-63. Airplane reconnaissance by patrol leaders.
561SECTION IV NATIONAL BOARD OF ELECTIONS
2656-64. Intelligence agents.
56214-29. Members and staff.
2666-65. Questioning inhabitants for information.
56314-30. Duties.
2676-66. Dogs on reconnaissance.
56414-31. Secretary of the National Board of Elections.
2686-67. Security on the march.
56514-32. Complaints, appeals, and petitions.
2696-68. Security at rest.
56614-33. Assembly.
270SECTION VII LAYING AMBUSHES
567SECTION V REGISTRATION AND VOTING
2716-69. Definition.
56814-34. Registration.
2726-70. Selection of position.
56914-35. Voting.
2736-71. Usual characteristics of an ambush.
57014-36. Final reports.
2746-72. Occupying the position.
571CHAPTER XV WITHDRAWAL
2756-73. The ambush engagement.
572SECTION I INTRODUCTION
2766-74. Employment of infantry weapons.
57315-1. General.
277SECTION VIII ATTACKING AMBUSHES
57415-2. Factors to be considered.
2786-75. Mental preparation.
57515-3. Phases of withdrawal.
2796-76. Prearranged schemes of maneuver.
576SECTION II WITHDRAWAL FROM ACTIVE MILITARY OPERATIONS
2806-77. Spirit of the offensive.
57715-4. Concentration.
2816-78. Fire and movement.
57815-5. Rights retained.
2826-79. Authority of subordinates to act on own initiative.
57915-6. Procedure.
283SECTION IX ATTACKING HOUSES AND SMALL BIVOUACS
580SECTION III FINAL WITHDRAWAL
2846-80. Attacking houses.
58115-7. General.
2856-81. Attacking small bivouacs.
58215-8. Plans and orders.
2866-82. Destroying captured bivouacs.
58315-9. Executive staff duties.
287SECTION X STRATAGEMS AND RUSES
58415-10. First section.
2886-83. Rules of land warfare.
58515-11. Second section.
2896-84. Clearing the station.
58615-12. Third section.
2906-85. Apprehending informers.
58715-13. Fourth section.
2916-86. Spies following a patrol.
58815-14. Special staff duties.
2926-87. Guerrilla ruses and stratagems.
58915-15. Air officer.
293SECTION XI RIVER CROSSINGS
59015-16. Engineer officer.
2946-88. Introduction.
59115-17. Communications officer.
2956-89. Availability of means.
59215-18. Surgeon.
2966-90. Swimming.
59315-19. Quartermaster.
2976-91. Bridges.