The Empire is now confronted by those circumstances to which allusion was made in the Preface.

E. K.

September, 1914.

CONTENTS

PAGE
List of Abbreviations[ix]
Introductory Remarks—
I.—The Intention of the Book[1]
II.—Making the Best of their Companies to Train the Modern Man for the Modern Battle[4]
III.—The Standard of Training assumed to have already been acquired and its application to further Exercises[9]
IV.—Ground for Training—Its Use and Influence—Palliation of the Lack of a Training Ground[11]
V.—Company Organisation—Moral and the Personality of the Commander[16]
VI.—Discipline—Moral and Means of Supervision[22]
VII.—Organisation by Files and its Effect on Moral—Cohesion[27]
VIII.—Method of Training[31]
IX.—As to Scouts and Working Dress[37]
EXERCISES
I.—Individual Advance in Extended Order[38]
II.—Retirement by Pairs[48]
III.—Individual Training in Use of Fire and Fire Discipline[52]
IV.—The Assault[60]
V.—The Section and Platoon in Attack[64]
VI.—The Section and Platoon in Retirement[74]
VII.—The Section and Platoon in Independent Attack[78]
VIII.—The Platoon as Advanced and Flank Guard[84]
IX.—Preliminary for the Attack by the Company in Battalion[89]
X.—The Company in Attack with the Battalion under Artillery Fire[93]
XI.—The Company in Attack with the Battalion under Rifle Fire[97]
XII.—The Company in Attack Acting Alone[105]
XIII.—The Company in Retirement[107]
XIV.—Outposts[112]
XV.—Defence[142]
XVI.—Hasty Expedients[163]
XVII.—Night Operations[171]
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A Scheme of Company Training[181]

REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS.

I.T., 128 (3)= Infantry Training, 1914, Section 128, para. 3.
F.S.R.= Field Service Regulations, Part I. Operations, 1909 (Reprint 1912).
T. & M.R.= Training and Manœuvre Regulations, 1913.
M.F.E.= Manual of Field Engineering, 1911.

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