ATTACK AND DEFENSE
Combat is divided into two general classes, the offensive (attack) and the defensive.
THE THEORY OF ATTACK
Decisive results are obtained only by the offensive. Aggressiveness wins battles. If you want to thrash a man go after him; don't wait for him to come to you. When attacking use every available man. Have every man in the proper place at the proper time and in a physical and moral condition to do his utmost.
ADVANTAGES OF THE ATTACK
(1) You can elect the point of attack while the defender must be prepared to resist at all points.
(2) The fact that you are advancing in spite of the defender's fire stimulates you and depresses the enemy.
(3) You leave your dead behind while the defender must fight among his fallen comrades, which is demoralizing.
(4) You usually are conscious of the fact that you have more men on your side than the defender. You have more rifles on the line than the enemy.
(5) Your fire is usually more efficacious than that of your opponent because it is usually converging while his is diverging.