Table of Contents

Introduction to the Revised Edition
The Open Order Revolution
The Grip of Hiram Maxim
A Fork in the Road
Fair Weather War
Stalin's Hammer, Hitler's Anvil
The Cutting Edge of Battle
A Corporal's Guard
East of Suez, West of Pearl
Aluminum Tiger
Beyond Neglect
Bibliography
Index

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Tells the story of infantry in the 20th century and its impact on the major conflicts of our time.

About the Author

JOHN A. ENGLISH is the author of the classic first edition of On Infantry (Praeger, 1984) and of The Canadian Army and the Normandy Campaign (Praeger, 1991)./e He currently teaches at Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario and is the editor of a new Praeger series, War Studies.

BRUCE I. GUDMUNDSSON, who lives in Quantico, Virginia, is the Editor of Tactical Notebook and co-host of the weekly television program Modern War. His other books include Stormtroop Tactics (Praeger, 1989) and On Artillery (Praeger, 1993). He is the editor of the Praeger series, The Military Profession.

Reviews

.,."this substantially revised book conveys to a lay audience the fundamental trends and problems in the development of this vital component of military power....an indispensable introduction."-Foreign Affairs

?...this substantially revised book conveys to a lay audience the fundamental trends and problems in the development of this vital component of military power....an indispensable introduction.?-Foreign Affairs

..."this substantially revised book conveys to a lay audience the fundamental trends and problems in the development of this vital component of military power....an indispensable introduction."-Foreign Affairs