Combat Leader's Field Guide (Paperback)

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Product Description

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* The most current guide to individual combat skills and small unit doctrine
* Essential reference for field use and training

Newly revised edition of the most popular handbook of basic combat skills for soldiers and other security forces operating in combat units or that must fight as infantry, rear area security forces, and military operations other than war. Condenses information from dozens of Army manuals for operations such as offense, defense, patrols, ambushes, special environments, and other tactical operations. Also includes basic soldier combat skills such as calls for artillery fire, first aid, NBC defense, communications and radio procedures, map reading and navigation skills, camouflage, identification of friendly and enemy vehicles, minefields, weapons, and fighting positions.

MSG Brett A. Stoneberger has more than 15 years tactical leadership experience.

About the Author

Sergeant Major Brett Stoneberger, U.S. Army (Ret.), has served both as an instructor and infantry unit leader. He has over 26 years of military experience and is highly decorated. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 361 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 12th edition (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811727297
• ISBN-13: 978-0811727297
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,080,522 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professional Military Reference, April 25, 2001

By	A Senior Army NCO - See all my reviews

The power this guide offers to those of us in uniform is a summary of a whole lot of infantry know-how. If you are a new lieutenant or recently promoted corporal or sergeant --this is your new fieldcraft and small-unit-leader tactical guide. If you are returning to a line unit from recruiter or drill sergeant duty, this will assist your smooth transition back into the woods. If you are a company commander, there is a good possibility that the seasoned first shirt that revised this premiere Stackpole guide--can teach you a thing or two.

If you are a non-infantry military member or a civilian with an interest, this guide will cover the basics of fighting as a small infantry unit.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Combat Leaders's Field Guide 12th edition, April 11, 2000

By	Carson Elliott (Lebanon, Missouri) - See all my reviews

I read The Combat Leaders Field Guide. This book had great tactical and movement strageties, it tells how to accomplish goals for both leaders and the infantry. It also goes in depth on formations, and combat in diffrent terrains from urban combat to tropical rainforest. Basically this book tells you how to stay alive in an army field battle.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good compact reference, November 26, 2000

By A Customer

Combat Leader's Field Guide is a great compact reference on platoon and squad level operations. It basicly summarizes information contained in US Army field manuals FM 7-8 and FM 21-75. This book achieves it's stated goal of being a pocket reference that you can take to the field with you to jog your memory. It fits in a BDU pocket, though the top end does stick out. National Guard and Reserve personel will probably find it useful though most active duty combat arms personel should know this stuff by heart already.