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The basic skills all soldiers must know to prevail on the battlefield, including battle drills for offensive and defensive operations, patrols, construction and emplacement of fighting positions, use of weapons and artillery, mines and explosives, land navigation and map reading, communications, individual security and camouflage, and combat medicine (first aid). A guide to small unit dismounted combat operations, extensively updated to include both the latest doctrine and lessons learned from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Covers the equipment, operations, and individual combat skills essential for soldiers and others who must act as infantry. Essential for Army infantry leaders at the platoon and company level, Special Forces troops, Air Force security and patrol services, Marines, and other Army branches who operate as infantry when needed


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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.

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  • Paperback: 407 pages
  • Publisher: Stackpole Books; 13 edition (February 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0811731952
  • ISBN-13: 978-0811731959
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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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
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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.

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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
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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.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good compact reference, November 26, 2000
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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.
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