The Handbook on Winter Warfare, a compilation of experiences glenned from the Winter War of 1941-1942, is hereby authorized.
It will serve as a suggestion for tnlining. This handbook is a compilation of practical experience in winter warfare. It is intended to facilitate adaptation to ...read more

Lack of information is a most fertile source of ex- aggeration, distortion, and legend which, if unrcfuted, eventually assume the stature of accepted fact. For years the Japanese were taken lightly as military antagonists, and the confidence of the Western World in its disdainful appraisal of...read more

British military terminology includes a number of words unfamiliar to U. S. troops. However, a more serious difficulty is caused by the fact that British usage includes many words identical with ours but having important differences in meaning; for example, gallon, ton, battery
do not have...read more

The expressions "esprit de corps," "morale," "spiritedoutfit," "crack unit," and "elite troops" all bear witnessto the fact that there is more to an armed force thanorganization, equipment, and tactics. A good outfitpossesses this additional, though intangible, asset. Allarmies make great...read more