Publisher's Synopsis
From the files of the Department of Defense comes the Intelligence Bulletin. This was Number 1 of Volume 3. Published in World War 2 to get the information that was considered important in fighting the war out to the commanders. This issue covers THE INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER ..What He Is Like ..How to Identify Him ..Field Uniform of Special Units ..Standard Field Service Uniform ..Insignia of Grade ..Other Distinguishing Marks RECONNAISSANCE UNITS ..Introduction ..Extracts from the Captured Manual ..Tasks of Reconnaissance Units ..Motorized Reconnaissance Units ..Partly Motorized Reconnaissance Units DEFENSE AGAINST AIRCRAFT ..General ..Use of Searchlights ..Use of Antiaircraft Artillery ..Heavy Batteries ..Light Cannon ..Machine Guns ..Use of Barrage Balloons FIFTH COLUMN ..Historical Background ..Tactics Used ..Direct Aid to Enemy Operations ..Furnishing Information to the Enemy ..Sabotage ..Subversive Activities GERMAN SUB-STRATOSPHERE PLANES THE BURMA CAMPAIGN ..Tactics ..Shock Troops ..Use of Weapons ..Observation ..Night Operations THE SOLOMON ISLANDS CAMPAIGN ..The Japanese Soldier ..Sniping ..Deception ..Camouflage ..Infiltration ..Night Tactics ..Defensive Tactics ..Weapons and more like.... JUNGLE WARFARE NIGHT OPERATIONS Protection Against Gas WEAPONS MOST FREQUENTLY USED More here but to much to cover in a description. A must have for all world war 2 historians.
