Raiding on the Western Front
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Название: Raiding on the Western Front
Жанр: Нет
Автор: Anthony Saunders
Год выпуска: 2012
Формат: PDF, EPUB, MOBI
Размер: 11,7 МБ
ISBN: 310432921582
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ Raiding on the Western Front БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: The trench raid came to typify the aggression and close-combat of trench warfare on the Western Front.Inevitably, raiding by aggressively minded units had a psychological effect on the enemy. Dominance over the enemy could be established by aggressive raiding. Equally, raiding had an effect on the morale of friendly troops but not always a positive one. Successful raids buoyed spirits but unsuccessful raids could be detrimental because of the casualties sustained for no gain and raiding provoked retaliation from enemy artillery or mortars or a tit-for-tat return raid. Raids came to be the epitome of all-arms operations, combining individual weapons skills with tactical sense and requiring cooperation with artillery and mortar batteries for success. Yet, a raiding party was an ad hoc all-arms combat team put together and trained for a specific operation.