Scouts out! : the development of reconnaissance units in modern armies / John J. McGrath.

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Main Author: McGrath, John J., 1956-
Corporate Author: Combat Studies Institute (U.S.). Press
Other title:Development of reconnaissance units in modern armies.
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Fort Leavenworth, KS : Combat Studies Institute Press, [2008]
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505 0 |a Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Figures -- Key to symbols used in this work -- Introduction and background -- Definitions -- Pre-1914 background -- Summary -- 1: Death Of Cavalry: Reconnaissance Units And World War I -- Prewar organization and theory -- Equipment -- Organization -- Tactical employment -- Tactical reconnaissance -- Operational reconnaissance -- Opening campaign, August 1914 -- Combat case study: Battle of Hamipre, 20 August 1914 -- Prelude to the battle: Cavalry operations in early and mid August 1914 -- Advance on Hamipre and the opposing forces -- Battle of Hamipre -- Insights from the opening battles -- Reconnaissance operations in World War I after August 1914 -- US army reconnaissance units in World War I -- Summary -- 2: Reconnaissance Theory And Organization In The Interwar Period -- Introduction -- American experience -- Air force as the Army's reconnaissance element -- Development of mechanized cavalry -- Divisional reconnaissance elements -- German experience -- Doctrine and theory -- Reconnaissance and the development of Panzer and motorized forces -- Reconnaissance troops in other armies in the interwar period -- British -- French -- Soviets -- Summary -- 3: Reconnaissance Units In World War II -- Introduction -- German experience in World War II -- General German theory, doctrine, and organization -- Polish and French campaigns-Ardennes Redux -- Later German organizational developments -- North Africa and Russia -- Fusilier battalions and the last years of the war -- Summary -- American experience in World War II -- General -- Mechanized cavalry group -- Armored division -- Infantry division, regimental, and separate battalion reconnaissance units -- Marine corps reconnaissance units -- Summary -- Experiences of other armies -- French -- British -- Soviets -- Summary 4: Reconnaissance Units And Operations, 1945-2005 -- Introduction -- Reconnaissance and the Israeli defense force -- Reconnaissance unit organization to 1973 -- IDF 1973 armored reconnaissance battalion and company -- Since 1973 -- Soviet experience -- Organizational structure -- Operational employment -- Summary -- Reconnaissance units in European armies -- British army -- French army -- German army -- Operational reconnaissance units -- American experience, 1945-2005 -- Postwar to Vietnam, 1945-63 -- Armored division, 1945-63 -- Pentomic division -- Battalion-level reconnaissance units -- Armored cavalry regiment, 1948-63 -- US army reconnaissance units, 1964-2003 -- Modular army -- Summary -- Conclusions -- Overview -- Light versus heavy debate -- Availability of forces -- Hybrid units -- Echelonment -- Conclusion -- Nature of reconnaissance -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Primary sources -- Secondary sources -- Appendix: Selected comparative reconnaissance platforms -- Index -- About the author. 
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