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

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Main Author: McGrath, John J., 1956-
Corporate Authors: Combat Studies Institute (U.S.), U.S. Army Combined Arms Center
Other title:Development of reconnaissance units in modern armies.
Format: Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center, [2008]
Subjects:
Scouting (Reconnaissance) > United States > History > 20th century.
Military reconnaissance > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • 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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