Handy War Guide for My Company: Handy Company Commander's Guide

TABLE.

Preface	5
Part I. Trench Life and Trench Warfare
Taking over the Trenches	11
Care and Improvement of the Trenches	14
The Watch from the Trenches	17
Patrolling	22
Interrogating Prisoners	25
Devices to draw the Enemy's Fire	28
An Attack, the Repulse	32
The Counter-Attack	34
Precautions against Enemy's Artillery	36
Use of Trench Artillery	37
Field Artillery Cooperation	39
Daily Schedule	41
Turning over the Trenches	43
Out of the Trenches	44
Topical Questions on Part I	46
Part II. French Infantry Combat Principles.
Open Warfare	53
The Approach	55
Precautions against Silent Artillery	58
Crossing a Bombarded Zone	59
Use of Woods as Shelter	64
To Cross a Crest	65
The Fire Attack	69
Precautions against Cavalry	65
The Termination of the Approach	67
Use of Machine Guns	71
The Company Supports	72
The Companies in Support	73
The Charge and the Pursuit	73
Attack of a Wood	75
Attack of a Village	76
Attack of a Defile	77
Night Attacks	77
Defense of Woods	80
Defense of a Village	81
Defense of a Defile	82
Night Defense of a Position	83
The Counter Attack	83
Topical Questions on Part II	86
Appendix A Division Front in Trench Warfare.
The Trench System
The Back Areas

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