Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command

Marshall, S. L. A.

ISBN 10: 0806132809 / ISBN 13: 9780806132808

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806132809
• ISBN 13: 9780806132808
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

S.L.A. "Slam" Marshall was a veteran of World War I and a combat historian during World War II. He startled the military and civilian world in 1947 by announcing that, in an average infantry company, no more than one in four soldiers actually fired their weapons while in contact with the enemy. His contention was based on interviews he conducted immediately after combat in both the European and Pacific theaters of World War II.

To remedy the gunfire imbalance he proposed changes to infantry training designed to ensure that American soldiers in future wars brought more fire upon the enemy. His studies during the Korean War showed that the ratio of fire and more than doubled since World War II.

About the Author

S. L. A. Marshall served in World War I and then embarked in a career in journalism. In World War II, he was chief combat historian in the Central Pacific (1943) and chief historian for the European Theater of Operations (1945). He is the author of World War I, Blitzkrieg, Armies on Wheels, The River and the Gauntlet, and Pork Chop Hill.