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“There are several reasons why a study of the French military experience in Algeria in this present work is necessary. The entire doctrinal system contained within Casey's Infantry Tactics and Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics originated with the French infantry's experiences in North Africa, and these were but translations of a work utilized by French chasseurs and Zouaves.”
― The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
― The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
“Today, when a U.S. Marine recruit at Parris Island is forced to climb rope walls and scamper over obstacles, he is following a training regimen first devised for the fierce Algerian fighters.”
― The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
― The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
“When the charge exploded, gases filled the hollow cone and pushed the soft walls of the cup towards the walls of the barrel. Pressed against the barrel, the bullet filled the grooves, and there was no windage.”
― The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
― The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War
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