The attached article discusses the tactics and methods the US Marine Corp adopted for jungle operations and patrols during the 1942 to the mid-1944 period Pacific island campaigns.
The original report was printed in the July 1944 issue of the Marine Corp Gazette.
This copy is a summary of the original report and was printed in the October 1944 edition of the USA professional military reference magazine ‘Military Review’.
US Marine Corp Tactical Lessons For Jungle Operation & Patrols - 1942 to 1944
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US Marine Corp Tactical Lessons For Jungle Operation & Patrols - 1942 to 1944
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Re: US Marine Corp Tactical Lessons For Jungle Operation & Patrols - 1942 to 1944
At least some of that is a repeat of experience in Nicaragua & Hati. Tho in both those places most of the combat was in rural rather than 'jungle' terrain. large patches of forrest & farms or pastures intermingled.