Defensive combat of small infantry units
Publisher: Marine Corps School
Published: 1943
Place of publication: Quantico, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Infantry drill and tactics; Handbooks, manuals; Siege warfare; Defensive (Military science); Offensive (Military science); United States. Marine Corps; United States
Notes: Cover title.

"Published: -- For instructional purposes only" -- Cover.

"11797 MCS Quantico, Va. 1-4-43--20M" -- page 213.

"The organization used in this text is based upon: Tables of Organization, approved 28 Marcdh 1941, revise [sic] 10 January 1942." -- first leaf.

Includes loose-leaf inserts for "Lesson 11, Subcourse no. 10 ... Defensive combat of small infantry units" (5 pages) and "Special overlay to accompany Lesson 11, Subcourse no. 10 (RD 3725-4)" (folded map on onionskin).

Also available online from the Internet Archive.  Address as of April 29, 2014: https://archive.org/details/defensivecombato00unse.
Table of contents: title: 1. General principles. Reconnaissance, orders and plans ; Occupation of positions ; Conduct of defense ; Defense in position warfare ; Withdrawal from action ; Delaying action ; Defense in woods ; Night operations ; Defense of river lines ; Defense of villages ; Artillery in support of the defense; title: 2. The rifle squad in defense; title: 3. The bar squad in defense; title: 4. The rifle platoon in defense; title: 5. The weapons platoon, rifle company, in defense; title: 6. The rifle company in defense; title: 7. The AA-AT platoon, weapons company, infantry battalion, in defense; title: 8. The 81mm mortar platoon, weapons company, infantry battalion, in defense; title: 9. The machine gun platoon, weapons company, infantry battalion, in defense; title: 10. The weapons company, infantry battalion, in defense; title: 11. Headquarters company, infantry battalion, in defense; title: 12. The infantry battalion in defense.