The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat by McDonough, James R.
The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat by McDonough, James R.

The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat

"Brilliant, hardhitting description of modern war on the U.S. Army's premier training ground. A must-read tactical primer...
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Author: James R. McDonough
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Language: English
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The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat by McDonough, James R.

The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat

$257.37
The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat by McDonough, James R.

The Defense of Hill 781: An Allegory of Modern Mechanized Combat

$257.37
Author: James R. McDonough
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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"Brilliant, hardhitting description of modern war on the U.S. Army's premier training ground. A must-read tactical primer for today's warrior."--John C. "Doc" Bahnsen, Brigadier General, USA (Ret.)

At the turn of the century a small, humorous book on tactics was published. The Defense of Duffer's Drift quickly became a bestseller and today is still widely read. The Defense of Hill 781 is a modem version of this classic--a tactical primer with ample funpoking, but with serious lessons to be learned.

Lt. Col. A. Tack Always Finds himself in the California high desert, alone, disheveled, confused. A guide soon appears to inform him of his situation: He has died and is now in Purgatory (his humility in the Army was somewhat lacking) where he must atone for past sins. Purgatory is, aptly, the U.S. Army's National Training Center (NTC), and Lt. Col. Always may earn his way out by completing a successful mission. Through a series of six missions, the reader plans and fights with Lt. Col. Always, making the split-second decisions that determine victory or defeat, life or death.

Through successive difficulties, some important lessons are burned into the commander's brain--lessons about tactics, about people, about what it takes to fight a winning battle. Like Duffer's Drift this book is a valuable resource for all military tacticians. For the armchair general, it is a fascinating look at how the members of a military unit work together in combat.

Author: James R. McDonough
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: 06/01/1993
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780891414759

About the Author
Colonel James R. McDonough, USA (Ret.), graduated from West Point and served in Vietnam as an infantry platoon leader in the legendary 173rd Airborne Brigade. A military theorist who has helped shape the post-Cold War army's thinking, he is also the author of The Defense of Hill 781 and The Limits of Glory. Now retired from active duty, McDonough lives with his family in Tallahassee, Florida.
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