Development of the Squad: Historical Analysis

Abstract

From ancient times until the late 19th century man fought his battles in relatively dense and tightly packed formations. Modern battles, by way of contrast, are largely fought by small units of men called a "squad."

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2000
Accession Number
AD1014512

Entities

People

  • Ahmed Hashim
  • Paul Vanriper

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Operations
  • Artillery
  • Attrition
  • Automatic Rifles
  • Civil War
  • Civil War (United States)
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • First World War
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Launchers
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Organizations
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation