Battlefield Success: Achieving Tactical Excellence in an Infantry Battalion
This presentation, which was delivered 'live' to an online audience by Fraser Skirrow looks at the development of training, tactics, weapons and organisation.
Told through the experiences of a West Yorkshire battalion, it focuses on how new weapons and techniques were applied by the infantry on the battlefield.
The story illustrates the growth of all arms co-operation, the use of tanks, aircraft and artillery to support the infantry.
The talk steps the audience through four very different battles at the level of companies and platoons to show changes in how battles were actually fought.
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