Scouts out! [[electronic resource] ] : the development of reconnaissance units in modern armies / / John J. McGrath

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910693430103321
• Autore: McGrath John J. <1956->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Fort Leavenworth, Kan. : , : Combat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center, , [2008]
• Descrizione fisica: xiii, 253 pages : digital, PDF file
• Disciplina: 355.4/130904
• Soggetti: Scouting (Reconnaissance) - United States - History - 20th century; Military reconnaissance - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed June 12, 2009).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Figures -- Key to symbols used in this work -- Introduction and background -- Definitions -- Pre-1914 background -- Summary -- 1: Death Of Cavalry: Reconnaissance Units And World War I -- Prewar organization and theory -- Equipment -- Organization -- Tactical employment -- Tactical reconnaissance -- Operational reconnaissance -- Opening campaign, August 1914 -- Combat case study: Battle of Hamipre, 20 August 1914 -- Prelude to the battle: Cavalry operations in early and mid August 1914 -- Advance on Hamipre and the opposing forces -- Battle of Hamipre -- Insights from the opening battles -- Reconnaissance operations in World War I after August 1914 -- US army reconnaissance units in World War I -- Summary -- 2: Reconnaissance Theory And Organization In The Interwar Period -- Introduction -- American experience --^Air force as the Army's reconnaissance element --^Development of mechanized cavalry --^Divisional reconnaissance elements --^German experience -- Doctrine and theory -- Reconnaissance and the development of Panzer and motorized forces -- Reconnaissance troops in other armies in the interwar period -- British -- French -- Soviets -- Summary -- 3: Reconnaissance Units In World War II -- Introduction -- German experience in World War II -- General German theory, doctrine, and organization -- Polish and French campaigns-Ardennes Redux -- Later German organizational developments -- North Africa and Russia -- ; Fusilier battalions and the last years of the war -- Summary -- American experience in World War II -- General -- Mechanized cavalry group -- Armored division -- Infantry division, regimental, and separate battalion reconnaissance units -- Marine corps reconnaissance units -- Summary -- Experiences of other armies -- French -- British -- Soviets --^Summary 4: Reconnaissance Units And Operations, 1945-2005 --^Introduction --^Reconnaissance and the Israeli defense force --^Reconnaissance unit organization to 1973 -- IDF 1973 armored reconnaissance battalion and company -- Since 1973 -- Soviet experience -- Organizational structure -- Operational employment -- Summary -- Reconnaissance units in European armies -- British army -- French army -- German army -- Operational reconnaissance units -- American experience, 1945-2005 -- Postwar to Vietnam, 1945-63 -- Armored division, 1945-63 -- Pentomic division -- Battalion-level reconnaissance units -- Armored cavalry regiment, 1948-63 -- US army reconnaissance units, 1964-2003 -- Modular army -- Summary -- Conclusions -- Overview -- Light versus heavy debate -- Availability of forces -- Hybrid units -- Echelonment -- Conclusion -- Nature of reconnaissance -- Glossary -- Selected bibliography -- Primary sources -- Secondary sources --^Appendix: Selected comparative reconnaissance platforms -- Index -- About the author.