LEADER 04401oam 2200457Ia 450 001 9910693430103321 005 20110419095240.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000002395822 035 $a(OCoLC)392874123$z(OCoLC)658255478 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000002395822 100 $a20090612d2008 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aScouts out!$b[electronic resource] $ethe development of reconnaissance units in modern armies /$fJohn J. McGrath 210 1$aFort Leavenworth, Kan. :$cCombat Studies Institute Press, US Army Combined Arms Center,$d[2008] 215 $axiii, 253 pages $cdigital, PDF file 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed June 12, 2009). 311 $a0-9801236-1-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-231) and index. 327 $aForeword -- 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. 517 $aScouts out! 606 $aScouting (Reconnaissance)$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aMilitary reconnaissance$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aScouting (Reconnaissance)$xHistory 615 0$aMilitary reconnaissance$xHistory 676 $a355.4/130904 700 $aMcGrath$b John J.$f1956-$01190898 712 02$aCombat Studies Institute (U.S.) 712 02$aU.S. Army Combined Arms Center. 801 0$bGPO 801 1$bGPO 801 2$bGPO 801 2$bOCLCE 801 2$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910693430103321 996 $aScouts out$92757011 997 $aUNINA