Quote Originally Posted by Pete View Post
The construction of field fortifications might well be one of those subjects that goes against the grain of the American way of warfare, with our preference for offensive operations to achieve decisive results--we prefer the style of J.E.B. Stuart riding around the Union army and Patton chasing the Wehrmacht across France rather than digging in and waiting for the enemy to come to us.
Americans may not prefer to make field fortifications, but we have been very good at it in the past. In the later part of the Civil War if either side was given the time, and not much was needed, they constructed field fortifications that were extremely difficult to take. This may seem a minor point to note but it does show that we have been good at doing what needs to be done at the time.