Electronic Publications

[OfTheTroops]

you can hardly get a paper copy today!

you just can't carry 'em around. stuck in laptops or desktops

democratizing information should be a win/win and the more i think about it the better i like it.

Pull out your smart book Troops.

[Chris jM]

democratizing information should be a win/win and the more i think about it the better i like it.

Pull out your smart book Troops.

I do agree with your points. Perhaps I was a little extreme in saying it was an appalling idea, as I agree that e-pubs are the status quo nowadays - and the search and index function can be extremely useful. Further, I imagine having a library of pubs in your hand that are linked through (i.e. jumping from a generic 'Operations' pub into a 'Mission Appreciation' pub if you select a link for more detailed information) would be beneficial.

I still believe that animation and technology intensive references won't equate to better material. A concise, relevant and applicable piece of doctrine or tactical note wouldn't need animation to explain itself - a diagram of room-clearing or tactical movement would be a 'nice to have' but without considerations and the reasons behind the drills explained in text it would be nugatory.