Originally Posted by davidbfpo
Thanks to a "lurker" I have finally read 'The Defence of Duffer's Drift' by E.D. Swinton; well a retired police officer takes his time to read classic texts for the military.
Well worth a read, although I suspect many here already have. On a search I found it featured on nearly twenty threads, with Tom Odom especially citing it's value.
There are numerous places to get a copy, here is one I found:http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com/du...fers_Drift.htm
Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Def...ffer%27s_Drift
I finished that book quite recently. I really like the way it presents a problem and helps the reader to interact and to learn step by step. Needless to say that the specific pedagogic approach can be valuable in other areas as well.
From a military point of view firepower certainly made it's weight felt already there and even earlier with all the logical ramifications.
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