Urban Operations Plus Marine Scouting and Patrolling

A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separate you will pay more for the books plus shipping cost. Urban Operations: This manual provides the analytical tools for evaluating an urban operation to determine if the operation is necessary for overall mission success. It also provides the means to understanding and determining the impacts of the urban environment on military operations and provides information on managing, taking advantage of, and mitigating the effects of those impacts as appropriate. Chapter Contents: The Urban Outlook; Understanding the Urban Environment; Understanding the Urban Threat; Understanding the Urban Environment's Effects on Warfighting Functions and Tactics; Contemplating Urban Operations; Foundations for Urban Operations; Urban Offensive Operations; Urban Defensive Operations; Urban Stability and Civil Support Operations; Urban Sustainment; Appendix: Siege of Beirut: An Illustration of the Fundamentals of Urban Operations; An Urban Focus to the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield; Operations in Somalia: Applying the Urban Operational Framework to Stability Operations; Joint and Multinational Urban Operations Marine Scouting and Patrolling: Scouting involves observing terrain and/or the enemy, and accurately reporting those observations. Scouting requires proficiency in the use of weapons, cover and concealment, route selection, and skill in unobserved day or night movement. Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Scouting Chapter 2. Terrain, Maps, and Direction Chapter 3. Enemy Activity Chapter 4. Daylight Scouting Chapter 5. Night Scouting Chapter 6. Observing and Reporting Chapter 7. Scouting Fire Team Chapter 8. Fundamentals of Infantry Patrolling Chapter 9. Patrol Organization Chapter 10. Patrol Preparation Chapter 11. Movement to and Return from the Objective Area Chapter 12. Reconnaissance Patrols Chapter 13. Combat Patrols Chapter 14. Information and Reports.