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    The Defence of Duffer's Drift: and The Battle of Booby's Bluffs by Major Single List
    The Defence of Duffer's Drift: and The Battle of Booby's Bluffs by Major Single List
    The Defence of Duffer's Drift: and The Battle of Booby's Bluffs by Major Single List
    Audiobook4 hours

    The Defence of Duffer's Drift: and The Battle of Booby's Bluffs by Major Single List

    Written by Ernest Dunlop Swinton

    Narrated by John Lee

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    About this audiobook

    First published in 1907, The Defence of Duffer's Drift is a classic essay on small unit tactics based on author Ernest Dunlop Swinton's experiences in the Boer War in South Africa. In a series of dreams, Swinton's character Lieutenant Backsight Forethought works through a number of possible approaches to defending a piece of land known as the Drift. Each time, he makes fatal errors, but with each successive dream, Forethought corrects his previous mistakes and learns new lessons. The resulting work is an accessible, insightful look at small unit tactics and leadership that is as useful today as it was in the early 20th century. This edition also includes The Battle of Booby's Bluffs by Major Single List.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 26, 2011
    ISBN9781452675794
    The Defence of Duffer's Drift: and The Battle of Booby's Bluffs by Major Single List

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    • 5/5
      A classic in small unit tactics in the British and US Armies, this book is recommended, without qualification for the modern professional soldier. The trials and tribulations of young Lieutenant Backsight Forethought in South Africa fighting aginst the wily Boer.
    • 5/5
      An unusual and interesting book, very entertaining and recommended for even the more casual military reader. Rather than try to describe it here, I suggest anyone interested check out the Amazon product page for the book, the reviewers there have done an excellent job describing the book.