ISBN10: 1410219917, ISBN13: 9781410219916, [publisher: University Press of the Pacific] Softcover
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2005]

ISBN10: 1410219917, ISBN13: 9781410219916, [publisher: University Press of the Pacific 2005-01] Softcover
[Wallingford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2005]

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ISBN10: 1410219917, ISBN13: 9781410219916, [publisher: University Press Of The Pacific] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - War is often depicted in the textbooks as a well-orchestrated, albeit violent, exercise in which opposing units strive to achieve tactical and strategic objectives. That each side will suffer casualties in the process is taken for granted; they are the inevitable, if regretable, consequence of such a deadly undertaking. That each side is almost certain to suffer casualties inflicted by its own forces is not generally taken for granted, Yet, in each of America's wars, especially those of the twentieth century, a significant number of soldiers have been killed or wounded as the result of friendly fire. The fact that the percentage of casualties resulting from friendly fire from World War I through Vietnam has been extremely low does not make the accidental killing or wounding of one's own troops any less tragic or unpalatable. Nor does it offer much consolation to the commander responsible for the lives of his troops or to the soldier who runs the risk of falling victim to the fire of his own forces. It may well be that in the 'fog of war' friendly fire casualties are inevitable, but this solemn observation does not absolve the armed forces from doing everything in their power to eliminate the problem.To be sure, each branch of the Army and each of the Armed Services employ measures calculat ...
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