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General
Scenarios
Equipment

General

• Ellis, Major William R.."Proven – The Opposing Forces Test," Infantry, Vol.51, No.4 (July-August 1961); 2 pages Price .50 {Item No.11255} [Comments on the Infantry magazine October-November 1960 article on opposing force, the conducting of opposing forces training and how to improve it]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Conduct of a Command Post Exercise (Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Volume XIV, Chapter 7. (July 1937); 14 pages, 1 map Price 1.50 {Item No.10095} [Includes: The Tactical problem, The supply situation of the brigade, Development of the tactical situation, Situation when the command post exercise opens, Requirement, Notes, Instructions for Umpires, Preliminary instructions, First phase, Second phase, Instructions for umpires]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "A Field Maneuver (Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XIX, Chapter 2. (February 1940); 51 pages, 8 illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.10152} [Includes: Introduction, Section I. General and administrative instructions, Section II. Instructions for Umpiring, Section III. Instructions for Tactical Operations (For Umpires only)][This whole article is very detailed, down to maximum size for officer bedding rolls]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Preparation and Conduct of Tactical Problems for Small Units," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXV, Chapter 2. (February 1943); 25 pages, 3 illus. Price 2.50 {Item No.10220} [Includes: Introduction, The directive, Planning the exercise, Draft of the situations, Umpires’ check list, Control, Umpires, Conduct of the exercise, The critique, Summary. Map exercise preparation of tactical problems for small units, A solution, First situation or phase, Second situation or phase, Umpire’s check list]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Preparation and Conduct of a Field Exercise," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIX, Chapter 12. (October 1946); 29 pages Price 3.00 {Item No.10258} [Includes: Part I: Foreword, General, Directive, Planning the exercise, Draft of the exercise, Control, Critque, Time breakdown, Administrative details. Part II: The gun platoon in support of a daylight attack, A gun platoon in the support of the attack, Umpire’s check list]
• War Department. Military Intelligence Division. "British Indoor War Game," Intelligence Bulletin Vol.I, No.5, Section V. (January 1943); 5 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.5610} [On British WWII Forces][Includes: Introduction, Sugguested Procedure in Detail: By Attackers, By the Defenders, Regarding Adminstrative Dutes. (British Company Level Refereed Sandtable Training Aid)]
• Butler, Captain Charles L.."So You Have to Prepare a Field Exercise," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.45, No.1 (January 1955); 9 pages, 2 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.10681} [Includes: Introduction, Planning, Scope, Preparation, Terrain, Positions, Communications, Battle noises, Targets, Demolitions, Fougasse, Wiring, Control point, Assembly areas, Ammunition, Illumination, Personnel] [The reinforced rifle platoon in night relief and defense]
• Newton, Captain Robert D.."The Opposing Forces Test,"Infantry. Vol.50, No.5 (October-November 1960); 4 pages, 6 illus. Price .50 {Item No.11144}
• Warren, Major G.C., Jr., Infantry. "Aggressor Army," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.36, No.1 (January 1950) ; 9 pages, 2 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.10384} [An explanation of the Aggressor manual series FM 30-101 to FM 30-104]
• War Department."Field Maneuvers,"War Dept.Doc.No.605 Field Service Pocket Book (1917), Chapter IX; 23 pages  Price 2.00  {Item No.22058} [Includes: Field maneuvers: General principles, Program of instruction, Umpires, Discussions, Effect of fire, umpires decisions, Rules to assist umpires: Small arms, Machine guns, Artillery, Attack of cavalry mounted. Conduct of tactical exercises, Private property, Miscellaneous]

Scenarios

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• Brown, Major William A.."Withdrawal Operations," Infantry, Vol.51, No.5 (September-Octobert 1961); 5 pages, 3 illus. Price .50 {Item No.11285} [A tactical exercise Including: Introduction, Tactical requirement, and Solution to tactical requirement]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Initiative in Battle (Historical map problem)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XI, Chapter 7. (January 1936); 29 pages, 3 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10054} [Includes: Historical example, Discussion, First requirement, Historical solution, Comment, Second requirement, Solution and discussion, Situation continued, Third requirement, Discussion and solution, Comments, Continuation and the situation, Fourth requirement, Discussion and solution, Historical results]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Affair at Chernastovna (An Infantry School Study)," Infantry School Mailing List, Volume XII, Chapter 2. (July 1936); 43 pages, 8 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.10064} [Includes: The Maneuver: General situation, Special situation, Test I, Test II, Test III, Test IV, Test V, Test VI, Test VII. The Battle: The Decision of General von Liman, Test VIII, Test IX, Decision of General von Liman, Test X, Test XI, Test XII, Text XIII, Test XIV, Scheme of maneuver of von Liman, Text XV, Decision of von Johan, Decision of von Liman, Test XVI, Text XVIII, Decision of von Liman, Test XIX, Decision of von Liman, Test XX, Test XXI.][This study is an interesting puzzle on the subject of personalities in war]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "A problem of decision," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XVII, Chapter 2. (January 1939); 36 pages, 1 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.10128} [Includes: Introduction, Situation, Five requirements each with a updated situation and note. Combat report, Sixth requirement, Situation continued, Combat report, Seventh and eighth requirements, A solution for each of the requirements, Purpose, Historical background, Plan for utilization of intelligence personnel, Decision, Plan of attack]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Conduct of the Defense of Extended Frontages," Infantry School Quarterly Vol.XXXI, No.2 (October 1947); 27 pages, 5 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10290} [Includes: Introduction, Application of principles, Situation, Requirement, Solution, Discussion, Conclusion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Defensive Terrain," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.XXXIII, No.2 (October 1948); 14 pages, 1 illus. Price 1.50 {Item No.10332} [Includes: Introduction, Use of terrain for defense, Boundaries and limiting points, Summary, Practical exercise, Situation, Questions, A solution]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Historical Map Problem," The Infantry School Mailing List Vol.VII, Chapter V. (December 1933-1934); 13 pages Price 1.50 {Item No.10005} [Includes: Operations of a battalion of french infantry in the Vosges mountains on August 9, 1914]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Regiment in Defense, Map Problem," The Infantry School Mailing List Vol.VII, Chapter VI. (December 1933-1934); 9 pages, plus map Price 1.00 {Item No.10006}
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Small Problems—Infantry," The Infantry School Mailing List Vol.VIII, Chapter III. (June 1934); 33 pages, 8 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10014} [Three combat problems involving small infantry units.]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Small problems—Infantry," The Infantry School Mailing List Vol.IX, Chapter III. (December 1934); 32 pages, 4 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10023} [?Missing map foldouts opposite page 42 (fig.12) and 50 (fig.13)]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Small Problems—Infantry (Historical)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. X, Chapter X. (June 1935); 36 pages, 11 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.10042} [Includes: Five problems, each with a introduction, requirement, solution, conclusion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Rifle company and platoon in the attack (map problem)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XVI, Chapter 6. (April 1938); 9 pages, 1 map Price 1.50 {Item No.10118} [Includes: Situation and six requirements each followed by a solution]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Small infantry problems (Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XVII, Chapter 6. (January 1939); 44 pages, 8 illus. Price 4.50 {Item No.10132} [Includes: Problem 1: Infantry rifle squad-Tactical walk, General notes for instructors. Problem 2: Rifle squad-Point of advance guard. Problem 3: Rifle section-Advance party. Problem 4: Rifle section-Advance party. Problem 5: Rifle platoon-Flank unit of attacking force. Problem 6: Rifle company in attack. Problem 7: Rifle company in defense. Each problem has a situation, requirements, a solution, and discussion.]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Small infantry problems (Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XVIII, Chapter 11. (July 1939); 31 pages, 4 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10149} [Includes: Problem No.1 Rifle platoon-combat practice: Part One: Firing problem: Four requirements each with a situation and solution. Part Two: Problem No. 2: Machine-gun platoon supporting an attack: Situation, Two situations each with a requirement, solution and discussion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Small infantry problems," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XIX, Chapter 9. (February 1940); 48 pages, 9 illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.10159} [Includes: Problem No.1 A motorized detachment on a combat mission: Introduction, Situation, Requirements one to four,each with continued situation, solution and sometimes a discussion. Problem No.2 Signal communication on the march and in assembly areas: following the same pattern as problem no.1 with two requirements. Problem No.3 Oral field orders: Introduction, Method of instruction in oral orders, Situation, followed by two requirements each with a solution.]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Fighting an Infantry Rifle Company (An Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XX, Chapter 3. (July 1940); 31 pages, 8 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10164} [Includes: This afternoon, Captain Company B, Discussion, The solution of Captain Company B, During the night, At daylight, Captain company B, Discussion, The solution of captain company B, The attack continues, Captain Company B, Discussion, The solution of captain company B, Success of company B, Captain company B, Discussion, The solution of captain company B, A messenger reports, Captain company B, The solution of captain company B, Request for help, Captain company B, Discussion, The solution of captain company B]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Rifle Battalion in Attack (Illustrative Problem)(An Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XX, Chapter 4. (July 1940); 26 pages, 4 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10165} [Includes: Introduction, Situation, Actions of Lieutenant Colonel 1st Battalion 29th Infantry, Situation continued, Battalion attack order, Discussion, Situation continued, Discussion, Arrival of battalion commander and party on Davidson hill, Discussion, Situation continued, Conclusion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Heavy Weapons Company in the Attack (Illustrative problem)(An Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXI, Chapter 3. (February 1941); 39 pages, 7 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.10176} [Includes: Introduction, Situation, followed by requirements one to seven each with a discussion and solution]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "An Infantry Rifle Regiment Launches an Attack (An Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXI, Chapter 9. (February 1941); 55 pages, 10 illus. Price 5.50 {Item No.10182} [Includes: The opposing forces, Requirements one to eight, each consisting of a situation continued, requirement, solution and sometimes a discussion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Battalion in Attack (Illustrative Problem)(An Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXII, Chapter 3. (August 1941); 28 pages, 5 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10188} [Includes: Situation, followed by Requirements one to ten each of a continuing situation, requirement, and solution]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "A Leading Company in the Attack (Illustrative problem)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXII, Chapter 5. (August 1941); 34 pages, 4 illus. Price 3.50 {Item No.10190} [Includes: Situation followed by Requirements one to seven each consisiting of a continuing situation, solution and discussion][Chapter 3 required][Interesting note: The company commander has the only map in his company]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Reserve Rifle Company in the Attack (An Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXII, Chapter 6. (August 1941); 35 pages, 6 illus. Price 3.50 {Item No.10191} [Includes: Illustrative problem, Situation followed by a series of eight requirements each having a continued situation, requirement, a solution and discussion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Infantry Battalion, Rifle, in Defense (Illustrative problem)(An Infantry School Teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIII, Chapter 4. (February 1942); 44 pages, 7 illus. Price 4.50 {Item No.10200} [Includes: Situation, followed by five requirements each with a continuing situation, requirement, a solution and discussion. Plan for counterattack, Discussion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Heavy Weapons Company in the Attack (An Infantry School Teaching)(Illustrative Problem)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIII, Chapter 6. (February 1942); 20 pages, 5 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.10202} [Includes: Situation followed by five requirements each with a continuing situation, requirement, a solution and discussion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Rifle Company Platoons in Attack," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIII, Chapter 9. (February 1942); 33 pages, 7 illus. Price 3.50 {Item No.10205} [Includes: What has gone before, What happens in a regimental assembly area, This is followed by a series situations making up part of the attack for Lieutenants 1st platoon and weapons platoon each with a situation, solution and some with discussions.]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Infantry Battalion, Rifle, in the Attack (Illustrative map exercise)(An infantry school teaching)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIV, Chapter 4. (July 1942); 48 pages, 7 illus. Price 5.00 {Item No.10212} [Includes: Purpose, Situation, Requirements One to Seven each with a Situation, Solution and Discussion]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Troop Leading a Battalion in Defense," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIV, Chapter 8. (July 1942); 22 pages, 3 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.10216} [Includes: Introduction, Situation, First requirement, Discussion, A solution to first requirement, A discussion of first requirement, Situation continued, Second requirement, A solution to second requirement, A discussion of second requirement]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Tactics Regiment in Attack — Map Exercise," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXVI, Chapter 6. (July 1943); 37 pages, 8 illus. Price 4.00 {Item No.10237} [Includes: Situation, then requirements 1-6 each with a requirement, solution and continued situation]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Cannon Company in Defense," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXVI, Chapter 8. (July 1943); 26 pages, 2 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10239} [Includes: Purpose, General situation, Special situation, followed by seven requirements each with a requirement, solution, discussion, and continued situation]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Battalion Attack on Noroy Le Bourg," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXX, Chapter 5. (April 1947); 12 pages, 4 illus. Price 1.50 {Item No.10270} [Includes: Introduction, Attack order (oral), The attack, Analysis and lessons learned]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Operations of a Rifle Company at Brest, France (An Historic Monograph)," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.XXXII, No.2 (April 1948); 23 pages, 5 illus. Price 2.50 {Item No.10313} [Includes: Introduction, 2D division plan of attack, Situation of Company F, 23D Infantry, The attack, Analysis and criticism, Lessons]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Defense of Hofen, Germany (A historical monograph)," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.XXXIII, No.1 (July 1948); 16 pages, 2 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.10318} [Includes: Introduction, 99th Division, 3d Battalion, 395th Infantry, The German plan, The defense of Hofen, Germany, Analysis, Lessons] [25 July 1944]
• Infantry magazine staff."Rifle Platoon in the Attack," Infantry, Vol.51, No.2 (March-April 1961); 3 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.11206} [Introduction, Situation, First requirement, Second requirment, Solution to first requirement, Solution to the second requirement, Teaching points][Reintroduction to the Infantry School Quarterly, the Problem solution article]
• Clayton, Major George A., Infantry. "Rifle Company in Attack," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.36, No.1 (January 1950) ; 16 pages, 1 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.10387} [A training problem, with 6 requirements]
• Hughes, Lt.David R.."How Would You Do It?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.44, No.1 (January 1954); 3 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10633} [Tactical leadership and knowledge test, using Situation 1, problem 1, situation 2, problem 2, solution format]
• Kimball, Major Robert G., Infantry."Rifle Company as Support of an Advance Guard", Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.39, No.1 (July 1951); 11 pages, 6 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.10473} [Includes: Introduction (in discussion format), followed by 14 requirements and solutions with discussion]
• Carter, Captain Sherman F.."How Would You Do It?,"Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.46, No.2 (April 1956); 8 pages, 3 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.10780} [Tactical situation problem]
• Clark, Captain Lyman."How Would You Do it?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.44, No.2 (April 1954); 5 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10648} [A infantry tactical in the Situation, Solution, Analysis format]
• Grow, Captain Robert M.."How Would You Do It?,"Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.46, No.1 (January 1956); 3 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10765} [Tactical situation problem]
• Hughes, Lt.David R.."How Would You Do It?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.44, No.1 (January 1954); 3 pages, 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10633} [Tactical leadership and knowledge test, using Situation 1, problem 1, situation 2, problem 2, solution format]
• Menetrey, Capt.Louis C. and Capt.Winfield A.Holt."The Decision is Yours," Infantry, Vol.51, No.1 (January-February 1961); 2 pages Price .50 {Item No.11153} [An example of a historical battlefield decision, what would you have done]
• Menetrey, Capt.Louis C. and Capt.Winfield A.Holt."The Decision is Yours," Infantry, Vol.51, No.2 (March-April 1961); 2 page Price .50 {Item No.11195} [Historical battle decision lesson game]
• Pratt, Major James R.."How Would You Do It?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.45, No.2 (April 1955); 3 pages, 1 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10704} [Tactical solutions training, this one involves a tactical nuclear missile strike] [Includes: General situation, Problem 1, Problem 2, Situation 3, Problem 3, Solutions: Problem 1, Problem 2]
• Skardon, Lt.Col.Beverly N.."How Would You Do It?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.45, No.4 (October 1955); 4 pages, illus. Price .50 {Item No.10742} [Patrolling] [Includes: General situation, Situation and problem 1-7, Solutions and discussion]
• Sweet, Captain Richard S.."How Would You Do It?,"Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.46, No.4 (October 1956) ; 9 pages, 3 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.10816} [Tactical situation problem][Read the Small Unit Task Forces article in this issue first]
• Tucker, Captain Gordon E.."How Would You Do It?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.44, No.4 (October 1954); 4 pages , 2 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10670} [A infantry tactical in the Situation, Solution, Analysis format]
• Infantry School Quarterly."How Would You Do It?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.45, No.1 (January 1955); 5 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10684} [Includes: General situation, Situation 1, Problem 1, Problem 2, Problem 3, Situation 2, Problem 4, Problem 5, Solutions to problems 1-5] [Tactical solution game]
• Infantry School Quarterly."How Would You Do It?," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.45, No.3 (July 1955); 9 pages, 3 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.10726} [Tactical decision exercise] [Includes: General situation, Special situation, Problem 1, Problem 2, Operation plans, Solution, Discussion, Solution, Discussion]
• Infantry School Quartertly."How Would You Do It?,"Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.46, No.3 (July 1956); 4 pages, 4 illus. Price .50 {Item No.10799} [Tactical situation problem]

Equipment

• Peterson, Lt.Col.V.L., Corps of Engineers. As given the eighth engineers (mounted). "Sandbox instruction in Fortification, Reconnaissance and Minor Tactics," Professional Memoirs. Corps of Engineers. Vol.10 (1918); 21 pages, 22 illus. Price 2.00 {Item No.6275} [Includes: Field Fortifications instruction, Barbed-wire entanglements, Saps, Mines shafts and galleries, Machine Gun emplacements, Deep shelters, Craters, Observation posts, battery emplacements and dressing stations, Final review of all the work, Lectures given on the work, Battalion supporting point, Sand box for sketching instruction, Use of the sand box for instruction in minor tactics, Patrols, Advance guards, Outposts, Results accomplished.]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Sand table (Infantry School Study)," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XVIII, Chapter 5. (July 1939); 33 pages, 16 illus. Price 3.50 {Item No. 10143} [Includes: Introduction, Technique of construction, Training uses of the sand table, Terrain appreciation]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Sandtable Goes Modern," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIV, Chapter 6. (July 1942); 28 pages, 8 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10214} [Includes: Introduction, Formulating the problem, Conducting a problem on a sandtable, A sandtable exercise based upon an historic example, A sandtable exercise based upon a personal experience of a member of the class, A sandtable exercise based upon a subject schedule, An original sandtable exercise][Related Article: Infantry School Mailing List, Vol.XVIII, Chapter 5.]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "Terrain Model DeLuxe," Infantry School Mailing List, Vol. XXIX, Chapter 4. (October 1946); 29 pages, 20 illus. Price 3.00 {Item No.10250} [Includes: 17 requirements with solutions, each detailing how to build a part of the board]
• U.S.Army Infantry School. "The Construction and Use of a Puffboard Trainer," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.XXXIV, No.1 (January 1949); 14 pages, 6 illus. Price 1.50 {Item No.10338} [Includes: Introduction, Construction of the puffboard, Conduct of a direct fire exercise, Conduct of an indirect fire execise, Critique, Summary]
• Hitchcock, Major R.H.and Major A.R.Bolling, Jr.."Bringing the Mountain to Mohammed," Infantry School Quarterly, Vol.42, No.2 (April 1953); 9 pages, 7 illus. Price 1.00 {Item No.10585} [More realism for map problems by using Panoramic views and other techniques] [Includes: Introduction, Conduct of the exercise, The Panograph, Questions and Answers, Processing]

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