Identifier: warfareoftoday00azan (find matches)
Title: The warfare of to-day
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Azan, Paul Jean Louis, 1874- Lowell institute lectures, 1917 Coolidge, Julian Lowell, 1873-1954, tr
Subjects: Military art and science Siege warfare
Publisher: Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin co.
Contributing Library: University of Massachusetts, Boston
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Massachusetts, Boston

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day,the aircraft has taken the place of the cavalry forexploration and reconnaissance. During thosephases where there is movement, namely, thepursuit and the march of approach, the cavalrymay, in part, resume its former rdle. As soon asit is exposed to the fire of infantry under coverof machine guns or of artillery, it runs the great-est risk of annihilation. It can hold the groundfor the time being only by fighting on foot. Inlike manner, during a period of stationary fight-ing, the cavalry is used as infantry, and sharesin the occupation of the trenches. Hence themost important specialty for a cavalryman is tobe a foot soldier. The aircraft has an important role. It re-connoitres behind the enemys lines, observesthe first-line troops and watches their move-ments; it also takes active part in the combat.The machines consist of different types of air-planes, observation balloons, and dirigibles. The airplanes are called upon to obtain allmanner of information about the enemys posi- 44
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