Bayonet Training Manual PDF Download

Excerpt from Bayonet Training Manual Successful training implies that men will use on the battle field what they have learned on the drill-ground. To do this a man must move to the attack possessed not only of a deter mination to win, but also Of a perfect confidence in his thirdarm - the rifle. Such a confidence is born only of long, constant practice, which is the very essence of bayonet training. With-out this, a bayonet assault will fail. The man who bores in at a dead run enjoys the advantage of a superior morale. The man who waits ato fence loses his own nerve and helps the enemy take heart. The enemy may have a longer weapon than ours. This gives him the advantage if we stand off and fence, but gives us the advantage if we close with him. The growth of the spirit of the, bayonet is fostered by short talks on what has already been accomplished with the bayonet. The men must be thoroughly informed of probable treachery on the part of the enemy. They must be inform-cd of the possible enemy tricks of pretending to surrender or to be wounded, only to fire upon or bayonet their prospective captors the instant they lessen their aggressiveness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.