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BY
CAPTAIN R. V. K. APPLIN, D.S.O.
14th (King’s) Hussars
LONDON
HUGH REES, LTD., 119 PALL MALL, S.W.
1910
PRINTED BY
HAZELL, WATSON AND VINEY, LD.,
LONDON AND AYLESBURY.
This book, which was begun five years ago, isnow published because I feel that, with all itsfaults, it may bring into greater prominence thelatent possibilities of the machine gun, and thevital necessity for the most complete organisationand tactical training of the detachments.
I desire to express my great indebtedness toCaptain C. O. Place, D.S.O., Royal Engineers,who undertook the work of editing and preparingthe book for the press at a moment’snotice on my sailing for India.
R. V. K. Applin.
R.I.M.S. “Northbrook,”
December 1st, 1909.
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I. | Description and Organisation | 1 |
| II. | General Principles | 28 |
| III. | With Independent Cavalry | 57 |
| IV. | With Protective Cavalry | 86 |
| V. | Employment with Infantry | 105 |
| VI. | Employment with Infantry (cont.) | 130 |
| VII. | In Fortress Warfare | 144 |
| VIII. | In Minor Operations | 161 |
| IX. | Machine Guns of Different Countries |