"Within the terms of reference, the study which follows assumes close air support to refer either to closeness in terms of distance from the friendly ground forces to the target, or in terms of intimacy of co-operation, including command and communications, between the ground and air elements. In most cases, both factors are involved." - Introduction, page 1.

Draft manuscript, 1963.

Introduction -- Landing Operations, World War II -- Limited Objective Attacks, World War II -- Breakthrough Operations, World War II -- Column Cover: The Advance on Manila -- Assault Against a Line of Permanent Fortifications, World War II -- Assault of a Fortress City, World War II -- Assault of a Fortified Area, World War II -- Defensive Operations, World War II -- Retrograde Movement, World War II -- Some General Considerations Concerning the Problem of Evaluating the Effectiveness of Close Air Support -- Memo dated 6 Nov 1963; Subject: Research on effectiveness of close air support -- Bibliography.