"Ten years ago, I had the privilege of editing "Infantry in Battle--From Somalia to the Global War on Terror. Throughout these ten years, many things have changed in the world and here on Fort Benning. Our National continued its evolving fight against terror both in Iraq and in Afghanistan, and the Maneuver Center of Excellence stood up, bringing the Infantry and the Armor schools together to train the way the two branches fight-- in concert. We have continued to add to the collection of monographs, written by students--Infantry and Armor-who came here to study in the Maneuver Captains Career Course, and it is from those papers that these vignettes come. Therefore I would first like to thank those officers who spent many hours and more than few drafts to capture their experiences for the Maneuver Center's Donovan Research Library archives and for this work.-- In many ways this book was more difficult to start. We reviewed over 500 outstanding papers and then chose those that best supported the topics the senior leaders on Fort Benning wanted us to cover. I would like to thank MAJ Isaac Howard for his hard work on this task. I would also like to thank CPT Will Gavin who wrote several discussions and ensured we selected only the best vignettes, participated in the editing process, and patiently answered all of my questions.-- Once again, the talented Small Group Instructors in the Directorate of Training wrote the discussion, in particular MAJ James Trask, MAJ Mark Evans, MAJ Eric Evans, MAJ Lawrence Rubal, MAJ Courtney Dean, MAJ Andy Love, MAJ Aaron Childers, MAJ William Sitze, CPT Widmar Roman, CPT Matthew Wilkinson, CPT Brett Matzenbacher, CPT Mikel Resnick, CPT Erika Holownia, CPT James Lucas, CPT Stephen Harnsberger, CPT Robert Humphrey, CPT Daniel Huff, CPT Jonathan Erwin, CPT Kyle Trottier, CPT Thomas Flounders, CPT Danie. Wilcox, CPT Jason Walsh, CPT David Trinh, CPT Michael Skok, CPT Andrew Jenkins, CPT Timothy Blair, CPT Beau Hughes, CPT Scott Krasko, CPT Daniel Clinebelle, CPT James Vance, CPT Jamal Khan, CPT Stephen Spaulding, CPT Justin Ottenwalter, and CPT Lloyd Wohlschlegel.--This book would not have been completed without the support and feedback from COL David Snodgrass and COL Timothy Davis, Directors of DOT; LTG H.R. McMaster, who commissioned the book; and MG Austin Miller, who approved it. This was truly a "combined arms" effort."--Joanie Horton, Editor.

Introduction --Editor's Notes -- Chapter 1: Mission Command -- Chapter 2: Leadership -- Chapter 3: Tempo -- Chapter 4: Intelligence -- Chapter 5: Reconnaissance -- Chapter 6: Combined Arms -- Chapter 7: Terrain -- Chapter 8: Maneuver -- Chapter 9: Tactical Patience -- Chapter 10: Fires -- Chapter 11: Sustainment -- Chapter 12: Security -- Chapter 13: Counterinsurgency Operations -- Chapter 14: Inform and Influence Activities -- Chapter 15: Personnel Recovery -- Chapter 16: Human Dimension -- Chapter 17 Conclusion. $g Introduction -- $t Editor's Notes -- $t Chapter 1: Mission Command -- $t Chapter 2: Leadership -- $t Chapter 3: Tempo -- $t Chapter 4: Intelligence -- $t Chapter 5: Reconnaissance -- $t Chapter 6: Combined Arms -- $t Chapter 7: Terrain -- $t Chapter 8: Maneuver -- $t Chapter 9: Tactical Patience -- $t Chapter 10: Fires -- $t Chapter 11: Sustainment -- $t Chapter 12: Security -- $t Chapter 13: Counterinsurgency Operations -- $t Chapter 14: Inform and Influence Activities -- $t Chapter 15: Personnel Recovery -- $t Chapter 16: Human Dimension -- $t Chapter 17 Conclusion.