The training of an infantry company

This compact handbook walks readers through infantry company training using a straightforward question‑and‑answer format drawn from the British Army’s official manuals of the early 1910s. It covers drill, weapon handling, patrol work and basic fieldcraft, aimed at officers and NCOs who must turn raw recruits into a cohesive fighting unit. The tone is practical, offering short examples and suggested exercises that can be tried on a training ground or in a limited space.

The book then expands to topics such as attack and defence principles, operations in difficult terrain, camp construction, field engineering and night manoeuvres, all supported by clear diagrams of formations and drill movements. Throughout, the author stresses morale, discipline and the commander’s personal example as the backbone of unit cohesion. For modern listeners the work provides a window onto pre‑World War I military thinking and a concrete sense of how infantry tactics were taught before large‑scale conflict erupted.