CHAPTER 14.

Conferences; 259
  Study; 259
  Syllabus:  Small problems for infantry; 261
  Examinations; 269
  Military science and tactics; 275
  Minor tactics; 275

CHAPTER 15.

Trench warfare; 287
  General principles; 287
  Instructions to be issued by battalion commander; 287
  Attack of a defensive position; 289
  Attacking from trenches; 291
  Defense of trenches; 296
    Liaison; 298
  Trench orders; 299
  Selection of site; 302
  Trench construction; 303, 307
    General arrangement; 303
    System of laying out trenches; 307
    Revettments; 308
    Sod; 310
    Sand bags; 310
    Concrete work; 310
    Gabions; 310
    Trench armament; 311
    Loopholes; 311
    Trench bottoms; 311
    Communication trench; 313
    Latrines; 315
    Shelters; 315
    Dugouts; 317
    Sentries; 317
    Position; 317
    Entrances; 317
    Galleries; 318
    Bomb-traps; 318
    Interior; 318
    Depots for supplies; 318
    Telephones; 319
    Departure parallel; 319
    Machine gun emplacements; 319
    Listening posts; 321
    Wire entanglements; 321
    High entanglements; 321
    Tracing entanglements; 322
    Low entanglements; 322
    Loose wire; 322
  Criticisms by Lieut Henri Poire; 322
Occupation; 325
  Two main classes of relief; 325
  General principles of relief; 325
  Mechanism of relief; 325
    Attack during the march; 328
  The stay in the trenches; 329
    Four objects of a trench commander; 329
    His plan of defense; 329
    Organization of defense; 329
    Liaison; 331
    Observation; 331
    Trench work; 333
    Offensive operations; 334
    Rule of the trench commander; 335
  Duties of the company commander; 335
  Duties of platoon leaders as officers on duty; 339
  Duties of platoon leaders; 339
  In front line trenches; 340
  Duties of non-commissioned officer on duty; 341
  Patrols; 342
  Sentinels; 342
  Machine guns; 342
  Snipers; 343
  Organization of a platoon; 344
  Deployments; 346
  Normal battalion formation in attack; 347
  General principles of the platoon formation in assault of
    fortified positions; 349
  Remarks regarding forming of wave from close order; 353
  Some questions a platoon commander should ask himself; 354
  Defensive measure against gas attacks; 356
    General considerations; 356
    Nature of gas attacks; 356
      Gas clouds; 356
      Gas projectiles; 358
      Tear or lachrymatory shells; 359
      Poison shells; 359
      Smoke; 359
      Mine and explosion gases; 359
  Protection of shelters; 360
    Methods of protection; 360