It is at this point that the U.S. Marines 1940 edition of the Small Wars Manual is and always has been far more relevant than FMFM 1 and MCDP 1-1. General Walt was right in his concept of Operation County Fair. Make it safe for the population to live in freedom where they were born, now live and want to prosper with an overwhelming Marine presence reinforced by Marine rapid response maneuver forces and Marine fire support coordination of Marine air, Marine artillery and naval gunfire to interdict massed enemy forces. A vapid bibliography complied by a journalist, FMFM 1 and MCDP 1-1 have only lent support to the Pentagon argument that the Corps is a redundant land army. The lesson of Ukraine is that resolute citizens tied by birth to the land and resilient and resourceful ground pounders win the battle.
It is at this point that the U.S. Marines 1940 edition of the Small Wars Manual is and always has been far more relevant than FMFM 1 and MCDP 1-1. General Walt was right in his concept of Operation County Fair. Make it safe for the population to live in freedom where they were born, now live and want to prosper with an overwhelming Marine presence reinforced by Marine rapid response maneuver forces and Marine fire support coordination of Marine air, Marine artillery and naval gunfire to interdict massed enemy forces. A vapid bibliography complied by a journalist, FMFM 1 and MCDP 1-1 have only lent support to the Pentagon argument that the Corps is a redundant land army. The lesson of Ukraine is that resolute citizens tied by birth to the land and resilient and resourceful ground pounders win the battle.