Phantom Soldier The Enemy's Answer to U.S. Firepower

With over a hundred illustrations, Phantom Soldier: The Enemy's Answer to U.S. Firepower makes exciting reading for rear-area defender, assault specialist & armchair warrior alike. Transported back in time to World War II, Korea & Vietnam, the reader will get to match wits with the best light infantrymen the world has ever produced. Between the spider holes, jungle vines & whizzing bullets, he will discover different thought processes, combat techniques & battlefield ruses. For the young American who must someday go to war in the East, this book may make the difference between life & death. Phantom Soldier is the most comprehensive treatise on Oriental warfare ever produced in the West. Well researched, it sheds new light on what an Eastern army can do: (1) alternate between guerrilla, mobile & positional warfare; (2) use "ordinary forces" to engage & "extraordinary forces" to beat an opponent; & (3) run when fighting holds no more strategic import. What occurred in history does not change, but one's perception of it does - as he comes to better understand his former adversary. Well versed in the Asian arts of deception & delay, the author explains what really happened at Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima, the Chosin Reservoir, Hue City & other Vietnam battlefields. It would appear that former adversaries have used strategic retreat & tactical withdrawal not only to save their soldiers, but also to undermine U.S. resolve. By revealing how Eastern soldiers have held their own without resupply, tanks, or air support, Phantom Soldier shows what U.S. infantrymen must do to survive the more lethal weaponry of the 21st century. This is a must reading for any military leader or concerned citizen. To order directly from the publisher, send $14.95, plus $2.00 shipping & $.90 tax (NC residents only) to Posterity Press, 102 Inlet Court, Emerald Isle, NC 28594, phone # 252-354-5493 (FAX capable). Resale discounts available.Poole, H. John is the author of 'Phantom Soldier The Enemy's Answer to U.S. Firepower' with ISBN 9780963869555 and ISBN 0963869558.