I was shocked to learn that Tactical Wisdom wasn’t a new idea recently. During the early days of World War Two, Japan and Germany were on the move. It looked like nothing could stop the Imperial Japanese Navy, especially after they destroyed the US Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Soon after, they began bombing and shelling attacks all along the northern Australian coast.
Fearing that an invasion was imminent, and knowing that the average Australian was ill-prepared, WW1 sniper Ion Idriess created a series of small, pocket-sized field manuals. They were geared at getting small resistance cells trained and ready in short order. He illustrated his ideas using his own stories from WW1 battles to highlight points. Here, we are going to go over them.
Let me first say that I highly recommend getting them all. The ideas contained in them are timeless, and designed to help a small, outgunned group mount an effective resistance. Man, that sounds like something we might need. I mean, if the Chinese invade, of course.
