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22882022 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20260112103605.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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221129r20211905xraa f 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2022435475 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780645064315 |
| Qualifying information |
paperback |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0645064319 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
22882022 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Description conventions |
rda |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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| Geographic area code |
f-sa--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
U240 |
| Item number |
.S96 2021 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Swinton, E. D. |
| Fuller form of name |
(Ernest Dunlop), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1868-1951, |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The defence of Duffer's Drift / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Captain Ernest Dunlop Swinton. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Unley, South Australia, Australia : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Bibliologica Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2021. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 55 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Originally published in April 1905 in the British Infantry Journal. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
""The Defence of Duffer's Drift" is part of a collection of classic texts for teaching small unit tactics. Despite its origin in the Second Boer War (1899-1902), it remains a book that is recommended, without qualification, by many militaries around the world. It is an essential reference work for the professional soldier. "The Defence of Duffer's Drift" is a fictional account of a young British officer's lessons learned as a platoon commander during the Boer War. Its simple style and satirical nature provide an entertaining look at how not to employ one's troops. It emphasizes the importance of employing certain tactical principles in every operation by illustrating the tragic results of ignoring such tenets. The story centers on Lieutenant Backsight Forethought (referred to as "BF" by his colleagues) who has been placed in command of a 50-troop reinforced platoon. BF's platoon is tasked to hold Duffer's Drift, the only ford on the Silliassvogel River where wheeled traffic can cross. BF sees his assignment as the chance to demonstrate what he learned during his officers' course. If he does well in holding the drift, he thinks it will be his opportunity to gain fame and glory. As simple as BF's task appears, the Boer enemy will cause many problems. Therefore, as the reader, will your mind be quick enough and your intellect sharp enough to be able to solve BF's problems before the first shot is fired?"-- |
| Assigning source |
Page 4 of cover. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Guerrilla warfare. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Tactics. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
South African War, 1899-1902 |
| General subdivision |
Campaigns. |
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7 |
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cbc |
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origres |
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2 |
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ncip |
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20 |
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y-gencatlg |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Normal Collection |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
