The Swinton, E. D. (Ernest Dunlop) 1868-1951 creator text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Defence of Duffer's Drift" by E. D. Swinton is a short book published in 1904. Lieutenant Backsight Forethought must defend a river crossing against approaching Boer forces. Through six sequential dreams, he faces the same scenario repeatedly, learning from each defeat to improve his tactics. Early attempts end in disaster, but as he adapts his strategy and use of terrain, his defenses grow stronger. The book teaches critical thinking about small unit tactics and has influenced military training worldwide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Defence_of_Duffer%27s_Drift Release date is 2008-03-16 Produced by Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified Military art and science South African War, 1899-1902 Tactics Guerrilla warfare U Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24842 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24842 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133553.0 24842