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Teddy Roosevelt: “At present the fighting must be done in extended order, which means that each man must act for himself and at the same…”

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At present the fighting must be done in extended order, which means that each man must act for himself and at the same time act in combination with others with whom he is no longer in the old-fashioned elbow-to-elbow touch.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He describes the necessity for soldiers to operate independently while still coordinating with others.

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