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MCDP 1-3 -  Notes 12. Heinl, p. 259.

13. Reserve: "Portion of a body of troops which is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement, available for a decisive moment." Tactical reserve: "A part of a force, held under the control of the commander as a maneuvering force to influence future action." (Joint Pub 1-02)

14. Brig Gen Thomas R. Phillips, U.S. Army, ed., "Military Maxims of Napoleon," in Roots of Strategy: A Collection of Military Classics (Harrisburg, PA: Military Service Publishing Co., 1940) p. 436.

15. Heinl, p. 275.

16. This example was taken from Martin Russ, Line of Departure: TARAWA (Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1975).

17. Heinl, p. 274.

18. Much of the material in this section is based on Capt John F. Schmitt's article, "The Use of the Reserve in Combat," Marine Corps Gazette (March 1990) pp. 63-69.

Making It Happen 1. T. E. Lawrence, "The Science of Guerrilla Warfare," introduction to "Guerrilla Warfare," Encyclopedia Britannica, 13th ed. (NY: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1926).