US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941–53
Rottman, Gordon L. / Palmer, Ian![US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941–53](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/147/1471841/CHSBZCOP031471841.jpg)
The US Army and Marine Corps in World War II considered themselves highly mobile, offensive forces. Their mobile-warfare doctrine envisioned field fortifications and obstacles as temporary in nature. As a result, their design was simple and made use of local materials, and they could be constructed comparatively quickly, whilst still providing adequate protection. By the time of the Korean War, only minor changes had been made to field fortifi...