Griffith's discussion of lines, ' blobs ', and waves as infantry formations is enormously illuminating.
It asserted that the infantry was the dominant arm, and that the other arms - the cavalry, artillery, and engineers - largely existed to act as their servants.
It concluded that the only way to improve the mobility of the infantry was to lighten the load each man carried by providing units with more transport.
Haig claimed that he needed 116,000 infantry in addition to artillerymen simply to replace his 1917 losses.
Mobile divisions might consist of either a cavalry brigade or an infantry brigade in buses and two mixed armoured brigades.
As the envelopment unfurled, a solidly fortified infantry and heavy artillery fire were able to slow down the advancing attackers.
They reunited fire and movement by giving the infantry section its own integrated firepower.
This is because this mission is popular among developing countries, since they can supply infantry with quite simple military equipment and skills.
