The Drillmaster

The Drillmaster
Author: John Marshall
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-11-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781312693227

The second book in a series to answer drill team, color team and honor guard questions accompanying the books: Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team, Vols I & II, The Honor Guard Manual and The World Drill Association Adjudication Manual. After publishing these books, questions arose that I answered and ideas came to me, all of which I wrote in articles on my website, thedrillmaster.org. This is a collection of all of those educational articles from 2013 and 2014. Collected and published to help independent Drillers, drill teams and honor guard units who are seeking to consistently improve and increase their knowledge.

The Drillmaster of Valley Forge

The Drillmaster of Valley Forge
Author: Paul Lockhart
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2008-09-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 0061451630

“A terrific biography….The dramatic story of how the American army that beat the British was forged has never been better told than in this remarkable book.” —Doris Kearns Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of Team of Rivals The true story of the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army, The Drillmaster of Valley Forge is the first biography in half a century of the immigrant Prussian soldier who molded George Washington’s ragged, demoralized troops into the fighting force that eventually triumphed in America’s War of Independence. Praised by renowned historian Thomas Fleming as “an important book for anyone interested in the American Revolution,” The Drillmaster of Valley Forge rights a historical wrong by finally giving a forgotten hero his well-deserved due.

Exhibition Drill For The Military Drill Team

Exhibition Drill For The Military Drill Team
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2009-09-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0557098963

An absolutely essential read for anyone with a passion for military drill! Anyone with an interest in improving their drill team's performance needs to take a close look at the principles and techniques outlined in Mr. Marshall's revolutionary text. His vast amount of experience in pageantry, and military drill in specific, will be a valuable asset to anyone seeking to take their routines to the next level. Without a doubt, Exhibition Drill for the Military Drill Team will form the core of a new canon in drill performance theory. But more than that, this book will teach readers how to apply this knowledge to create stunning routines that will wow the judges!

The Honor Guard Manual

The Honor Guard Manual
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2012-11-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1300288922

The DrillMaster's fifth book and the only honor guard manual with extensive descriptions and photos of all honor guard movements for every honor guard ceremony: Pall Bearers, Firing Party, Color Team (Color Guard), 2- and 6-Man Flag Fold, Cordon procedures, Sword Manual, Rifle Manual, Flagstaff Manual and the only nationally published Manual of the Firefighter's Ceremonial Fire Axe and Ceremonial Pike Pole. Based on the standards used by the American Military Presidential Honor Guard Units, this manual even contains a sample training plan, lesson plans and a complete training record for documenting honor guard member ceremonial training. Whether your honor guard team is military, law enforcement, firefighter, emergency medical, forest service, veteran or fraternal organization, this manual is a must-have!

Baron Von Steuben's Revolutionary War Drill Manual

Baron Von Steuben's Revolutionary War Drill Manual
Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Baron von Steuben
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1985-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0486249344

Facsimile of extremely rare 1794 edition of von Steuben's basic manual of military training and procedure — the official U.S. military guide until 1812. Formation of a company, marching, firings, inspection, more. 8 black-and-white illustrations.

Exhibition Drill For The Military Drill Team, Vol. II

Exhibition Drill For The Military Drill Team, Vol. II
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-02-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 145839154X

Exhibition Drill For The Military Drill Team, Vol II, is an excellent resource for those who have very little to no drill experience and yet still contains information for those experienced in drill. Volume II is written in an easy to understand style and is directed towards instructors and cadets. It contains all you ever wanted to know about drill and maybe more. One could actually build a team from scratch using Volumes I and II and be extremely competitive. This is the fourth book by John

How To Be Right

How To Be Right
Author: James O'Brien
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0753553112

The voice of reason in a world that won’t shut up. The Sunday Times Bestseller Winner of the Parliamentary Book Awards Every day, James O’Brien listens to people blaming hard-working immigrants for stealing their jobs while scrounging benefits, and pointing their fingers at the EU and feminists for destroying Britain. But what makes James’s daily LBC show such essential listening – and has made James a standout social media star – is the incisive way he punctures their assumptions and dismantles their arguments live on air, every single morning. In the bestselling How To Be Right, James provides a hilarious and invigorating guide to talking to people with unchallenged opinions. With chapters on every lightning-rod issue, James shows how people have been fooled into thinking the way they do, and in each case outlines the key questions to ask to reveal fallacies, inconsistencies and double standards. If you ever get cornered by ardent Brexiteers, Daily Mail disciples or corporate cronies, this book is your conversation survival guide.