Start with:
A Historical Perspective on Light Infantry
by Major Scott R. McMichael
(edit)
And
Nomonhan: Japanese-Soviet Tactical Combat 1939
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resour...rea2/drea2.asp
Follow up with:
Out of nowhere : a history of the military sniper / Martin Pegler.
Those will cover the basics of my arguments. If I have the time or inclination to go through the PDFs I have gathered, I will pm or post in a new thread.
This is an off-topic thread - I'm not going into anymore detail at this point.
ps: offence taken.