U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 Field Manual
U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1 Field Manual

Author: U.S. Army

Publisher: Ravenio Books

Published:

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13:

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This 1942 illustrated field manual is organized as follows: Chapter 1. Mechanical Training Section I. General Section II. Disassembly and Assembly Section III. Care and Cleaning Section IV. Functioning Section V. Operation Section VI. Immediate Action and Stoppages Section VII. Spare Parts and Accessories Section VIII. Ammunition Section IX. Individual Safety Precautions Chapter 2. Marksmanship—Known-Distance Targets Section I. General Section II. Preparatory Marksmanship Training Section III. Qualification Courses Section IV. Range Practice Section V. Equipment—Known-Distance Targets and Ranges Chapter 3. Marksmanship—Moving Ground Targets Section I. General Section II. Moving Personnel Section III. Moving Vehicles Section IV. Moving Targets and Ranges and Range Precautions Chapter 4. Marksmanship—Air Targets Section I. Air Targets for Carbine Section II. Technique of Fire Section III. Marksmanship Training Section IV. Miniature Range Practice Section V. Ranges, Targets, and Equipment Chapter 5. Firing at Field Targets Chapter 6. Advice to Instructors Section I. General Section II. Mechanical Training Section III. Marksmanship—Known-Distance Targets Section IV. Marksmanship—Air Targets Section V. Field Target Firing

Signal Pigeon Company Handbook
Signal Pigeon Company Handbook

Author: United States War Department

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-05

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13: 9781546430247

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This special re-print edition of the United States War Department's book "Signal Pieon Manual" provides information on the use of Homing Pigeons as messengers during the Second World War. Written in 1944, this manual was issued to members of the U.S. Signal Pigeon Corps. The United States Army Pigeon Service (a.k.a. Signal Pigeon Corps) was a unit of the United States Army during World War I and World War II. Their assignment was the training and usage of homing pigeons for communication and reconnaissance purposes. During World War II, the force consisted of 3,150 soldiers and 54,000 war pigeons, which were considered an undetectable method of communication. Over 90% of US Army messages sent by pigeons were received. This reprinted text is fascimile of the manual issued during the last years of World War Two to enlisted men in the Signal Pigeon Corps on how to care for and utilize homing pigeons as millitary messengers. A fascinating read. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Handbook on German Military Forces War Department Technical Manual
Handbook on German Military Forces War Department Technical Manual

Author: War Department

Publisher: Periscope Film LLC

Published: 2013-05

Total Pages: 522

ISBN-13: 9781937684457

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Created during WWII by the War Department, the Handbook on German Military Forces was intended to familiarize command staff with nearly every aspect of Hitler's war machine. Originally classified "restricted," the Handbook was created from the best intelligence that the OSS and other military information sources could offer. It contains comprehensive information and analysis of the German military system, and includes chapters on the organization of Wehrmacht field forces, military and auxiliary organizations (including SS and SA), tactics, fortifications and defenses, movement, supply and evacuation. It also contains a description of German uniforms and equipment. This includes mechanized forces and weapons from small arms to mortars, artillery, vehicles and tanks, and rocket weapons. The Handbook's final chapters are devoted to a study of the Luftwaffe, including its chain of command, equipment, training and tactics. While some of the details within this book may bear review in light of history, it remains one of the most comprehensive compendiums of information about the German forces ever assembled. Although it was declassified after WWII, it's never been easy to obtain a copy of this book. This high quality reprint includes all the original text, diagrams and photographs from the final, 1945 revised version of the manual.

The Official U.S. Army Tactics Field Manual
The Official U.S. Army Tactics Field Manual

Author: Department of the Army

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-05-01

Total Pages: 489

ISBN-13: 1493048694

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Tactics is the art and science of employing all available means to win battles and engagements. Specifically, it comprises the actions taken by a commander to arrange units and activities in relation to each other and the enemy. Filled with diagrams of attack plans, defensive strategies, and troop movements, U.S. Army Tactics Field Manual is the playbook the U.S. Army uses to employ available means to win in combat. This book provides combat-tested concepts and ideas modified to exploit emerging Army and joint capabilities. This book focuses on the organization of forces, minimum essential control measures, and general planning, preparation, and execution considerations for each type and form of combat operation. It is the common reference for all students of the tactical art, both in the field and the Army school system. The Art of Tactics * Common Tactical Concepts and Graphic Control Measures * The Basics of Offense * Movement to Contact * Attack * Exploitation * Pursuit * Basics of Defensive Operations * The Area of Defense * The Mobile Defense * The Retrograde * Security Operations * Reconnaissance Operations * Troop Movement * Relief in Place * Passage of Lines.

US Army Field Manual 5-15 Field Fortifications
US Army Field Manual 5-15 Field Fortifications

Author: U. S. US Army

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-01-07

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9781540391131

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This volume is the second in a series of books that Battles & Book Reviews Publishing is releasing that encompass reprints of public domain US Military manuals that are useful to the prepping community This book contains the full text and images contained within the August 1968 version of Field manual 5-15: Field Fortifications. This is an older manual that was superseded in the early 1980's by two manuals FM 5-102 Countermobility and FM 5-103 Survivability. These two successor manuals are much more concentrated on planning factors for engineers and less so on the nuts and bolts of actually building and emplacing field fortifications. I will release these two manuals as hardcopies also at some future time but I wanted to get this manual out there sooner since it is full of more immediately practical information than either 5-102 or 5-103, which are written much more as planning manuals than something you pull out in the field to find practical information on what you need to build a specific obstacle and/or fortification. The contents of this volume are a faithful, cleaned up edition of this manual that has been formatted to fit the paper size. Further volumes in this series are forthcoming

Automatic Pistol Caliber .45 M1911 and M1911a1 Field Manual: FM 23-35
Automatic Pistol Caliber .45 M1911 and M1911a1 Field Manual: FM 23-35

Author: War Department

Publisher: Periscope Film LLC

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781940453040

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The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge, and served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States military from 1911 to 1985. It was widely used from the First World War all the way up to the Vietnam War. Modern M1911 variants are still in use by some units within the U.S. Army Special Forces, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 was designed by John Browning, and is the best known of his designs to use the short recoil principle in its basic design. The design was widely copied, and this operating system rose to become the most renowned type of the twentieth century. In total, the United States purchased around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during its service life. Created in 1940, this field manual reveals a great deal about the M1911's design and capabilities. Intended as a manual for those charged with operation, it details many strategies for achieving outstanding marksmanship. Originally labeled restricted, this manual was declassified long ago and is here reprinted in book form. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.

Evasion and Escape - FM 21-77 US Army Field Manual (1965 Civilian Reference Edition)
Evasion and Escape - FM 21-77 US Army Field Manual (1965 Civilian Reference Edition)

Author: U.S. Department of the Army

Publisher: Doublebit Press

Published: 2021-03-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781643891774

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Build your library with this unabridged, high-quality Civilian Reference Edition facsimile reissue of the official Evasion and Escape - FM 21-77 US Army War Department Field Manual, 1965 release. This unclassified civilian reference edition manual features the principles and procedures of survival, evasion, and escape when in the wilderness or behind enemy lines. Contents include historic comprehensive discussions on concepts and principles of evasion in the wilderness or behind enemy lines. Both short-term and long-term evasion techniques are discussed, as well as procedures for single isolated individual and full team evasion. Also discussed are historic military procedures for capture and interrogation resistance strategies, as well as escape.Learn how things were historically done in the military for personal enrichment and historical study by learning from the classic knowledge of the American soldier. Great for learning the ins-and-outs of principles for survival. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts, backpackers, campers, hikers, hunters, scouts, military history enthusiasts, and veterans!A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series.This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of Evasion and Escape FM 21-77 (1965) is professionally restored and presented from the original facsimile source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.