WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, October 1, 1939. FM 100-5, Tentative Field Service Regulations, Operations, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. It contains the principles of troop leading and combat of the combined arms in maneuver warfare and constitutes the basis of instruction of all arms and services for field service. It should be studied in connection with FM 100-10, Field Service Regulations, Administration, which covers the principles of administration and supply, and FM 100-15, Field Service Regulations, Larger Units, which discusses the functions and operations of larger units and territorial commands. The basic principles of the tactics and technique of the various arms and services are set forth in field manuals.
DesignationFM 100-5
EditionJan 1939
StatusSuperseded
Pages258
FunctionDoctrine Philosophy
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)