FM 20-15 ·Army ·1945 Tents and Tent Pitching
This manual contains information and instruction in the care and handling of all tents being issued to the Army. It is an aid for training personnel in the use of tents as well as a handy reference and guide in the field. Thorough…
FM 20-60 ·Army ·1970 Battlefield Illumination
FM 20-60 CHAPTER 2 PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES OF BATTLEFIELD ILLUMINATION 2-1. Purpose of Battlefield Illumination The general purpose of battlefield illumination is to provide additional light for friendly forces to conduct operations during…
FM 21-100 ·Army ·1941 Soldier s Handbook
You are now a member of the Army of the United States. That Army is made up of free citizens chosen from among a free people. The American people of their own will, and through the men they have elected to represent them in Con gress, have…
FM 21-15 ·Army ·1945 Individual Clothing and Equipment
This manual sets forth the broad principles governing the care and maintenance of those items of clothing and individual equipment for which the soldier is responsible. It prescribes the method of pitching shelter tents and the use of…
FM 21-150 ·Army ·1971 Combatives
Hand-to-hand combat is an engagement between two or more persons in an empty-handed struggle or with handheld weapons such as knives, sticks, and rifles with bayonets. These fighting arts are essential military skills. Projectile weapons…
FM 21-18 ·Army ·1958 Foot Marches
CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1. Purpose and Scope This manual is a guide to the techniques and methods of foot marching, including march discipline, march hygiene, march safety, and march sanitation. The material presented herein is applicable…
FM 21-22 ·Army ·1944 Watermanship
Military watermanship means taking care of'yourself on or in the water in any military situation. It combines ordinary swimming ability and knowledge of the sea with common sense and self-discipline. You may have to travel over water on…
FM 21-26 ·Army ·1956 Map Reading
The ability of large groups of military personnel to learn how to use maps for military purposes has been found by research to be dependent upon the concepts presented and the manner in which they are taught. Soldiers with varied…
FM 21-30 ·Army ·1941 Conventional Signs, Military Symbols, and Abbreviations
This manual supersedes FM 21-30, August 1, 1939, and Training Circular No. 48, War Department, 1941. SECTION I GENERAL • 1. PURPOSE.—This manual is intended to supply the in formation required by the map reader. Persons engaged in the…
FM 21-7 ·Army ·1945 List of War Department Films Filmstrips and Film Bulletins
Catalog of War Department films, film strips, and film bulletins, with required showings and guidance on the use of training films (1945).
FM 21-77 ·Army ·1958 Evasion and Escape
1. Purpose and Scope a. Purpose. (1) This manual is a guide to commanders in the training and indoctrination of personnel in the principles and techniques of evasion and escape. It is the basis for all evasion and escape training conducted…
FM 31-25 ·Army ·1972 Desert Operations
This manual is limited in scope to discussion of doctrine and associated tactics, techniques, and procedures for employment of military forces in desert environments. The doctrine is definitive primarily in two ways: First, in military…
FM 31-30 ·Army ·1965 Jungle Operations
CHAPTER 2 THE JUNGLE Section I. GENERAL 4. Prevalent Misconceptions The soldier who is not familiar with the jungle will suffer from conditioned fears and apprehen- sions when faced with the prospect of living and fighting in a jungle…
FM 31-35 ·Army ·1969 Jungle Operations
1-1. Purpose This manual provides doctrinal guidance to com- manders, staff officers, and other personnel con- cerned with tactical operations in jungle areas. 1—2. Scope a. This manual describes the common as well as the distinguishing…
FM 31-36 ·Army ·1968 Jungle Operations (TEST)
TO NIGHT OPERATIONS CHAPTER 1 GENERAL 1-1. Purpose The purpose of this manual is to provide in- terim doctrinal guidance for. commanders and staffs in. the employment and support of in- fantry, airborne infantry, airmobile infantry,…
FM 31-70 ·Army ·1959 Basic Cold Weather Manual
1. Purpose and Scope a. This manual is designed to aid the individual soldier and small unit leader in fighting, living, and moving under the varying terrain and climatic conditions of the sparsely populated and rela- tively undeveloped…
FM 31-71 ·Army ·1971 Northern Operations
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FM 31-72 ·Army ·1964 Mountain Operations
The focal points of mountain combat are the heights. Gun emplacements and observation posts on commanding heights can dominate the foreground. Advances where possible are made along ridges. Both friendly and enemy forces can be expected to…
FM 70-10 ·Army ·1944 War Department Field Manual, Mountain Operations
Terrain and weather are important factors in the conduct of mountain operations. b. Mountainous terrain is usually characterized by one or more of the following: exaggerated terrain features, heavy woods or jungle, rocky crags and…
FM 70-15 ·Army ·1941 Operations in Snow and Extreme Cold
This manual supersedes FM 31-15, 18 September 194/, including C 1, 16 April 1942; and C 2, 29 Seotember 1942. Chapter 1 GENERAL 1. Basic Principles. a. Military operations conducted under conditions of snow and extreme cold follow the same…
FM 72-20 ·Army ·1944 Jungle Warfare
This manual supersedes FM 31-20, 15 December 1941, including 0 1, 26 May 1942; C 2, 3 August 19D42; and 0 S3,24 Septenmber 1942. Chapter 1 GENERAL Section I. GENERAL 1. General In jungle warfare, the soldier often fights two enemies: man…
FM 90-3 ·Army ·1977 Desert Operations
The purpose of this manual is to describe how US Army forces fight in the desert. Conditions will be encountered in the desert that have a profound effect on military operations. Desert operations require, among other things, special…
TM 21-210 ·Army ·1969