This manual supersedes the 1939 version. The 1941 edition of FM 100-5 encapsulates the state of Army doctrine on the eve of America’s entry into World War II. This is the doctrine the Army took into the great Louisiana maneuvers of 1941. Later,...
FM 100-5, Field Service Regulations, Operations, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned. It contains the doctrines of leading troops in combat and tactics of the combined arms and constitutes the basis of instruction of all...
The purpose of this text is to provide the Army with a factual record of the measures taken to offset personnel losses during the various periods of American military history. It begins with the foundation for the replacement system laid during the...
This study is primarily a treatment of the use of prisoner of war labor by the United States Army. It also provides a comprehensive treatment of the employment of prisoners of war by private employers in the United States. The primary objective of...
This manual is published to serve as a reference and guide for the survey computer in accomplishing geodetic and topographic survey computations; to standardize the methods and procedures for completing these computations; to standardize tabulation...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
This technical manual includes a preliminary survey on the description of the building (N. P. Ward), instructions for laying out the site, erecting kitchen and office buildings, and procedure for erecting ward buildings. Also included are...
Furnished by the Office of the Quartermaster General of the Army, Transportation Division. Contains the regulations concerning rail and commercial vessel transportations of troops, individuals, supplies, equipment, property, animals, obtaining...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
This field service document is broken down into three categories: organization, operations (information, security, orders, marches and convoys, combat, shelter), and administration (service of the interior, service of the theater of operations,...
Contains amendments to part I and begins at chapter five. Covers defensive combat, field fortifications, marches, shelter, service of security, special operations and ceremonies and inspections. Also contains manuals for the color, the band, the...
The purpose of this manual is to provide a guide for the technical training of the personnel employed in the determination and application of firing data for seacoast artillery. This manual, on the principles of fire control and position finding,...
Field fortifications are works constructed by military forces in combat operations to increase natural defensive strength of a locality. This FM addresses terrain appreciation, organization of the ground, effect of projectiles, trenches, obstacles,...
The purpose of this manual is to furnish to medical officers a compact source of information bearing upon the military aspects of their profession. This manual includes the logistical data required for the movement of medical units and for the...
The purpose of this manual is to serve as a guide in the identification of naval vessels of the United States. This manual, containing illustrations with explanatory data relative to naval vessels of the United States, details information about...
This soldier's handbook from 1913 addresses the following topics: unauthorized absence; extracts from Army regulations of 1910; extracts from Articles of War; guard duty; rations; clothing; arms and equipment; international Morse or General Service...
Success in battle is the ultimate object of all military training; success may be looked for only when the training is intelligent and thorough. Commanding officers are accountable for the proper training of their respective organizations within...