This manual prescribes the duties to be performed in the service of the piece by the personnel normally assigned to one howitzer section of the firing battery. The document provides information on organization, posts (mounting and dismounting),...
This field manual from 1942 details the medical service of the division, in camp and bivouac, on marches, in the attack, in defense, retrograde movements, special operations, characteristics common to corps and army, and medical service of the...
This field manual develops basic principles applicable to the supply of ammunition. For discussion of ordnance service in the field, see FM 9-5. This manual deals with the ammunition administrative and operational functions of the commanders and...
The purpose of the manual is to outline the Aircraft Warning Service and its agencies, to prescribe its mission and the responsibilities of various agencies concerned, to describe its functions, to cover the organization of its agencies, the...
The mission of the Army Postal Service is to assure adequate postal service for the Army of the United States. Sections in this field manual provide information on the following: general provisions; organization and personnel; addressing of...
War Department document no. 816, A.E.F. document no. 805. Includes description of gun and mount, gun crew duties, gun drills, battery commander station and duties, equipment, execution of fire, and tables of elevation, range and altitude.
This manual covers the tactical employment of the light and medium tank battalions both as part of a larger force and when acting independently. It is designed as a guide only and does not lay down a set of inflexible rules. Each tactical situation...
This document is published as a guide for the tactical training and operation of the Armored Division. The field manual contains information on assembly areas, reconnaissance and security, marches, offensive and defensive combat, support areas,...
This manual sets forth the mission, functions, and a brief history of the Military Police Corps. It includes information as to authority, responsibilities, duties and equipment. Other agencies, both military and civilian, engaged in activities...
This manual presents the principles for the employment of troops during domestic disturbances and the essential substance of the more important laws relating to the employment of military forces in the aid of civil authorities with the applicable...
The drill prescribed herein is designed for general use and may be adapted to any type of unit; therefore some of the explanation is of a general nature which gives sufficient latitude for adaptation to specific units. Chapters include topics on...
Signal communication enables a commander to send and receive information and orders. The object of this manual is to furnish basic information governing signal communication essential to officers and enlisted men of all arms engaged in...
The purpose of this manual is to establish standard practices for the installation, operation, and maintenance of field wire systems of tactical units. Such standardization is essential to efficient wire communication. The individual duties of wire...
Military bands provide a powerful means to commanding officers for stimulating and maintaining the morale of their units. In addition, good bands contribute directly to the contentment and well-being of the troops. It follows, therefore, that...
The military police consists of personnel authorized to a commander to assist him in the enforcement of laws, regulations, and orders, and for other purposes as outlined in this manual. Subjects included in this field manual are organization,...
This manual is limited to a brief presentation of such of the principles of the law governing the employment of Federal military forces in aid of the civil authorities as the troops in camp or field, in time of war or domestic disturbance,...
Department of the Army pamphlet 20-255. The German attack on Poland precipitated World War II, making the Polish campaign one of particular significance to the student of the 1939-45 conflict. The lessons learned by the German Army in its...
In jungle warfare, the soldier often fights two enemies: man and nature. The elimination of nature as an enemy and the use of the jungle itself as an ally are training objectives fully as important as the elimination of the human enemy. The soldier...
Military operations conducted under conditions of snow and extreme cold follow the same basic principles as do operations under other conditions. The differences lie in the tactical and logistical limitations imposed by the adverse climatic...
This manual deals with oceangoing vessels operated or utilized by the Transportation Corps and with the general organization and procedures applying to those ships. No attempt is made here to specify in detail, responsibilities, operating...