This tactical and technical trends publication starts with no. 31 (12 August 1943) and finishes with no. 40 (16 December 1943). Sections include information on air, antiaircraft, antitank, armored, artillery, chemical warfare, engineers, infantry,...
Department of Military Art and Engineering, United States Military Academy.
Poland, with the fifth largest army in Europe, was the first nation to feel the attack of the rejuvenated Nazi war machine. Because of later German conquests, the world has largely forgotten this initial success. Yet in one respect the rapid...
AAF Historical Office, Headquarters, Army Air Forces; Williams, Howard D.
This history of basic military training in the AAF covers the six years from January 1, 1939 to December 31, 1944. The first chapter shows the peacetime accumulation of experience in planning, administration, training, and activation of replacement...
This regulation establishes policies, procedures, and instructions for the conduct of the Total Army Involvement in Recruiting Program, General Officer Sponsor Program, Educator/Centers of Influence Tour Program, Centers of Influence Events, and...
This manual provides technical information, training techniques, and guidance on the caliber .50 HB machine gun, M2. Unit leaders and designated gunners will use this information to successfully integrate the weapon into combat operations. They can...
This field manual is part of FM series 100-2, The Soviet Army. The other volumes are FM 100-2-2, The Soviet Army: Specialized Warfare and Rear Area Support, and FM 100-2-3, The Soviet Army: Troops, Organization and Equipment. These manuals cannot...
Provides guidance for establishing and sustaining family support groups (FSGs) within units, and enhancing FSG activities for the benefit of soldiers and family members in the unit.
Describes operations and training applications of the Patriot air defense missile system. Discusses the Patriot Air Defense Missile System, organization, support, communications, operations, nuclear, biological and chemical environments, training...
Establishes the Department of the Army Productivity Improvement Program (DAPP). Implements Department of Defense Directive 5010.31, Productivity Enhancement, Measurement, and Evaluation--Policies and Responsibilities, and Department of Defense...
Studies the problem of rear area security based on German experiences during the Russian campaign. Striking examples have been selected which show most clearly the type of disturbances created by the Russians, the German countermeasures taken...
United States Army, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)
This is the second in a series of five pamphlets intended to capture the battle command successes of Operations Just Cause and Desert Storm. The first pamphlet focused on commonalities and trends of successful battlefield commanders at brigade,...
This manual is intended to supplement FM 101-5 and to provide a suitable text on combat orders for the instruction of Army Air Forces personnel. It will be found useful as a guide in the preparation of combat orders in the various Army Air Forces...
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,...
This manual treats of the position finding, control, and illumination phenomena pertaining to antiaircraft searchlights. It is broken down into the following topics: sound location, acoustic correctors, searchlights, searchlight control, control...
This manual is designed for use by antiaircraft searchlight batteries as a guide in the handling of materiel, selection of personnel, employment of practical training methods, and service of the piece. Drills and instructions given pertain...
This manual is designed to serve as a general reference on engineer organization. It covers the mission, classification, organization, equipment, armament, and training of engineer units. Chapters include information on the staff duties and...
Chapters in this infantry field manual include: infantry characteristics and organization (moral qualities, leadership, training, means of combat); combat (basic factors of infantry combat, offensive and defensive combat, special phases of...
This manual covers the tactical employment of the armored reconnaissance platoon and company of the armored reconnaissance battalion and the armored regiment. Many of the fundamentals set forth are applicable to the reconnaissance and liaison...
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...