Military Skills - Volume 3

This is a collection of US Army manuals - 12 manuals, comprising over 2,100 pages and hundreds of illustrations- everything you'll ever need to know from training tracker dogs to recognising and dealing with 94 different types of mine! – see below for full details of each manual.  

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What’s on the CD – at a glance…

1.    Code of the US Fighting Force

2.    Desert Operations

3.    Hand to Hand Combat

4.    Marine Bayonet Training

5.    Mine Recognition and Warfare Handbook

6.    Operations

7.    Ranger Training and Ranger Operations

8.    Scout Dog Training and Employment

9.    Close Quarters Combat

10.   US Marine Corps Essential Subjects

11.   US Navy SEAL Physical Fitness Guide

12.   US Special Forces ‘A Team’ Vietnam Combat Manual

 
What’s on the CD – in detail…

Code of the US Fighting Force
(US Army)
16 pages, fully illustrated. Detailing the six Codes of Conduct of the American Fighting Man

Desert Operations
(US Army Field Manual FM 31-25)
53 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – General; Desert Characteristics; Effects of the Desert on Troops; Operations; Offence; Defence; Retrograde Operations; Airborne Operations; Other Tactical Operations; Role of Armoured Cavalry Regiment in Desert Operations; Support; Combat Support; Combat Service Support; Training; Individual Training (incl Concealment, Navigation, Survival); Unit Training.

Hand to Hand Combat
(US Army Field Manual)
60 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Introduction; Stance and Movement; Falls and Rolls; Deflecting and Striking Blows; Throws and Take-Downs; Breaking Holds; Disarming an Opponent Armed with a Rifle and Bayonet; Knife and Club Fighting.

Marine Bayonet Training
(US Army Field Manual)
83 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Introduction; Position and Movements; Individual Attack; Individual Defence; Combination Movements; Group Attack and Defence; Training.

Mine Recognition and Warfare Handbook
(US Army ‘Desert Shield’ Handbook)
193 pages, fully illustrated mostly colour. Sections include – Preface; Iraqi Mine Employment; US Mine Employment; US Breaching; Conventional Anti-Tank Mines (24 types); Scatterable Anti-Tank Mines (8 types); Conventional Anti-Personnel Mines (34 types); Scatterable Anti-Personnel Mines (9 types); Other Mines (19 types).

Operations
(US Army Field Manual FM 100-5)
189 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – The Army and How It Fights – Challenges, Combat Fundamentals, Weather and Terrain, Battlefield Environments, Combat Service Support, Tactical Intelligence, Conduct of Operations; Offensive Operations – Fundamentals, Offensive Operations; Defensive Operations – Fundamentals, The Defence, Retrograde Operations, Defence and Breakout of Encircled Forces, Rear Area Protection; Joint, Contingency and Combined Operations – Joint Operations, Contingency Operations, Combined Operations; The Principles of War.

Ranger Training and Ranger Operations
(US Army Field Manual FM 21-50)
339 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Introduction; The Ranger; The Training Program; Ranger Operations – Airmobile Operations, Ambush and Roadblock Operations, Cliff Assault Operations, Extended Operations, Small Unit Waterborne Operations, Anti-Guerrilla Operations.

Scout Dog Training and Employment
(US Army Field Manual FM 7-40)
100 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Introduction; Scout Dog Training; The Food-Reward Method; Basic Scouting; Intermediate Scouting; Specialised Training; Advanced Scouting; Employment – General, Types of Employment.

Close Quarters Combat
(US Army Special Text ST 31-20-6-1)
180 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Training Overview; Weapons Marksmanship; Critical Task Evaluation; Night Marksmanship; Barrier Penetration; Principles and Fundamentals of Close Quarter Combat (CQC); CQC Safety Tactics, Techniques and Procedures.

US Marine – Essential Subjects
(US Army Field Manual FM 100-5)
356 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Code of Conduct, Military justice and the Code of War; Marine Corps History, Customs and Courtesies; Close Order Drill; Military Security; First Aid and Field Sanitation; Uniform, Clothing and Equipment; Physical Fitness; Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare; Marksmanship; Individual Tactical Measures; Security of Military Information; Substance Abuse; Land Navigation.

US Navy SEAL – Physical Fitness Guide
(US Army Field Manual FM 100-5)
299 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Overview of Physical Fitness; SEAL Mission-Related Physical Activities; Cardiorespiratory Conditioning; Running for Fitness; Swimming for Fitness; Strength Training; Flexibility; Calisthenics; Plyometrics; Load-Bearing; Training for Special Environments; Training and Sports-Related Injuries; Harmful Substances that Affect Performance; Other Training-Related Issues; Physical Fitness and Training Recommendations; Weight Lifting Techniques; Common Anatomical Terms and Diagrams; Foot care for Load Bearing.

US Special Forces ‘A Team’ – Vietnam Combat Manual
(US Army Special Forces Manual)
296 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – History of Special Forces Group; Notes from the Commander; Administration; Intelligence; Operations and Training; Logistics; Medical; Communications; Engineer – Field Fortifications, Demolitions, Bridging, Construction, Roads and Airfields.