Army: 302 books

During the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, then Brigadier General John Buford commanded the First Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, U.S.A. He is generally credited with determining the importance of, and holding the ground near Gettysburg for the coming battle. This...

An electronic edition of the  World War II  era Army Basic Field Manual for the Bayonet, M1905. The manual includes the complete Manual of Arms, and  describes  approved methods of physical training, instruction, and certification in techniques of combat with Bayonet affixed to...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. A rare period publication, originally published in mid-1945, collects together three reports conducted by units of the U.S. Seventh Army’s G-2 Section: Dachau, Concentration Camp by OSS Section, covering history, composition, organization, and groupings...

“You are about to play a personal part in pushing the Germans out of France. Whatever part you take—rifleman, hospital orderly, mechanic, pilot, clerk, gunner, truck driver—you will be an essential factor in a great effort.”   As American soldiers fanned out from their beachhead in Normandy...

This book tells the story of Captain Evelyn Decker, a pioneer, as one of the first African American nurses to serve in the U.S. Army. Having grown up in an integrated, accepting community in upstate New York, she was surprised and dismayed by the continual discrimination and segregation she faced...

Army Community Service (ACS) has developed a handbook to assist young spouses with building their knowledge base and to assist them with acclimating to the military lifestyle. The handbook covers a myriad of topics from obtaining their ID card to how to deal with deployments to advice on PCSing and everything in between.

“American success or failure in Iraq may well depend on whether the Iraqis like American soldiers or not.”   The U.S. military could certainly have used that bit of wisdom in 2003, as violence began to eclipse the Iraq War’s early successes. Ironically, had the Army only looked in its own archives,...

This is a US Army Textbook used to instruct non-engineer troops in the construction and use of various aspects rigging that can be used to move materials and personnel. It includes basics such as knots, fabrication care and use of cable and wire ladders, rope bridges, block and tackle systems, fabrication...

This is a brief semi-technical introduction to the Mission and Roles of the HMMWV and it's subsystems, originally developed as a non-resident course by the Army Institute for Professional Development. Materials coveres include: Power and Drive Trains; Cooling, Lubrication, Fuel Air and Exhaust,...

A US Army non-resident training course on automotive electronics. It includes a truly excellent selection about structure and function of alternators and generators, rectifiers, and regulators. This is specially formatted for viewing on electronic devices, with high quality illustrations and hyperlink navigation.

Urban terrain presents significant tactical challenges to attacking armies, limiting weapons effects and mobility while disrupting formations and command and control. The human terrain in cities creates a tactical dilemma, placing large civilian populations in close proximity to the fighting. The...

This manual is intended for use as a training guide and reference text for engineer personnel responsible for planning and executing theater of operations (TO) construction. It provides techniques and procedures for frame construction, preparation and use of bill of materials (BOMs), building layout,...

TRADOC Pamphlet 600-4, The Soldier’s Blue Book is the United States Army’s Bible. You will be issued it at the beginning of IET, OSUT, or in some cases MEPS. You will be expected to know everything that is in this book very early in your Initial Entry Training “Boot Camp” Basic Training experience...

This paper examines Sherman’s growth as a strategic thinker and successful strategist. It explores how his life shaped him to fill the role that he did in the Civil War and what things contributed to his development into the soldier who could plan and execute the North’s strategy in the last year...