Field Manuals
The U.S. Government created a HUGE library of both Field Manuals (FMs) and Technical Manuals (TMs) during the war. These manuals covered everything that the army would ever need to teach anyone and were constantly updated with small page additions to attached in the front and also new manuals to replace out of date versions. The original FM/TMs are not exactly hard to find, although some of the rarer ones can be fairly expensive and then, if you're a reenactor, taking these delicate items into the field in all weather conditions is not safe, practical or smart. For those reasons, I have started to reproduce these especially for the reenactor market. Starting with the two manuals associated with new recruits, ARMY LIFE 21-13 and FM 21-100 the Soldiers Handbook. Both teach everything you'll need to know as a new recruit: learning the 'Army Way', over the civilian way. A fantastic training resource that is full of great information for new reenactors, as well as a good 'go-to' book even for those who have been re-enacting for years. Another great advantage to having a reproduction copy over an original (besides not having to be over-protective) is that you can fill out the sections inside that are designed to have your information on them. Lots of soldiers also wrote their serial number and name on the cover.
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Whilst at the moment there are ony a few manuals completed, we are working on having dozens of manuals in the list that people can order.
Ready so far...
FM 5-20a Camoflage of Individuals & Infantry Weapons (which is fairly unusual as it has some lots of colour pages inside, not many FM's have any colour plates ar all)
FM 5-31 Land Mines and Booby Traps
TM 9-801 Truck, 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 GMC 1944
FM 9-803 Willys MB Jeep Manual
TM 10-460 Drivers Manual
TM 10-1513* Willys Jeep Maintenance Manual
TM 10-1348* Ford Spare Parts Manual
(* sold as a pair for £20)
TM 11-235 SCR-536 / BC 611 Radio Manual
TM 11-242 SCR-300 / BC-1000 Radio Manual
TM 11-380 Converter M209B March 1944
TM 11-380B Converter M209B Sept 1943
TM 11-392 Signal Lamp Equipment SE-11
TM 11-454 The Radio Operator
21-13 ARMY LIFE
FM 21-100 Basic Field Manual Soldiers Handbook
FM 23-7 U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30 M1 (reprinting
FM 23-5 U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, M1 (Garand)
TM Handbook on German Army Identification
FM 30-35 Intelligence Identifying German Aircraft
-no #- Intelligence section S2 shortcomings
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Intelligence Bulletins that are ready now are:-
May 1944 August 1943
June 1944 August 1944
October 1944
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working on next...
FM 20-405 Army Cook
FM 23-25 Bayonet 1943
FM 23-35 M1911 Pistol
TM 5-325 Enemy Landmines
FM 21-6 List of Publication for Training (complete list of all Field Manuals Jan 1943)
FM 30-30 Intelligence Identifying US Aircraft
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FM 5-31 Land Mines & Booby Traps
FM 5-5 Engineer Field Manual
FM 5-15 Field Fortifications
FM 7-15 Infantry Heavy Weapons Company
FM 7-25 Infantry Field Manual HQ Company, Intelligence & Signal Communication Rifle Regiment
FM 8-5 Medical Mobile Units
FM 8-10 Medical Service of Field Units
FM 10-63 Grave Registration
FM 17-27 Armoured Force Field Manual 81MM Mortar Squad
FM 19-5 Military Police
FM 20-15 Tents and Tent Pitching
FM 21-11 First Aid for Soldiers
FM 21-20 Physical Training
FM 21-75 Scouting, Patrolling and Sniping
FM 23-6 US Rifle M1917 P17 Enfield
FM 23-15 Browning Automatic Rifle Calibre .30
FM 23-35 M1911 Pistol, Automatic
FM 30-26 Regulations for Correspondents
FM 30-39 Intelligence Identifying Italian Aircraft
FM 30-40 Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armoured Vehicles
FM 30-42 Identification Armoured Vehicles German Japanese Russian and Italian
FM-E 101-10 Enemy Forces, Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data
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For those with an M209B cipher machine, this is a must. I was lucky enough to get hold of an original Normandy invasion (or D-Day if you insist) signal corps document which lists all the M209 settings for the invasion. This original document should not have survived as it says on multiple pages to destroy the pages after certain dates (which is probably why it cost me so much)! So, instantly I thought that this was too good to keep to myself. I had it reproduced and even used almost identical metal filing clips like the original has! £10 a copy. I doubt very much you'll ever see this for sale anywhere else - well, except on my eBay of course!
TM 30-302 & TM 30-602
Both French language books TM 30-302 and TM 30-602 are available to purchase, I think the TM 30-602 has never been reproduced before and certainly never with the price kept as low as possible. These are made for us, with extras for everyone else in the hobby.
Pair £8.50
Before I get asked another 100 times... yes, I will be doing German manuals... yes, Dutch manuals... maybe even Italian manuals... never the odd ones like TAGALOG or BULGARIAN.... so please don't ask! Unless you want to purchase (in advance) the minimum order of 30 all for yourself.
When I started this, I wanted to keep all the prices of all the manuals at the same price... sadly this simple idea turned out to be impossible as the costs to print each manual can vary massively, so if it costs you more, then it's because it cost me more to print... The prices are displayed below:
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ENGINEER
FM 5-20a Camouflage of Individuals & Infantry Weapons (which is fairly unusual as it has some lots of colour pages inside, not many FM's have any colour plates ar all) £10
FM 5-31 Land Mines and Booby Traps £20
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ORDNANCE
TM 9-801 Truck 2 1/2 tonne Manual (made in two books as its over 400 pages) £19
TM 9-803 Willys MB Manual £19 (or if purchased with the other two Willys manuals £12)
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QUARTERMASTER
TM 10-460 Drivers Manual £8
TM 10-1513 Willy Jeep Maintenance Manual and TM 10-1348 Ford Spare Parts Manual £20 the pair
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SIGNAL CORPS
TM 11-235 SCR-536 / BC 611 Radio Manual £10
TM 11-242 SCR-300 / BC-1000 Radio Manual £10
TM 11-380 M209 Decoder, (Cipher) machine March 1944 £9
TM 11-380B M209 Decoder, (Cipher) machine Sept 1943 £8 (or the pair of the TM 11-308s £14)
TM 11-392 Signal Lamp Equipment SE-11 £10
TM 11-454 The Radio Operator £10
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TM 11-454 / TM 11-235 / TM 11-242 THREE-VOLUME RADIO BUNDLE £25
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BASIC FIELD MANUALS
21-13 ARMY LIFE £10
FM 21-100 Basic Field Manual Soldiers Handbook £10
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BASIC WEAPONS
FM 23-5 U.S. Rifle, Calibre .30, M1 (Garand) £10
FM 23-7 U.S. Carbine, Calibre .30 M1 (Carbine) £9
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INTELLIGENCE
TM (30-) Handbook on German Army Identification £10 (still my favourite manual)
FM 30-35 Identification German Aircraft £7
no# (30-) S2 Intelligence Section Short Comings £5
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Intelligence Bulletins that are currently available: £6 each, or 5 for £25 (either different, or the same manual)
May 1944 August 1943 June 1944 August 1944 October 1944
I am always up for a striking a deal, so I will always lower the prices when you purchase multiple copies.
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To give an idea of the possibilities to print, check this lot!
FM 1- ARMY AIR FORCE
FM 1-10 Tactics and Technique of Air Attack
FM 1-15 Tactics and Technique
FM 1-20 Tactics and Technique of Air Reconnaissance and Observation
FM 1-26 Field Manual Défense of Airdromes
FM 1-30 Air Navigation
FM 1-35 Aerial Photography
FM 1-40 Intelligence Procedure
FM 1-55 Reference Data, Administration
FM 1-60 Reviews and Inspections
FM 1-75 Combat Orders
FM 1-195 The Service Centre
TM 1-315 Hydrogen 1940
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FM 2- CAVALRY
FM 2-5 Cavalry Drill Regulations, Horse
FM 2-6 Crew Drill Light Armoured Car M8
FM 2-7 Cavalry Drill Regulations, Mechanized
FM 2-10 Cavalry Field Manual Mechanized Elements
FM 2-15 Employment of Cavalry (1941)
FM 2-30 Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron Mechanized
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FM 3- CHEMICAL WARFARE
TM 3-205 Gas Masks
TM 3-300 Irritant Candle, Tear Pots, Smoke Pots & Chemical Land Mines
TM 3-376A Portable Flame Thrower M2-2 1945
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FM 4- COASTAL ARTILLERY
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FM 5- ENGINEERS
FM 5-5 Field Manual Engineer Troops
FM 5-15 Field Fortifications
FM 5-20 Camouflage, Basic Principles
FM 5-20A Camouflage of Individuals and Weapons
FM 5-20B Camouflage of Vehicles
FM 5-20C Camouflage of Bivouacs
FM 5-20D Camouflage of Field Artillery
FM 5-31 Land Mines and Booby Traps
TM 5-240 Aerial Photography
TM 5-246 Interpretation of Aerial Photographs
TM 5-325 Enemy Landmines
TM 5-475 Military Diving
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FM 6- FIELD ARTILLERY
FM 6-5 Organization and Drill
FM 6-20 Field Artillery Tactical Employment
FM 6-40 Firing
FM 6-50 Service of the Piece, 75-mm Gun, M1397 and M1897A4, Horse-drawn and Truck-drawn
FM 6-55 Service of the Piece, 75-mm Gun, M2, Horse-drawn and Truck-drawn
FM 6-65 Service of the Piece, 75-mm Gun, M1917A1, Truck-drawn
FM 6-70 Service of the Piece, 75-mm Howitzer, Horse and Truck-drawn
FM 6-75 Service of the Piece, 105-mm Howitzer M2, Truck-drawn
FM 6-150 Field Artillery Air Observation
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FM 7- INFANTRY
FM 7-5 Organisations Infantry
FM 7-10 Infantry Field Manual, Rifle Company, Rifle Regiment
FM 7-15 INFANTRY FIELD MANUAL HEAVY WEAPONS COMPANY, RIFLE REGIMENT
FM 7-20 Infantry Field Manual Rifle Battalion
FM 7-24 Communication in the Infantry Division
FM 7-25 Infantry Field Manual Headquarters Company, Intel
FM 7-30 SUPPLY AND EVACUATION THE INFANTRY REGIMENT; SERVICE COMPANY AND MEDICAL DETACHMENT
FM 7-35 Antitank Company, Infantry Regiment and Antitank
FM 7-37 Cannon Company, Infantry Regiment
FM 7-40 Infantry Field Manual Rifle Regiment
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FM 8- MEDICAL
FM 8-5 Mobile Units of the Medical Department (1942)
FM 8-10 Medical Field Manual, Medical Service of Field Units
FM 8-35 Medical Field Manual Transportation of the Sick
FM 8-40 Field Sanitation
FM 8-45 Records of Morbidity and Mortality
FM 8-50 Medical Department Bandaging and Splinting
FM 8-55 Medical Field Manual Reference Data
TM 8-225 Dental Technician
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FM 9- ORDNANCE
Ordnance Soldier's Guide
FM 9-5 Ordnance Field Manual Ordnance Service in the Field
FM 9-6 Ordnance Department Ammunition Supply
FM 9-10 Ordnance Field Manual Ordnance Field Maintenance
FM 9-20 Ordnance Ammunition Company, Ordnance Ammunition Battalion (1942)
FM 9-25 Ordnance Field Manual The Ordnance Company, Depot
TM 9-206_Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .30, M1919A6 1943
TM 9-270 U.S. Rifle, Cal. .30, M1903A4 Characteristics and Operation 1943
TM 9-280 Calibre .22 Rifles, All Types 1944
TM 9-285 Shotguns, All Types 1942
TM 9-705 Scout Car M3A1 1942
TM 9-705 Scout Cars, M3, M3A1, and 4.2 Mortar Motor Carriage, M2 1941
TM 9-721 Heavy Tanks M6 and M6A1 1943
TM 9-726 Light Tank M3 1942
TM 9-733 Mine Excavator T5E3 1945
TM 9-740 Armoured Car T17 1942
TM 9-741 Medium Armoured Car T17E1 1942
TM 9-759 Medium Tank M4A3 1942
TM 9-759 Tank, Medium, M4A3 1944
TM 9-803 1-4-ton 4x4 Truck (Model MB and Ford Model GPW) 1944
TM 9-808 3-4 ton 4x4 Truck (Dodge) 1944
TM 9-879 Motorcycle, Solo (Harley-Davidson Model WLA) 1943
TM 9-1215 Thompson Submachine Gun, Cal. .45, M1928A1 1942
TM 9-1575 Wrist Watches, Pocket Watches, Stop Watches, and Clocks 1945
TM 9-1595 Prismatic Compass, M1918 1941
TM 9-1596 Compass M2 1942
TM 9-1611 Field Glass, Type EE 1942
TM 9-1900 Ammunition General, 1945
TM 9-1904 Ammunition Inspection Guide 1944
TM 9-1990 Small Arms Ammunition
TM E9-206A German 7.9-mm Dual Purpose Machine Gun MG34 1943
TM E9-803 German Volkswagen 1944
TM E9-1984 Disposal Methods for Enemy Bombs and Fuses 1942
TM E9-9228 2cm Flakverling
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FM 10- QUARTERMASTERS
FM 10-5 Manual Quartermaster Operations
FM 10-10 Field Manual Quartermaster Service
FM 10-35 Quartermaster Truck Companies
FM 10-63 Grave Registration
TM 10-227 Inspection of Shoes
TM 10-405 Army Cook
TM 10-406 Cooking of Dehydrated foods
TM 10-610 Refrigeration Company
TM 10-1175 Harley-Davidson Military Motorcycle Model 42 WLA 1942-2
TM 10-1281 Parts List and Maintenance Manual for 1-4-ton 2 Wheel Trailer 1942
TM 10-1482 Parts List, Motorcycle, Solo Harley-Davidson 1942
TM 10-1513 Maintenance Manual for Willys Truck 1-4-ton 4x4 Built for U.S. Government Model MB 1942
TM_10-1348 Parts List 1-4-ton 4x4 Ford Motor Company 1942
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FM 11- SIGNAL CORPS
FM 11-22 Signal Operations in the Corps and Army
FM 11-25 Aircraft Warning Service
FM 11-150 Photomail Operation
TM 11-235 Radio Sets 1945
TM 11-242 Radio Set SCR-300-A 1945
TM 11-392 SE-11 Signal Lamp
TM 11-400 Photographic Set PH 261
TM 11-404 Photographic Darkroom Equipment PH 395
TM 11-405 Photographic Darkroom Equipment PH 406
TM 11-2313 Light Meter
TM 11-2351 Exposure Meters
TM 11-2352 Camera Equipment PH 104
TM 11-2361 Camera 324
TM 11-2364 Camera PH 501
TM 11-2366 Photographic Equipment PH-383 1944
TM 11-2377 Camera PH 503
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FM 12- ADJUTANT GENERAL
FM 12-105 Adjutant Genera's Field Manual Army Postal Service
TM 12-240 Deceased Personnel within the Continental United States, Excluding Alaska 1945
TM 12-427 Military Occupational Classific
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FM 13- INSPECTOR GENERAL
FM 14- FISCAL
FM 15- JUDGE ADVOCATE
FM 16- CHAPLAIN
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FM 17- ARMOURED
FM 17 The Armoured Force Employment of Armoured Units The Armoured Division
FM 17-5 Armoured Force Field Manual Armoured Force Drill
FM 17-10 Armoured Force Field Manual Tactics and Technique
FM 17-12 Armoured Force Field Manual Tank Gunnery
FM 17-15 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL .ac COMBAT PRACTICE FIRING ARMORED FORCE UNITS
FM 17-20 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL EMPLOYMENT OF ARMORED UNITS RECONNAISSANCE PLATOON AND COMPANY
FM 17-22 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION
FM 17-25 Assault Gun Section and Platoon
FM 17-27 ARMORED FORCE FIELD MANUAL 81-MM MORTAR SQUAD AND PLATOON
FM 17-30 Armoured Force Field Manual Tank Platoon
FM 17-33 Armoured Force Field Manual The Armoured Battalion
FM 17-45 Armoured Engineer Battalion 1942 (1942)
FM 17-50 Logistics (1942)
FM 17-59 Decontamination of Armoured Force Vehicles (1942)
FM 17-63 Service of the Piece 105 MM Howitzer Self propelled (1942)
FM 17-68 Crew Drill, Light Tank M5 Series (1944)
FM 17-69 Crew Drill, Service of the Piece, and Gunnery (75-mm Assault Howitzer on Motor Carriage M8) (1943)
FM 17-71 Crew Drill for Half-track Vehicles
FM 17-80 Armoured Medical Units
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FM 18- TANK DESTROYER
FM 18-5 Tactical Employment Tank Destroyer Unit
FM 18-15 Tank Destroyer Field Manual Tank Destroyer Drill
FM 18-18 Crew Drill, Gun Motor Carriage M36 (1944)
FM 18-20 Tactical Employment of Tank Destroyer Platoon
FM 18-21 Tank Destroyer Towed Gun Platoon
FM 18-22 Tank Destroyer Reconnaissance Platoon
FM 18-24 Tank Destroyer Pioneer Platoon
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FM 19- MILITARY POLICE
FM 19-5 Military Police
FM 19-10 Military Police in Towns and Cities
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FM 20- TENTS
FM 20-15 Tents and Tent Pitching
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FM 21- INDIVIDUAL SOLDIER
Army Life 21-13
Your Job In the Army 1943 recruitment booklet giving a weird selection of positions within the army)
FM 21-5 Military Training
FM 21-6 List of Publications for Training
FM 21-7 List of Training Films, Film Strips, and Film Bulletins
FM 21-10 Military Sanitation and First Aid
FM 21-11 First aid for soldiers
FM 21-20 Physical Training
FM 21-22 Watermanship
FM 21-25 Elementary Map and Aerial Photograph Reading (1941)
FM 21-26 Advanced Map and Aerial Photograph Reading (1941)
FM 21-30 Conventional Signs, Military Symbols, and Abbreviations (1941)
FM 21-40 Defence Against Chemical Attack (1940)
FM 21-75 Scouting, Patrolling, and Sniping (1944)
FM 21-100 Basic Field Manual & Soldiers Handbook
Pocket Guide to Iraq
Pocket Guide to China 1943
Pocket Guide to Egypt 1943
Pocket Guide to Germany 1944
Pocket Guide to Italian Cities 1944
Pocket Guide to the Cities of Norway 1944
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FM 22- INFANTRY DRILL REGULATIONS
FM 22-5 Infantry Drill Regulations
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FM 23- BASIC WEAPONS
FM 23-5 M1 US Rifle Calibre .30 M1 (Garand)
FM 23-6 U.S. Rifle, Calibre .30, M1917 (Enfield)
FM 23-7 M1 Carbine
FM 23-10 U.S. Rifle, Calibre .30 M1903 (1940)
FM 23-15 Browning Automatic Rifle Calibre .30, M1918A2 with bipod
FM 23-20 Browning Automatic Rifle Calibre .30, M1918A2 without bipod
FM 23-25 Bayonet
FM 23-30 Hand & Rifle Grenade, Rocket, AT HE, 2.36
FM 23-35 M1911 Pistol
FM 23-45 Browning Machine Gun, Calibre .30, HB, M1919A4. Ground (1940)
FM 23-75 37-mm Gun, M1916 (1942)
FM 23-80 37 MM Gun Tank M5 Mounted in Tanks (1941)
FM 23-81 37 MM Gun Tank M6 Mounted in Tanks (1942)
FM 23-95 75 MM Tank Gun M2 Mounted in Medium Tank M3 (1942)
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FM 24- COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
FM 24-5 Signal Communication
FM 24-6 Radio Procedure
FM 24-18 Radio Communication
FM 24-20 Field Wire Systems
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FM 25- TRANSPORTATION
FM 25-5 Animal Transport
FM 25-6 Dog Team Transportation
FM 25-7 Pack Transportation
FM 25-10 Motor Transport
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FM 26- INTERIOR GUARD DUTY
FM 26-5 Interior Guard Duty
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FM 27-
FM 27-5 Military Government and Civil Affairs
FM 27-10 Rules of Land Warfare
FM 27-15 Military Law, Domestic Disturbances
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FM 28 - WELFARE, RECREATION & MORALE
FM 28-5 The Band
FM 28-105 Special Service Company
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FM 29- REGULATING STATIONS AND BASE DEPOT
FM 29-5 Basic Field Manual Military Police
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FM 30- INTELLIGENCE
FM 30-26 Regulations for Correspondents
FM 30-27 Regulations for Civilian Operations Analysts
FM 30-30 Intelligence Identify US Aircraft
FM 30-34 Intelligence Identify Russian Air
FM 30-35 Intelligence Identify German Aircraft
FM 30-38 Intelligence Identify Japan Air
FM 30-39 Intelligence Identify Italian Air
FM 30-40 Recognition Pictorial Manual on Armoured Vehicles
FM 30-41 Intelligence Identify British Vehicles
FM 30-42 Identification Armoured Vehicles German Japanese Russian and Italian (1942)
FM 30-50 Intelligence Identify US Naval
FM 30-51 Identification of British Naval Ships (1941)
FM 30-53 Identification of French Naval Vessels (1942)
FM 30-55 Identification of German Ships
FM 30-58 Intelligence Identify Jap Naval
TM 30-215 Counter Intelligence Corps 1943
TM 30-340 Tagalog Language Guide 1944
TM 30-410 Handbook British Army with Supplements on Royal Air Force and Civilian Defence Organizations 1942
TM 30-506 German Military Dictionary 1944
TM 30-601 Portuguese Phrase Book 1943
TM 30-606 German Phrase Book 1943
TM 30-607 Dutch Phrase Book 1943
TM E 30-451 Handbook on German Military Forces 1943
Enemy Airborne Forces
German Tactical Doctrine
Handbook On German Army Identification
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FM 31- OPERATIONS
FM 31-10 Coast Defence
FM 31-15 Operations in Snow and Extreme Cold
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FM 35- Woman's Army Corps
FM 35-20 Physical Training
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FM 44- ANTI-AIR
FM 44-2 Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons
FM 44-4 Employment of Antiaircraft Artillery Guns
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FM 70- MOUNTAIN AND WINTER OPERATIONS
FM 70-10 Mountain Operations
FM 70-15 Operations in Snow and Extreme Cold
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FM 72- JUNGLE OPERATIONS]
FM 72-20 Jungle Warfare
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FM 100- FIELD SERVICE REGULATIONS
FM 100-5 Field Service Regulations Operations
FM 100-20 Command and Employment of Air Power
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FM 101- STAFF OFFICER'S
FM 101-5 The Staff and Combat Orders
FM 101-10 Organisation, Technical and Logistical Data
FM 101-15 Traffic Circulation and Control
FM-E 101-10 Enemy Forces, Organization, Technical, and Logistical Data
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FM 105- UMPIRE FIELD MANUALS
FM 105-5 Umpire Manual
Below are a few manuals that link to the PDF files that I found online on other websites:
