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Set US Military US Army Training Handbooks, Field Manuals, & Documents 1956-1977
$ 132
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US Military US Army Training Handbooks, Field Manuals, Documents 1956-1977.This is a massive lot of US Army papers, field guides, and handbooks from the Cold War and Vietnam War Eras.
This lot contains manuals for weapons used during Vietnam, on explosives, US Army Ranger training, map reading, combat tactics, and a whole lot more. Most of the set is from the 60s-early 70s, but there are a few pieces from before and after then.
All the pieces in this set are in perfect readable condition as per my browsing through it all, but there are marks on quite a few pages due to the set's age. The soldier who owned this set previously has limited marking through the various guides and handbooks as well.
These books are full of information on how the US fought in the wars of the era, which can be helpful for people who are interested in Vietnam, the Cold War, Cold War Europe, and history in general. It'd also be of interest to veterans of other wars, as they generally enjoy learning about history.
These set's various books are full of illustrations (mostly black and white, but there may be color ones that I didn't see on my quick inspection of the set). This set also includes 3 maps, one of which is of Austria in Europe. There are other odds and ends in this set as well, including a few coordinate scale protractors, guides, range cards, various single sheet papers from the US Army, and similar effects. Preppers are probably apt to enjoy this collection as well!
Included in this set are the manuals:
MACHINEGUN 7.62-MM, M60 FM 23-67 (October 1964)
RIFLE, 5.56-MM, M16A1 FM 23-9 (March 1970)
EXPLOSIVES AND DEMOLITIONS FM 5-25 (February 1971)
Mine/Countermine Operations at the Company Level FM 20-32 (November 1976)
GUARD DUTY FM 22-6 (September 1971)
RANGER TRAINING AND RANGER OPERATIONS FM 21-50 (January 1962)
THE LAW OF LAND WARFARE FM 27-10 (July 1956)
FIELD FORTIFICATIONS FM 5-15 (June 1972)
FIELD HYGIENE AND SANITATION FM 21-10 (July 1970)
MILITARY MOUNTAINEERING TC 90-6-1 (September 1976)
GENERAL DRAFTING TM 5-581A (October 1972)
SOLDIER'S MANUAL of COMMON TASKS FM 21-2 (August 1977)
BASIC MATHEMATICS ENGINEER SUBCOURSE 120-9 Edition 9 (April 1974)
ENGINEER FIELD DATA FM 5-34 (December 1969)
ENGINEER FIELD DATA FM 5-34 (September 1976)
MILITARY SYMBOLS FM 21-30 (May 1970)
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION PT 7-21-30-202, FY 77 (January 1977)
MAP READING FM 21-26 (January 1969)
TOPOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS FM 21-31 (June 1961)
MAP & ARRIAL PHOTOGRAPH READING MR-3 (August 1973)
THE ORIENTEERING HANDBOOK (1971)
THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MAP READING A Self-Instructional Text MR-2 FY 75 (May 1975)
And finally, there are four additional technical manuals from 1968-1971 that talk about grenades, grenade launchers, 40-MM, M203, W/E, Rifles (5.56MM, M16A1, W/E) (5.56MM M16), Bipod, Rifle, M3 W/Carrying Case, Pistols, Caliber .45, Automatic M1911A1, With holsters, Hip and Shoulder, Machine Gun (7.62-MM, M60, W/E), Mount, Tripod, Machine Gun (7.62-MM, M122)
As you can see, this is an absolutely huge set, it's sure to be enjoyed by military history fans.
Since there are so many things in this set, I can't get pictures of it all (eBay cuts you off after just a few pictures), but the pictures in the listing should be enough to give you a good idea of what you're getting in this awesome set!
if you shop around for Vietnam era manuals, you'll see that single pieces can go for as high as 50 dollars or more, so this 26 piece set of manuals and all the other things that I previously mentioned (maps, paperwork, etc.) are actually a pretty good deal! You'd probably pay more trying to find a set like this elsewhere.
Feel free to contact the seller with questions. This set ships to US only.