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The manual is an elementary handbook for civilians and recruits explaining physical conditioning, hygiene, and camp routine; progressive instruction in the school of the soldier, squad, and company; fundamentals of fire superiority, security, attack and defense; practical drills in target practice, marches, tent pitching, signals, patrolling, and first aid; guidance on officers' reserve corps and administrative matters such as mail and inoculations. Illustrated and organized into a primary textbook and a technical supplement, it aims to translate technical army manuals into clear, usable procedures for beginners.
1. These exercises are selected from those commonly given by Major H. J. Koehler, United States Army.
2. The line of supports and the line of resistance need not necessarily be the same.
3. Some government publications can be obtained at no cost from the Superintendent of Public Documents, Washington, D. C.