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We have a manual from WWII that describes not only tactics, but how to find/speak to the French if you are behind enemy lines... I don't think it's online though...
I've been collecting various military manuals for many years now in .pdf format.
I usually have multiple versions of each manual because sometimes when they do revisions..... the new versions suck. I've often noticed that as they come up with new revisions, sometimes they "dumb down" the manuals. This seems an unfortunate overall trend in book publishing which is a whole other discussion in itself. Occasionally they might make the revised version better, though.
The Joint Services Escape & Evasion manual might also be of interest to persons on this forum. The content, in terms of how one applies it, could have a variety of uses.
The FM 20-3 camouflage manual could also be of multiple uses (e.g. setting up good hides for hunting, concealing caches of supplies if one chooses not to bury them, concealing security devices to protect ones property, or more exotic uses like concealing LP/OP's, or alternatively, being able to spot people or things which others have camouflaged, either by eye or with the aid of sensors), depending one what ones interests and needs are.
And of course the Army survival manuals. Unfortunately, this is one of the areas as I previously mentioned, where I have noticed that the newer revisions are not necessarily the better manuals.
One thing people might not realize - color-blind people were used in the Armed Forces to spot camoflaged equipment and people. My DH is 'pastel-color-blind' - he sees colors, just different ones than what 'normal-sighted' people see. He can spot changes in landscape (trees, grass, leaves displaced) as well as camoflage paint or material like normal folks can see hot pink or chartreuse on a pine tree. So don't trust color to hide your caches; especially not those fancy nets or covers. (most woods-wise people can spot them too.) Camoflage is like building a fence or locking a door - it will keep most people out, but not the truly determined.
We have a manual from WWII that describes not only tactics, but how to find/speak to the French if you are behind enemy lines... I don't think it's online though...
I always wanted to read some books in French, looks like something interesting to look up
I always wanted to read some books in French, looks like something interesting to look up
It actually is a soldier's guide. It tells you how to ask things like "Have you seen any German tanks?" and "Do you have a radio?" (the transmitting kind, not just a receiver) in French. Not a lot of use, unless you happen to crash your plane in Toronto or make a wrong turn at the ID border, but fascinating reading. Hits home about what a soldier's life was like before cell phones, long-distance drone warfare, and the Internet.
Although chocolate may once again become a good barter item...
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Speaking French
