Basic Field Manual, Soldier's Handbook, FM 21-100

viii, 253 pp. CONTENTS: Foreword; General Information: Responsibilities of Group Life; Relationship with Noncommissioned Officers and Officers; Relations with Civilians; Military Obligations; The Articles of War; Post and Station Activities; Military Discipline and Courtesy; Insignia: Arms and Services; Officers and Noncommissioned Officers; Organization; Clothing: Allowances; Care of Clothing; Wearing the Uniform; Arms and Equipment: Responsibility for Care; Nomenclature and Care and Cleaning of U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30 M1; Nomenclature, Care, and Cleaning, and Safety Devices of Automatic Pistol, Caliber . 45 M1911; Safety Precautions; The Gas Mask; Field Equipment; The Infantry Pack; Packing Individual Equipment on Horse; Display of Equipment; School of the Soldier Without Arms (Dismounted): General; Manual of Arms for the Rifle; Loadings and Firings; Carrying the Automatic Rifle; Manual of the Pistol; Squad and Platoon Drill; Interior Guard Duty; Marches, Camps, and Bivouacs; Use of Compasses and Maps; Security and Protection: General; Security of Individuals; Security of Small Units; Military Sanitation and First Aid; The Ration; Pay and Allowances; Last Will and Testament; Appendix: Glossary of Common Military Expressions. Index.