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- Steam and Hot-Water Heating Plants: Inspection and Preventive Maintenance Service
- "This Technical Manual is a guide to first and second echelon maintenance services of domestic type steam and hot-water boilers and heating systems." Discusses methods of training personnel, operation and preventive maintenance, procedures for placing equipment in service and for taking it temporarily out of service, and inspections.
- Space heaters : repairs and utilities.
- "This Technical Manual provides information on construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of Army space heaters used in the zone of interior."
- Water heaters : inspection and preventive maintenance service.
- "This technical manual is a guide to first and second echelon maintenance of domestic hot-water supply systems." Discusses methods of training maintenance personnel, preventive maintenance for users, and inspections.
- Pneumatic ponton bridge M3
- Discusses the purpose and usage of the pneumatic pontoon bridge M3 by infantry in the field. Covers construction, deployment, and maintenance.
- Railway shop battalion.
- "This manual explains the organization and operation of railway shop battalion for employment on a standard military railway. Its purpose is to assist railway shop battalion officers in the training and operation of their units, and to guide command and staff officers charged with the employment of railway shop battalions."
- Inspections and preventive maintenance services for buildings and structures, grounds, roads and pavements, railroads
- "This Technical Manual provides information to help the post engineer formulate and carry out a preventative maintenance program for buildings, structures, roads, runways, railroads, grounds, pest control, and related phases of real property maintenance."
- Packing and crating: repairs and utilities.
- Instructions for packing military supplies, as well as household goods and personal effects. Topics covered include corrosion prevention and materials used for packaging and shipping.
- Concrete and masonry : repairs and utilities.
- "This Technical Manual describes materials, equipment, and methods used in new concrete and masonry work at Army posts. It also covers repair and maintenance of existing concrete and masonry."
- Roofing : repairs and utilities
- "This technical manual discusses the principal causes of failures of roofs on Army Buildings, outlines methods of repairing and renovating roofs and flashings, and describes reroofing."
- Plumbing : repairs and utilities
- "This manual prescribes materials and methods used to operate, maintain, and repair plumbing systems in Army buildings. Installation details covering alterations and additions to existing facilities are also discussed."
- Inspection and Preventive Maintenance Services for Kitchen Equipment.
- "This Technical Manual describes the inspections and services necessary to maintain the efficiency and prolong the life of kitchen equipment."
- Ranges, Bake Ovens and Burners for Other Mess Equipment: Inspections and Preventive Maintenance Services
- "This technical manual describes operation, first and second echelon inspections and preventative maintenance services, and technical inspections of ranges, bake ovens, and burners for mess equipment."
- Cardiograph, portable.
- A guide to the operation and maintenance of the portable electrocardiograph.
- Gasoline stoves and burners
- Provides instructions for the operation and maintenance of gasoline stoves and burners used as sources of heat in medical equipment, such as sterilizers, autoclaves, incubators, and a distilling apparatus. Contains descriptions of the major units and their functions.
- Cavalry reconnaissance troop, mechanized.
- "The scope of the manual includes discussion and illustration of organization, equipment, training, and methods of employment of the mechanized cavalry reconnaissance troop and its components, designed to simplify and speed training and to facilitate understanding of basic doctrine."
- Physiological aspects of flying.
- "The purpose of this manual is to endeavor to explain in everyday terms the various physical and physiological problems that arise during flying, and to give in detail the latest knowledge of proved solutions to these problems." (--Page 2.)
- Vocational teaching.
- "This manual is designed to help officers in the armed forces, enlisted men, or civilian instructors who are to teach for the first time." Discusses student characteristics, various aspects of teaching, and testing.
- Construction of weather maps, charts and diagrams
- "This supplement outlines in detail the methods for plotting of observation data, for entry of analysis, and for preparation of supplementary maps, charts, and diagrams for all Army Air Forces weather stations."
- Airplane structures.
- Describes structural details of service airplanes used by the Army Air Corps, sufficient for personnel to perform inspection and maintenance of their equipment.
- Aircraft mechanics tools.
- A manual for the beginning airplane mechanic. Discusses the proper use and care of tools.
- Aircraft radio shop practice.
- Discusses maintenance and repair of the component parts of aircraft radio equipment, and the correct use of tools.
- Maintenance policies, publications, and forms.
- Designed to familiarize Army Air Forces personnel with publications, forms, and policies, in order to ensure efficient aircraft maintenance and standardized practices.
- Welcome to the cherry blossoms.
- A brochure describing the history and locations of cherry trees in Washington, D.C.
- The cherry blossoms, Washington DC
- A brochure and map describing the history and locations of Japanese cherry trees in Washington, D.C.
- Serological water baths : items 4479008 and 4480008.
- A guide to the operation of standard gable type water baths suitable for Wassermann or serological inactivation work.
- Rethinking the Role of Nuclear Weapons.
- Discusses the changing role of nuclear weapons in the post-Cold-War era in the United States.
- Dairying in the South.
- A guide to dairy farming for new farmers in the South, for the purpose of improving the quality of their products.
- Good pastures.
- A guide to improving pastures for the purpose of increasing production during wartime.
- Seeding summer ranges in eastern Oregon and Washington
- Describes the benefits and methods of range seeding, and provides a guide to seeding for various range types.
- Scouting, patrolling, and sniping.
- Discusses the relationship between Army scouts and their commanders, and the implementation of successful combat plans. Also discusses the role of snipers in disrupting the enemy's operations.
- Engineer field manual : engineer troops.
- "This manual is designed to serve as a general reference on engineer organization. It covers the mission, classification, organization, equipment, armament, and training of engineer units."
- Aircraft woodwork.
- Discusses woodworking in aircraft manufacturing in general, and in detail the characteristics of wood, the glue and hardware necessary, hand tools and machines, as well as repair of the aircraft.
- Airplane inspection guide.
- "The purpose of this manual is to furnish to mechanics, inspectors, and other personnel, ..., the necessary information relative to the inspection of airplanes, airplane engines, and auxiliary equipment."
- Harmonization of aircraft fixed guns and sights.
- A handbook for aircraft armorers, describing the fundamentals of using aircraft gun sights.
- Criminal investigation.
- Describes procedures for criminal investigations conducted by military police during wartime. Discusses the purposes and functions of the Security Intelligence Corps (SIC).
- Cavalry drill regulations, mechanized.
- Prescribes drills for general use by any type of mechanized cavalry unit. Also provides instructions for conducting ceremonies and inspections.
- Cotton ginning.
- Describes the the mechanical process of cotton ginning, using a saw gin.
- Inoculation of legumes and nonlegumes with nitrogen-fixing and other bacteria.
- Describes methods of artificial inoculation of legumes with beneficial bacteria for the purpose of improving root development.
- Army ground forces light aviation.
- "This manual is a guide for the military personnel of Army Ground Forces units who are concerned with organic light aviation. It describes the training, tactical employment, administration, maintenance, and supply of Army Ground Forces light aviation" (p. 1). The index begins on page 171.
- Airship aerodynamics.
- "This manual is designed as a text for the instruction of airship student pilots .... to give the knowledge of aerodynamics essential to the operation of [lighter than air aircraft]."(Page 2.)
- Aircraft induction, fuel and oil systems.
- Describes aircraft engine systems, fuels, and lubricants.
- Tactical employment : tank destroyer unit.
- "This manual is a guide to the tactical employment of tank destroyer units both self-propelled and towed." (Page 1.)
- Tactics and technique of division artillery and higher artillery echelons.
- Describes the mission, organization, and principles of employment of the field artillery unit.
- Transportation of the sick and wounded.
- This guide is "published for the information and guidance of all concerned" (p. ii) about the proper protocol of transporting sick and wounded war victims. According to the Foreward, "It includes a description of the common methods and means of transporting patients on land, sea, and in the air, and is appropriately illustrated" (p. iii); the descriptions include manual, motor ambulance, rail, water, and air transportation.
- Engineer soldier's handbook.
- Describes the tools and tasks of the engineer soldier. Includes a proficiency test for soldiers in training.
- Advanced map and aerial photograph reading.
- "The purpose of this manual is to provide a text on advanced map and aerial photograph reading for military personnel who throughly understand the basic material in FM 21-25." (Page 1.)
- Sewing machines: cleaning and adjusting.
- A guide to cleaning and oiling an electric or treadle sewing machine. The guide also includes information on operating, adjusting, and troubleshooting the machine. The table of contents is located at the end of the guide, beginning on page 24.
- Fiscal years of state and local governments.
- Discusses variations in the fiscal reporting periods used by state and local governments. Contains tables describing the fiscal year endings of various types of governments in the United States.
- Clinical anatomy of the European hamster, Cricetus cricetus, L.
- This handbook outlines the external and internal anatomy of the European hamster, including "clinically relevant systems such as the respiratory system" (p. iii). It also includes a diagram of the normal distribution of hamsters throughout Germany. The index begins on page 211.
- Taming runaway waters
- Describes the damage caused and the economic impact of floods and fast-moving water. Discusses the role of soil and water management programs in flood control.