The R.O.T.C. Manual, Infantry: A Textbook for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, First Year Basic, Volumes I and II

Military Service Publishing Company

Published by Military Service Publishing Company,, Harrisburg PA, 1939

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First Edition, with numerous diagrams throughout, blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in yellow, leather thumb-tabs, covers mildly age-faded else a very good, clean copy with attached contemporary training document. 1939 General Orders, No 1. document affixed to book. It is a Headquarters Reserve Officer's Training for Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, Pa 1939 (approx. 16 pages). This authoritative two-volume set, The R.O.T.C. Manual, Infantry, serves as a foundational text for cadets in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps during their first year of basic instruction. Published in 1939 by the Military Service Publishing Company of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the 21st edition reflects the interwar period's emphasis on structured military education and preparedness. The manual encompasses a comprehensive curriculum designed to instill essential military knowledge and skills in aspiring officers. Topics covered include military organization, discipline, courtesies, sanitation, first aid, map reading, interpretation of aerial photographs, interior guard duty, leadership, and both dismounted and mounted drill procedures. The inclusion of detailed illustrations and diagrams enhances the instructional value, providing visual reinforcement of complex concepts.

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Title: The R.O.T.C. Manual, Infantry: A Textbook for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, First Year Basic, Volumes I and II
Publisher: Military Service Publishing Company,, Harrisburg PA
Publication Date: 1939
Binding: Hardcover/Hardback
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good

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