US Army Field Manuals

This website hosts currently 1540 US Army Field Manuals published between 1947 and 2000, They describe doctrine, tactics, and equipment of the US Army during the Cold War and its aftermath.  

How to access the Field Manuals

To ease navigation, the field manuals have been grouped by series, accessible through the navigation on the left. Please note that some series might have no manuals in them, either because we have not aquired or uploaded yet, or because there are currently no field manuals in the series. All manuals are free of copyright, declassified, and have been released to the public. This site was created for historic and scientific purposes and without any financial interest.

If you have any unclassified field manuals that are missing, we would be grateful for an email and the permission to add these to the collection.

About this website

This Website is part of the Generalstab Library. Other parts of the Library can be accessed by following the links below:

US Army Field Manuals from World War Two 

US Field Manuals defining Military Occupational Specialities (MOS), 1976-1980

US Army Field Manuals since 2000