Military & Intelligence Field Manuals 1793 to 2013 Archive USB Card

Description

Military and Intelligence Manuals: A Historical Overview

Pre-1792

• Military Field Manuals (1792-1899 Collection): This collection begins with materials from 1792, implying earlier military practices that led to the need for codified manuals.

1792-1899: Early American Military Doctrine

• 1792 – 1898: Creation and use of 4,387 pages of military manuals, regulations, textbooks, memoranda, and handbooks.
• Civil War Era (within 1861-1865): Creation and use of 12,441 pages of field manuals printed in the Confederate States for Confederate forces.

1900-1913: Pre-WWI Military Arts

• 1904 – 1910: Creation of 2,461 pages of military manuals, lectures, regulations, textbooks, memoranda, and handbooks, showing the state of United States military arts before World War I.

1913-1919: World War I Era

• 1913 – 1919: Creation of 3,413 pages of World War I era field manuals, textbooks, pamphlets, and bulletins (25 manuals).

1920-1940: Interwar Period and Lead-up to WWII

• 1920 – 1940: Creation of 9,038 pages of military field manuals shedding light on the state of the U.S. military before World War II.
• January 2003: Some material from the 1920-1940 military field manuals collection is officially declassified.

1940s: World War II Era and OSS Operations

• June 1940 – August 1944: “A Selected Who’s Who in Vichy, France” is a document created or relevant to this period by the OSS.
• 1941 – 1945: Creation of 10,440 pages across 57 World War II technical manuals.
• 1944: Creation of “Simple Sabotage Manual” by the OSS (specifically January 17, 1944).
• 1944: Creation of “Field Manual – Strategic Services (Provisional)” by the OSS.
• Undated (within WWII): Creation of “Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Weapons Instructions & Ordnance Catalog” and “Assessment of Men – Selection of Personnel for the Office of Strategic Services.”
• WWII Era (undated but within 1939-1945): Creation of 18,810 pages from 126 World War II military field manuals.
• WWII Era (undated but within 1939-1945): Creation of 2,623 pages of documents and 39 minutes of films concerning Japanese landmines, marine mines, and booby traps, with much attention given to combat on Iwo Jima.
• February 2005: Some material from the World War II technical manuals collection is officially declassified.

1949-1955: Korean War

• 1949 – 1955: Creation of 28,207 pages of Korean War field manuals, technical manuals, and other field doctrine manuals.
• February 2004: Some material from the Korean War field manuals collection is officially declassified.

1953: Early Cold War – CIA Focus on Soviet Military

• 1953: Publication of a 177-page manual titled “CIA Manual of the Soviet Army” by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

1954-1962: Post-Korean War / Early Vietnam Era

• 1954 – 1962: Creation of 25,585 pages across 143 military field and technical manuals.

1960s-1970s: Vietnam War Era and CIA Operations

• August 1960: Publication of “Field Double Agent Guide” by the CIA, marked “KUBARK INTERNAL USE ONLY.”
• March 28, 1962: Publication of a 199-page CIA guide titled “Interrogation Guide: Cuba.”
• 1961 – 1980: Creation of 2,780 pages of reports and manuals for the Department of Defense concerning M-16, M-14, and other rifle groups.
• 1963 – 2013: Creation of 2,345 pages of CIA publications and documents related to “Coercive Interrogation Techniques.”
• 1966: Creation of a US Army training film on the M16 Rifle and other rifle groups.
• 1960 – 1975: Creation of 30,666 pages across 227 Vietnam War era military field manuals.
• Vietnam War Era (undated but within 1960-1975): Creation of 11,695 pages across 70 Vietnam War era flight and aircraft manuals (Air Force, Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and CIA’s Air America).
• 1969-1970: Creation of two CIA manuals (109 pages) for advisors in Armed Propaganda Teams as part of the Chiêu Hồi Program.

Later Declassifications

• 2013: The latest date for documents related to CIA “Coercive Interrogation Techniques” in the collection.
• December 2017: Some material related to CIA “Coercive Interrogation Techniques” from the 1963-2013 collection is declassified.
• October 2018: The CIA manual “Field Double Agent Guide” (published August 1960) is declassified from “Top-Secret.”
• 51 Years after 1962 (c. 2013): The CIA “Interrogation Guide: Cuba” (published March 28, 1962) remains secret for 51 years before likely declassification around 2013.

Cast of Characters

The sources primarily mention organizational entities rather than specific individuals. However, we can infer the roles of the principle people involved in creating and using these documents.

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):Description: The primary foreign intelligence agency of the United States, responsible for collecting, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world.
• Role in Sources: Authored, commissioned, or used numerous manuals and documents, including those on “Coercive Interrogation Techniques,” double agents (KUBARK), interrogation in Cuba, the Soviet Army, and Armed Propaganda Teams in Vietnam. Also operated “Air America” during the Vietnam War.
• CIA Counterintelligence Department (KUDESK):Description: A specific department within the CIA, coded as KUDESK, focused on counterintelligence operations.
• Role in Sources: Conducted the research that formed the basis of the “Field Double Agent Guide” (KUBARK manual).
• Office of Strategic Services (OSS):Description: The intelligence agency of the United United States during World War II, a predecessor to the CIA.
• Role in Sources: Created various field, training, and doctrine handbooks, including the “Simple Sabotage Manual,” “Field Manual – Strategic Services (Provisional),” “Weapons Instructions & Ordnance Catalog,” “A Selected Who’s Who in Vichy, France,” and “Assessment of Men – Selection of Personnel for the Office of Strategic Services.”
• OSS Assessment Staff:Description: A team within the OSS responsible for personnel selection.
• Role in Sources: Authored “Assessment of Men – Selection of Personnel for the Office of Strategic Services.”
• United States Military (General):Description: Encompasses the various branches of the U.S. armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard).
• Role in Sources: Created and used a vast array of field manuals, technical manuals, regulations, textbooks, and training materials spanning from 1792 to 2013, covering every major conflict and period mentioned.
• Confederate States Forces:Description: The military forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
• Role in Sources: Printed and used 12,441 pages of field manuals during the Civil War.
• Department of Defense (DoD):Description: The executive branch department of the U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.
• Role in Sources: Reports and manuals created for the DoD concerning rifle groups (M-16, M-14) during the Vietnam War era.
• US Army:Description: The land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
• Role in Sources: Specifically mentioned as creating a training film on the M16 Rifle in 1966. Its broader involvement is implied in most U.S. military manual collections.
• Japanese Forces (World War II):Description: The armed forces of the Empire of Japan during World War II.
• Role in Sources: The subject of intelligence documents and films concerning their use and detection of landmines, marine mines, and booby traps during World War II, particularly in combat on Iwo Jima.

Military & Intelligence Field Manuals 1793 to 2013, Technical Manuals, and other Field Doctrine Manuals Archive USB Card

170,886 pages in 1,060 publications, across 16 collections of military & intelligence field manuals, technical manuals and other field doctrine manuals archive USB card.

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The Collections Include:

CIA Field Manuals

CIA Torture, Interrogation, “Coercive Techniques” Manuals & Related Documents – 2,345 pages of publications and documents related to CIA manuals, guidance and guidance received by the CIA covering “Coercive Interrogation Techniques,” dating from 1963 to 2013. Some material in this collection was not declassified until December 2017.

CIA Field Double Agent Manual – A Top-Secret until October 2018 manual published by the CIA in August 1960 titled, Field Double Agent Guide, and marked on every page, “KUBARK INTERNAL USE ONLY.” KUBARK was the CIA code name for the CIA. The manual is based on research by KUDESK (KUDESK was the CIA’s code name for the CIA Counterintelligence Department).

CIA Interrogation Guide: Cuba – A March 28, 1962, 199-page CIA guide titled, “Interrogation Guide: Cuba,” which remained secret for 51 years.

CIA Manual of the Soviet Army (1953) – A 177-page, 1953 manual covering the Soviet Army produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The purpose of this manual was to give a survey of the leadership, organization, and combat strength of the Soviet Army.

Vietnam War: Armed Propaganda Teams CIA Handbooks – 109 pages of two CIA manuals produced in 1969-1970 for advisors in Armed Propaganda Teams part of the Chiêu Hồi Program.

Field Manuals 1792-1899

Military Field Manuals 1792-1899 – 4,387 pages of military manuals, regulations, textbooks, memoranda, and handbooks dating from 1792 to 1898

Civil War Confederate Field Manuals 

Civil War: Confederate Field Manuals – 12,441 pages of field manuals printed in the Confederate States and used during the Civil War by Confederate forces.

Field Manuals 1900-1913

Military Field Manuals 1900-1913 – 2,461 pages of military manuals, lectures, regulations, textbooks, memoranda, and handbooks dating from 1904 to 1910. These publications show the state of United States military arts heading into the years of World War I.

World War I Field Manuals

World War I Field Manuals – 3,413 pages of World War I era field manuals, textbooks, pamphlets, and bulletins. The 25 manuals date from 1913 to 1919.

Field Manuals 1920-1940

Military Field Manuals 1920-1940 – 9,038 pages of military field manuals, dating from 1920 to 1940. Some of the material was not officially declassified until January of 2003. These field manuals shed light on the state of the U.S. military in the days leading up to its involvement in World War II.

 OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Manuals

OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Field, Training, & Doctrine Handbooks, Treatments and Manuals – OSS Field, Training, & Doctrine Manuals 2,153 pages in 29 OSS publications. Highlights include Simple Sabotage Manual 1944-01-17 Field Manual – Strategic Services (Provisional) (1944), Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Weapons Instructions & Ordnance Catalog, A Selected Who’s Who in Vichy, France, June 1940-August 1944 (1994) and Assessment of Men – Selection of Personnel for the Office of Strategic Services written by the OSS Assessment Staff.

World War II Field Manuals

World War II: Military Field Manuals – 18,810 pages from 126 World War II military field manuals.

World War II Japanese Landmines, Marine Mines and Bobby Traps Documents and Films

World War II: Japanese Landmines, Marine Mines and Bobby Traps Documents and Films – 2,623 pages in 32 documents and 39 minutes of films concerning Japanese use and detection of Japanese landmines, marine mines, and bobby traps during World War II. Documents concern intelligence on Japanese usage of the ordinances, the engineering of the methods to mitigate the weapons. Much attention is given to combat on Iowa Jima.

World War II Technical Manuals

World War II Technical Manuals – 10,440 pages of World War II technical manuals. The 57 technical manuals date from 1941 to 1945. Some of the material was not officially declassified until February of 2005.

Korean War Field Manuals

Korean War Field Manuals, Technical Manuals and Other Field Doctrine Manuals – 28,207 pages of Korean War field manuals. The manuals date from 1949 to 1955. Some of the material was not officially declassified until February of 2004.

Field Manuals 1954-1962

Military Field & Technical Manuals 1954-1962 – 25,585 pages of military field manuals. The 143 manuals date from 1954 to 1962.

Vietnam War Field Manuals

Vietnam War Field Manuals – 30,666 pages of Vietnam War era military field manuals. The 227 Field Manuals date from 1960 to 1975.

Vietnam War Flight Manuals

Vietnam War: Flight Manuals: Air Force, Navy, Army, Coast Guard, and CIA’s Air America – 11,695 pages, the contents of 70 Vietnam War era flight and aircraft manuals. The manuals cover aircraft operation, flight procedures, training, air combat maneuvering, and maintenance.

Vietnam War M16

Vietnam War: M-16 M-14 and Other Rifle Groups: Department of Defense Reports, Field Manuals, and Training Film – 2,780 pages of reports and manuals by, and created for the Department of Defense, dating from 1961 to 1980 and one 1966 US Army training film on the M16 Rifle and other rifle groups.