TempV Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Are there any open sources in the web containing British Army field manuals like US FMs? I'm especially interested in organization, tactics and equipment. There are plenty sources with US Army and USMC FM's but I couldn't find any British ones. Your help will be appreciated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'm afraid the Brits (and most other armies - the US being the exception) tend to keep such publications in limited circulation and ideally not in the public's hands. Remember it was not so long ago that people from your part of the world made pretty desperate attempts to source those same types of documents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceMultiplier Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I can't find anything like our FM manuals. I do recommend getting "The British Army a pocket guide 2008-2009". It doesn't have any tactics but it does have their entire structure, ranks, equipment etc... explained in one organized place (rather than seaching a dozen sites on the internet). The org char on wikipedia displays it all nicely. Reading "3 PARA" has been a helpful glimpse into their tactics and it's a great read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waycool Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 As an aside this Canadian manual source has quite an extensive range online. http://armyapp.dnd.ca/ael/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TempV Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Thank you for advices 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocal Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I'm afraid the Brits (and most other armies - the US being the exception) tend to keep such publications in limited circulation and ideally not in the public's hands. Remember it was not so long ago that people from your part of the world made pretty desperate attempts to source those same types of documents. "All of you think that you know war because you have read Jomini. But if war could be learned from his book, would I have allowed it to be published?" Napoleon 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 "All of you think that you know war because you have read Jomini. But if war could be learned from his book, would I have allowed it to be published?" Napoleon Sure but he’s an easier read the Clauswitz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tagge Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 "All of you think that you know war because you have read Jomini. But if war could be learned from his book, would I have allowed it to be published?" Napoleon There´s also an illustrated version of The Art Of War by Sun Tzu... http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Illustrated-Art-of-War/Sun-Tzu/e/9780195189995 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondbrooks Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 "All of you think that you know war because you have read Jomini. But if war could be learned from his book, would I have allowed it to be published?" Napoleon True. I find it hard to believe that some field manuals would have any so vital info which one wouldn't know. For example our officers back in cold war times did study in academies of both sides. Soviets infact "demanded" that us to sent few officers into Frunce for a year. One even published book about what he learned and experienced while studying in Frunze. At same time other officers visited NATO academies also. One one didn't seem to be bothered by that fact that information might have leaked a bit to other camp... Well in West Point (if i recall correctly) they weren't allowed to participate on lessons conserning nuclear weapons. Soviets strickly denied that they would use such thing... atleast before NATO. Ofcourse teaching might have been alerted to be more wrong than right. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibsonm Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 True. I find it hard to believe that some field manuals would have any so vital info which one wouldn't know. Well it doesn't matter what is in them, its the words "RESTRICTED" in nice big letters at the top and bottom of every page and the warning on page one about the fact that sharing the contents will result in some time at "Her Majesty's Pleasure". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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