Dated March 1986 (still current as of 2020)

 

This handbook is an aid for soldiers in cold climates.  To develop successful cold-weather field techniques, application training and operational experience are necessary.

 

Military history of operations in northern areas shows that man's success or failure is measured by his regard for the dominant characteristics of a cold-weather environment. For a soldier to become a cold-weather expert, he must learn the techniques and rules needed to fight and live in a cold-weather climate.

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO COLD-WEATHER OPERATIONS

 

 

CHAPTER 2. PERSONAL CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT

 

 

CHAPTER 3. TENTS AND HEATING EQUIPMENT

 

CHAPTER 4. SMALL ARMS AND AMMUNITION

 

 

CHAPTER 5. RATIONS AND DIET

 

 

CHAPTER 6. HYGIENE AND FIRST AID

 

 

CHAPTER 7. BIVOUAC ROUTINE

 

CHAPTER 8. INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT

 

CHAPTER 9. LAND NAVIGATION

 

CHAPTER 10.  SURVIVAL

 

APPENDIX A.  WIND CHILL

 

APPENDIX B. APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENT CONVERSION FACTORS

 

APPENDIX C. VISUAL EMERGENCY SIGNALS

 

 

 

This book is a "mini" (7 1/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide) size - A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading.

 

The covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.

Coil binding is used allowing for easy page flipping with jamming.

(We also have this book in "BIG" size (the size of a regular sheet of paper) on this website).