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U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook Paperback – August 7, 2013

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New 1969 Reprint ,Dept. of the Army Technical Manual,251 pgs. no isbn. Fast Shipping....FIRST CLASS MAIL
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  1. Print length
    244 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Important Books
  4. Publication date
    August 7, 2013
  5. Dimensions
    7.44 x 0.51 x 9.69 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    8087830768
  7. ISBN-13
    978-8087830765
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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Important Books (August 7, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 244 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8087830768
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8087830765
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.44 x 0.51 x 9.69 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Department of The Army

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The Department of the Army (DA) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Army is the Federal Government agency within which the United States Army is organized, and it is led by the Secretary of the Army who has statutory authority (10 U.S.C. § 3013) to conduct its affairs and to prescribe regulations for its government, subject to the limits of the law, and the directions of the Secretary of Defense and the President.

El Departamento del Ejército, en inglés Department of the Army (DA), es uno de los tres departamentos militares dentro del Departamento de Defensa de los Estados Unidos de América. El DA es la agencia del gobierno federal dentro del cual se organiza el Ejército de los Estados Unidos, y que está dirigido por el Secretario del Ejército que tiene autoridad legal (10 U.S.C. § 3013) para llevar a cabo sus operaciones y redactar un reglamento para su gobierno, de acuerdo a los límites de la ley, las directrices de la Secretaría de la Defensa y el propio Presidente de la Nación.

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Customers find the book has good information, with legible content. They find it insightful and interesting.

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Customers are unhappy with the missing pages in the book. They mention that pages 16 and 18 are back-to-back, and page 17 was intentionally omitted.

"Book is dated, numerous pages missing ( pages 17, 58, 59, 60, 81, 91, 94, 101, 102, 103, & 143 ) cannot really follow procedures due to missing..." Read more

"...out but in one instance pages 16&18 are back to back, page 17 was intentionally omitted...." Read more

"The book is missing pages and is printed larger than normally printed Army Manuals, making it awkward to store with other books and the quality of..." Read more

"Book has several missing pages pg 17, 81, 91, 94, 100-103 also it evident that this reprint was rushed or done half hearted good book to have just..." Read more

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  • Michael H. Howell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Ford 8N manual
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2014
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    I tried doing a lot of stuff to my 1948 8 N with the tractor manual and it in no way has as much information and pictures as this supposed restoration manual. I promise if you own an N series tractor you will defiantly want this book on the work bench.
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  • J. B. Conway
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected
    Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2014
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    This book is much more about explosives than anything else. I expected to learn more of projectiles, the definition of munitions in my head was obviously skewed . The book assumes a working knowledge of explosives. As a person who thirsts for knowledge of all kinds of things, one who is in constant want to be acknowledged as a polymath, I gladly accept this book into my collection of texts.
    I of course will never be trying any of these projects myself as I value my life, not to mention the current state of hysteria created by our media, the government, and problems across the world. I do not doubt that in purchasing this volume my name has went down on some list (you know what I mean).

    Cons: poorly printed, on frail material
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  • Roland
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2015
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    Not exactly what I was expecting, but have given it to a collector friend
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  • Homer the fox
    2.0 out of 5 stars My mistake.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2015
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    I thought that since it was from 1969 that it would have interesting historical information pertaining to the Vietnam War, but it turns out to be a book of cartoonish looking drawings and descriptions of contraptions that a grunt in a tough spot or a downed pilot would never be able to assemble, because the necessary tools would all be back at base camp. How to make a wooden shotgun is almost funny it's so stupid. Some of the drawings look like coloring book drawings. Anyway, my mistake for ordering it. I thought it would have historical instances of genuine "improvised" McGuiver-like gizmos, or at least something that a civilian could concoct during a SHTF scenario. Nope, not unless you're military and have access to all the stuff needed to do your improvising. Same thing with the booby trap book. It was a 1965 book and again, I thought I'd see all the dirty little tricks used by the Cong against U.S. troops, and vice versa. Again, it wasn't historically interesting, it was a book for riggers who had access to military equipment. Again, my mistake for ordering, I guess. I'm giving 2 stars just because of the poor quality photocopied book cover and cartoonish drawings. I wouldn't recommend either book to anyone interested in the goings on during the Vietnam War, or anything else military from 1965 to 1969. Sorry.
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  • Samuel
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really cool piece of military history
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2016
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    Neat little coffee table book, really sparks up conversation. Its so old its interesting to see how much things have changed. And side note unless you were trained for espionage during the cold war by the cia dont try anything.
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  • Amazon Customer
    1.0 out of 5 stars Book is dated, numerous pages missing ( pages 17 ...
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2016
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    Book is dated, numerous pages missing ( pages 17, 58, 59, 60, 81, 91, 94, 101, 102, 103, & 143 ) cannot really follow procedures due to missing pages and information
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  • Agency Man
    5.0 out of 5 stars never hurts to have an extra
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2014
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    This is old of course but covers how to build your own when supplies of regular materials are in short supply. Every prepper should have a copy.
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  • Emily Rose
    3.0 out of 5 stars Missing pages
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2015
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    Still a handy book for any doomsday prepper or anarchist to own, but this version is not the origin manual made by the army. This version while it includes the extra instructions released in later additions to the original book, this one is missing strategic pages. This was not like pages fell out but in one instance pages 16&18 are back to back, page 17 was intentionally omitted. The list of omitted pages are 17, 58, 59, 60, 81, 91, 94, 101, 102, 103, &143
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  • Steve Jobin
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2014
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  • Jason Voorhees
    1.0 out of 5 stars Really bad product
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2014
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    Pages missing and bad printing don't waste your money I first noticed page 17 was missing and then I turned a few more pages and there were more missing pages.
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