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United States Army Field Manuals: A Resource Guide and Inventory

Series 5: Engineer

The following title links to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.

The inventory below lists Field Manuals (FM) found in Series 5 at the Library of Congress

FM # Title Author Date Page Count
5-1 Engineer Troop Organizations and Operations Dept. of the Army May 1961  302 pages
5-5 Engineer Field Manual Troops and Operations War Dept Jan. 1941 393 pages
5-5 Engineer Troop Units Dept. of the Army May 1954 214 pages
5-5 Manual de Service en Campagne du Genie Organisation des Unites du Genie Ministere de la Guerre Aug. 1944 240 pages
5-6 Engineer Field Manual Operations of Engineer Field Units War Dept Apr. 1943 various pages
5-10 Engineer Field Manual Communications, Construction, and Utilities War Dept Sep. 1940 446 pages
5-10 Manuel de Service en Campagne Corps du Genie Construction des Voies de Communication Ministere de la Guerre May 1945 600 pages
5-15 Engineer Field Manual Field Fortifications War Dept Oct. 1940 296 pages
5-15 Corps of Engineers Field Fortifications War Dept Feb. 1944 267 pages
5-15 Field Fortifications Dept. of the Army Aug. 1949 296 pages
5-15 Field Fortifications Dept. of the Army Feb. 1965 267 pages
5-20 Engineer Field Manual Camouflage War Dept Jun. 1940 52 pages
5-20 Corps of Engineers Camouflage, Basic Principles War Dept Feb. 1944 253 pages
5-20 Camouflage, Basic Principles and Field Camouflage Dept. of the Army Jan. 1959 82 pages
5-20A Corps of Engineers Camouflage of Individuals and Infantry Weapons War Dept Feb. 1944 67 pages
5-20B Corps of Engineers Camouflage of Vehicles War Dept Apr. 1944 57 pages
5-20B Corps du Genie Camouflage des Vehicules Ministere de la Guerre Jul. 1944 57 pages
5-20C Corps of Engineers Camouflage of Bivouacs, Command Posts, Supply Points, and Medical Installations War Dept May 1944 72 pages
5-20C Corps du Genie Camouflage des Bivouacs des Postes de Commandment, des Points de Ravitaillement et des Installations Sanitares Ministere de la Guerre Nov. 1944 69 pages
5-20D Corps of Engineers Camouflage of Field Artillery War Dept Feb. 1944 66 pages
5-20E Corps of Engineers Camouflage of Aircraft on the Ground and Airdromes War Dept Jun. 1944 86 pages
5-20E Corps du Genie Camouflage des Aerodromes et des Avions au Sul Ministere de la Guerre Nov. 1944 86 pages
5-20F Corps du Genie Camouflage L'Artillerie Antiaerienne Ministere de la Guerre Aug. 1944 61 pages
5-20F Corps of Engineers Camouflage of Antiaircraft Artillery War Dept May 1944 61 pages
5-20H Corps of Engineers Camouflage Materials and Manufacturing Techniques War Dept Jul. 1944 180 pages
5-21 Engineer Field Manual Camouflage Painting of Vehicles and Equipment War Dept Oct. 1942 22 pages
5-25 Engineer Field Manual Explosives and Demolitions War Dept Jun. 1940 145 pages
5-25 Engineer Field Manual Explosives and Demolitions War Dept Jan. 1942 143 pages
5-25 Explosives and Demolitions War Dept Sep. 1954 147 pages
5-25 Explosives and Demolitions Dept. of the Army Sep. 1962 241 pages
5-29 Passage of Mass Obstacles Dept. of the Army Sep. 1962 93 pages
5-30 Engineer Field Manual Obstacle Technique War Dept Jun. 1943 250 pages
5-31 Land Mines and Booby traps War Dept Nov. 1943 various pages
5-31 Boobytraps Dept. of the Army Sep. 1965 345 pages
5-31 Mines Terrestres et Pieges Detonants Ministere de la Guerre May 1944 133 pages
5-32 Land Mine Warfare Dept. of the Army May 1949 218 pages
5-34 Engineer Field Data War Dept Aug. 1947 219bpages
5-34 Engineer Field Data Dept. of the Army Jun. 1956 330 pages
5-34 Engineer Field Data Dept. of the Army Jun. 1962 402 pages
5-34 Engineer Field Data Dept. of the Army Dec. 1965 440 pages
5-35 Engineer Field Manual Reference Data War Dept Feb. 1941 369 pages
5-35 Engineers' Reference and Logistical Data Dept. of the Army Sep. 1952 564 pages
5-36 Route Reconnaissance and Classification Dept. of the Army Apr. 1955 264 pages
5-36 Route Reconnaissance and Classification Dept. of the Army May 1965 various pages
5-134 Armored Division Engineer Battalion Dept. of the Army Apr. 1961 170 pages
5-135 Engineer Battalion Armored Mechanized and Infantry Divisions Dept. of the Army Nov. 1961 262 pages
5-142 Nondivisional Engineer Combat Units Dept. of the Army Mar. 1961 142 pages
5-144 Engineer Amphibious Units Dept. of the Army Nov. 1966 various pages
5-162 Engineer Construction Battalion and Group Dept. of the Army Sep. 1954 316 pages
5-188 Engineer Topographic Units Dept. of the Army Apr. 1955 259 pages