1962 U.S. Army FM 6-20-2 Field Artillery Techniques Manual

Original Department of the Army Field Manual FM 6-20-2, Field Artillery Techniques, dated January 1962. Government publication records confirm this edition as a 161-page manual issued with binder perforations, and that it was intended to be used with FM 6-20-1, Field Artillery Tactics. The cover is marked to a Major Hill and bears a stamped notice stating that the text was to be returned to the materials distribution branch upon completion of the course and was not to be marked or mutilated. Contents cover artillery organization, command and control, positioning and movement, fire support, target analysis, fire direction, coordination of fire support, Army aviation, and artillery operations under special conditions including amphibious, mountain, jungle, desert, urban and river-crossing operations. The manual also contains attached supplemental/fold-out material. Condition is well used with substantial staining and old water damage to the cover, edge wear and general age wear. The interior is considerably cleaner than the exterior; pages remain readable and are not stuck together. One staple remains and the manual is factory punched for binder use. A well-used but interesting early 1960s Cold War artillery manual with evidence of actual course issue and use.