Weapons #8: Grenades, Vol. 2

Close Combat Weapons (War Department Doc. No. 636)
U.S. Army War College manual (from a French translation of a German official document of January 1, 1917.).  16 pages, illustrated with drawings.

Grenade Training Manual (War Department Doc. No. 734)
1918 manual prepared by the U.S. Army Infantry School of Arms; 101 pages, illustrated with drawings and photographs.

Manual for Hand Bombers and Rifle Grenadiers (A.E.F. Doc. No. 268)
121-page manual prepared by the A.E.F and printed in France by Berger-Levrault in February, 1918.  Contains photographs and drawings.

Manual for Hand Bombers and Rifle Grenadiers (War Department Doc. No. 823)
A later version of A.E.F. Doc. No. 268, featuring additional chapters.  The text was condensed to fit the original material plus the additions onto 95 pages.  Contains photographs and drawings.

Notes on the Use of the Viven-Bessières Rifle Grenade (War Department Doc. No. 709)
Small format booklet on the use of the French Viven-Besseières Rifle Grenade.  War Department Document No. 709, translated from the French edition of April 25, 1916.  12 pages incl. 2 drawings.

 

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