Manual of Map Reading

Manual of Map Reading
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of Defence
Publisher:
Total Pages: 162
Release: 1973
Genre: History
ISBN:

Includes a chapter on reading air photographs.

Manual of Map Reading and Field Sketching. 1921

Manual of Map Reading and Field Sketching. 1921
Author: Great Britain. War Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 254
Release: 1921
Genre: Maps, Military
ISBN:

Provides instruction in map reading, use of maps, employment of simple field instruments, and making sketches for military purposes. Intended for use of candidates for commissions in regular army, cadets of Royal Military Academy, Royal Military Academy and Royal Air Force Cadet College, and for instruction of officers and non-commissioned officers.

U.S. Army Guide to Map Reading and Navigation

U.S. Army Guide to Map Reading and Navigation
Author: Department of the Army
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2009-07-27
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1602397023

It requires no prior knowledge of these subjects. Sections include map care, comprehension of map symbols, military symbols, grid reference systems, and interpretation of aerial photographs. After the basics are covered, the second half moves to land navigation - varying terrains, elevations, day-night variations. Map and compass work is thoroughly explained. Finally, extreme scenarios - desert, mountain, jungle, arctic, and urban terrains - are all explored.

Map Reading and Land Navigation

Map Reading and Land Navigation
Author: Department of the Army
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-12-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781626543003

The field manual provides a standardized source document for Army-wide reference on map reading and land navigation. It applies to every soldier in the army regardless of service branch, MOS, or rank. This manual also contains both doctrine and training guidance on map reading and land navigation.Part One addresses map reading and Part Two, land navigation. The appendices include an introduction to orienteering and a discussion of several devices that can assist the soldier in land navigation. For soldiers, hunters, climbers, and hikers alike, this is the definitive guide to map reading and navigation.