Contains a U.S. War Department technical bulletin on map and aerial photography reading, plus two 1943 lesson plans from the Field Artillery School's Department of Motor Transport.

Elementary map and aerial photography reading --Conventional signs -- Scales -- (revised). Base direction -- (revised). Declination diagrams -- (revised. Azimuth -- (revised). General -- (added). Thrust line -- (revised). Military grid -- (added). Grid systems -- (added). Map template, M1 and M2 -- (added). Geographic coordinates -- (added). JAN grid -- Orientation (revised) -- Compass -- General -- (revised). Oblique -- Identifying terrain features -- Field expedients -- Battalion pioneer party equipment -- Knots and hitches -- Overturned vehicle -- Use of the A-frame -- Capstan, truck 2 1/2-ton, 6x6 -- Capstan, truck 1/4-ton, 4x4 -- Winch truck and separate anchor -- Anchored winch truck -- Pole anchor -- Deadman -- Cleaning winch cable -- Truck, 1/4-ton, (4x4) tandem hitch -- Electrical interference and suppression -- General -- Ignition noises -- Generator noises -- Body noises -- Method of locating source of noises (motor should be run at different speeds for all ignition noise checks) -- Remedies -- Complete suppression and filtering.