field manual
Tactical reference book
A field manual is an official military handbook providing instructions and guidance for operations, tactics, equipment, or procedures.
The term extends to any comprehensive practical guide for use in real-world conditions: The startup founder treated that book as her field manual for raising capital.
Field manuals emphasize application over theory—what to do, not why.
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- troop movementRelocation of military personnel
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- guideLeader or instruction book
- mission planningPreparing how to achieve objectives
equipment maintenance · laminated · first aid · combat training · basic training · rules of engagement · compass · survival skills · handbook · edible plants · reconnaissance · map · Marine Corps · animal tracking · water purification · weather forecasting · safety procedures · disaster preparedness
- manualshandbook, instructions, instruction booklet, instruction book, reference
- farm referencesfarmer's almanac, almanac, planting guide, seed catalog, planting calendar
- military trainingdrill instructor, combat drills, drilling, drill weekend, maneuvers
- technical manualsrepair manuals, service manuals, user guide, reference guide, troubleshooting guides
- military engineeringengineers, combat engineer, combat engineers, sappers, sapper
- military manualsFM, survival guide, combat tactics, battle drills, fitness guide
field manualmemoir
Written personal recollection
autobiography · novel · personal essay · poetry · creative writing
field manualpure theory
white paper · academic journal · dissertation · thought experiment · conceptual framework