A First War Field Service Pocket Book 1914

This book is entitled "FIELD SERVICE POCKET BOOK 1914. (Reprinted with Amendments, 1914).", was "Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office by Harrison and Sons, 45-47, St. Martin's Lane, W.C." in 1916 and was available for purchase at the time for a cost of "One Shilling". The front cover is inscribed with the owner's name "H H FORD" in pencil. It includes nine chapters containing fifty-two sections: Chapter I (War Establishments; System of Command in the Field; General Organization and Functions of the Staff; Distribution of Duties among Administrative Service and Departments; Organization of the Executive on Lines of Communication), Chapter II (Marches and March Discipline; Time and Space; Quarters; Camp Cooking, etc., Sanitation of Camps and Bivouacs; Water Supply), Chapter III (Orders; Intercommunication; Information; Protection; Overseas Operations; Map Reading and Field Sketching), Chapter IV (Field Engineering; Summary of Tools and Explosives, Table of Time; Men and Tools required for certain work; Defence of Localities, etc.; Obstacles; Working Parties and Tasks; Knots, Cordage, Blocks and Tackles; Bridges and Bridging Expedients; Demolitions); Chapter V (Transport; Details of Vehicles and Stores in common use; Convoys; Transport by Rail; Transport by Sea), Chapter VI (Small Arms and Guns; Supply of Ammunition; Rations, Fuel and Forage; Notes on Supplies; Supply Arrangements), Chapter VII (Pay; Clothing; Field Kits; Medical Service; Remount Service; Veterinary Service), Chapter VIII (Office Work and Private Correspondence; Discipline; Courts-Martial; Provost-Marshal and Military Police; International Law), Chapter IX (The Army in India; The Military Forces of the Overseas Dominions, Crown Colonies and Protectorates other than India; Details of Foreign Armies; Weights, Measures and Money (British, Indian and Foreign); Thermometer), along with eight Appendices. It is illustrated through the use of multiple line drawings throughout, including multiple unbound foldout panels throughout (some of which are in colour), plus a list other military books published on the pink pages, available for purchase by Officers, NCOs and Men. It contains 336 pages printed on a thin paper stock (312 on white, 24 on pink, not including the multiple inserts), the inside front cover designed with a pocket for notes, the manual itself with a semi-hardcover in a water-resistant brown linen, with a tab on the front cover that folds over onto the back cover to protect the pages, measuring 105 mm x 162 mm x 20 mm, the block of interior pages having separated from the cover but remaining intact, lightly soiled on the cover on both sides from active use and storage, with the pages inside remaining unaffected. Fine.