Modern combat is chaotic intense and shockingly destructive. A soldier will experience confusing and often terrifying sights sounds smells and dangersampmdashand he must learn to survive and win despite them. This field manual containing the essential combat skills the U.S. Army teaches its soldiers is the Armyamprsquos most recent edition which has been completely updated for Lyons Press by the soldier who wrote the manual for the army Sergeant First Class Matt Larsen. Distributed to all soldiers this is the musthave guide for those who want to know how U.S. Army soldiers are trained to prepare forand perform duringcombat. It includes photos illustrations and diagrams throughout depicting weaponry combat maneuvers warrior drills survival techniques fighting positions camouflage and basic field medicine.