Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States. Part I.

by Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

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Bound to style in full calf, spine with raised bands forming five compartments, lettered gilt A key Revolutionary War manual codifying the training and organization of the Continental Army under General George Washington. Written in the winter of 1777-78 and first approved by Congress in March 1779, Baron von Steuben's Regulations quickly dubbed the Blue Book, provided the Continental Army with its first systematic manual of drill, manoeuvre, and camp

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