Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Koehler's West Point Manual of Disciplinary Physical Training
This manual is based upon the experience gathered in this work at the United States Mili tary Academy during a period extending over more than a generation, and upon the direct personal application of the results of this experience to approximately men in our new Army, of whom were aspirants for commissions. In general, the manual is a revision of Special Regulations, No. 23, Field Training of the Soldier, a syllabus prepared by the author, and published by the War Department, -by the direction of the Secretary of War, making it mandatory upon all to carry out this work in the service in accordance with these special regulations. The reason for its publication at the present time is to meet the frequent demands made by those, in and out of the service, who having had a practical personal experience with this method, and who, realizing the present importance of physical training to our people in general, were kind enough to urge its publication in order that this method and any merits it may possess might become as acces sible and wide-spread as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
