Bridged Books Group: 38 books

Anonymous US military personnel contributed to this work, it is unfortunate that we cannot cite them individually. The Bridged Books Group is dedicated to preserving an distributing technical and historical works that might otherwise be lost. After all, what good is a dusty archive that...

This is a United States War Department manual that was written to assist Allied Forces with the operation, maintenance, and repair or captured Wehrmacht Volkswagen Kübelwagen vehicles during the occupation. This manual is a "must have" for any VW enthusiast! Material has excellent practical and historical value.

A typical active solar system can be used for radiant heating, domestic hot water, heating swimming pools and countless industrial uses. They often use a rooftop collector to concentrate solar energy, a liquid medium to absorb and transfer heat, and various pumps and simple controllers move the heated...

Modulation is the process of "impressing intelligence into a transmission medium". In simple terms, its how we can send data via wire (Cable TV or Telephone), electromagnetic waves (radio) or light (LASER or fiberoptic systems). This book answers many questions about the science...

Lessons in Introduction to Wave Generation and Wave Shaping Circuits start with basic definitions of waveforms, and go on explain the function and structure of waveform generators and wave shaping circuits, including circuit diagrams. Great tutorial for tutorial for the novice to intermediate...

One of many Non-Resident Training Courses designed to provide technical training to members of the US Navy and Fleet Marine Forces while they are not assigned to training commands.Part of a US Military produced self teaching course that have been abridged and reformated by a U.S Navy Veteran for...

This is a US Army Textbook used to instruct non-engineer troops in the construction and use of various aspects rigging that can be used to move materials and personnel. It includes basics such as knots, fabrication care and use of cable and wire ladders, rope bridges, block and tackle systems, fabrication...

A plain language primer dealing methods of obtaining  with 5 priciple measurements in electrical engineering;  voltage, current, resistance, inductance and capacitance. The book goes on to outline compliance procedures for the Navy's Metrology and Calibration structure. This book...

This is a brief semi-technical introduction to the Mission and Roles of the HMMWV and it's subsystems, originally developed as a non-resident course by the Army Institute for Professional Development. Materials coveres include: Power and Drive Trains; Cooling, Lubrication, Fuel Air and Exhaust,...

RADAR stands for "RAdio Detection And Ranging" and descriped equipment that determines the presence, direction, and distance of objects by using reflected electromagnetic energy. Principles of Radar fundamentals and terminology are described, in simple language, including CW, Pulse,...

A US Army non-resident training course on automotive electronics. It includes a truly excellent selection about structure and function of alternators and generators, rectifiers, and regulators. This is specially formatted for viewing on electronic devices, with high quality illustrations and hyperlink navigation.

A US Navy self paced training course on fundamentals, design, and function of  AC and DC motors and generators. Includes a good explanation of "delta" and "why" multiphase rectifcation... amongst other things! Many high quality illustrations are provided. A great addition to any experimenters bookshelf!

This is an exellent introcution to eletronics theory and components. This Volume begins with fundamentals of AC power and AC power generation, and goes on to explore capacitance, inductance, and the construction and function of transformers, all in simple language with adequate examples for any beginner....

From the Navy Electricity and Electronics Training Series, this is an excellent primer about electronic theory. It goes into great detail about various types of emission tubes, as well as power supply circuit design, operation, and regulation. Includes many high quality illustrations and...