Vintage West Point USMA Small Unit Tactics I & II Manuals Lot - Class of 1980 For Sale

Original USMA Cadet Small Unit Tactics I & II Multi-Binder Collection (1976–1980)

Up for sale is a substantial, multi-binder collection of core tactical instructional texts and reference manuals internally printed at the United States Military Academy at West Point, spanning the years 1976–1980. These materials come directly from the private collection of the original owner, a graduate of the historic USMA Class of 1980—the first graduating class to include women.

This lot is highly desirable for military historians because it contains a progression of the academy's core tactical doctrine, featuring both Small Unit Tactics I and Small Unit Tactics II. The texts are housed in original, vintage, academy-issued heavy brown pressboard prong binders.

Included Items in this Multi-Binder Lot:

• Binder 1 (Brown Pressboard Binder - Systems & Tactics II). Features a cadet name tag on the front cover.:

- USMA MS 300 Army Systems Management Course Text (approx. 1976-1980):

Issued by the Department of Military Instruction. The cadet's name is written inside the front cover, and extensive authentic student underlining and handwritten notes from active classroom study.

- USMA MS 300 Army Systems Management - Reference Data Book (approx. 1976-1980):

Issued by the Department of Military Instruction. Clean pages.

- USMA MS 202 Small Unit Tactics II Textbook (1977-1978):

Issued by the Department of Military Instruction - Department of Tactics. Clean pages.

• Binder 2 (Brown Pressboard Binder - Tactical Heritage & Tactics I). Features the handwritten title "Military Science" on the cover.:

- USMA MS 101 Military Science I: Military Heritage Subcourse, Supplemental Reading (1976-1977): Issued by the Office of Military Instruction - Department of Tactics. Clean pages.

- USMA Small Unit Tactics I Course Textbook (approx. 1976-1980):

Issued by the Office of Military Instruction - Department of Tactics. Clean pages.

- USMA Small Unit Tactics I Reading Text (approx. 1976-1980):

Issued by the Office of Military Instruction - Department of Tactics. Clean pages.

While the second binder in this set does not carry physical cadet name stamps, it is an identical part of the same original graduate's barracks collection. Finding a unified set of Cold War-era tactical leadership books preserved together like this is incredibly rare. Perfect for serious manual collectors and military tactical doctrine enthusiasts.

Condition:

Good / Vintage Cadet Used

Disclaimers:

These are original paper-bound items and academy-issued heavy pressboard prong binders from a late-1970s military training environment. Expect typical spine wear, localized edge creasing, and aging to the covers. Binder 1 has damage to the inside cover due to tape removal. Binder 1 contains extensive authentic pencil/pen notations and underlining from original cadet study (see photos for examples of typical cadet markings and condition); Binder 2 manuals are crisp and remarkably clean. Sold as-is as a complete multi-binder historical lot.