diff --git a/build/ssfm.pdf b/build/ssfm.pdf new file mode 100644 index 0000000..88389b1 Binary files /dev/null and b/build/ssfm.pdf differ diff --git a/ssfm.tex b/ssfm.tex index 7924836..226d3f5 100644 --- a/ssfm.tex +++ b/ssfm.tex @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ {0pt} % left, i.e., Distance from left margin {-30pt} % before-sep, i.e., Distance \chapter element is moved vertically (neg=up, % pos=down) from its normal position - {20pt} % after-sep, i.e., Distance between chapter name and first paragraph + {50pt} % after-sep, i.e., Distance between chapter name and first paragraph % Change section formatting \titleformat{\section} @@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ % Indent sections of text \usepackage{changepage} +% Control spacing in lists +\usepackage{enumitem} + \author{United States Office of Strategic Services} @@ -155,18 +158,19 @@ Director \chapter*{A Note from the Typesetter} -I originally found this by on Project Gutenberg and was immediately struck by its uniqueness. The United States military has a history of publishing documents that are both interesting and useful—the Army Survival Manual (FM 2-05.70) being perhaps the most well known.\footnote{This document is easily available on the internet.} +I originally found this on Project Gutenberg and was immediately struck by its uniqueness. The United States military has a history of publishing documents that are both interesting and useful—the Army Survival Manual (FM 2-05.70) being perhaps the most well known.\footnote{This document is easily available on the internet.} I was at once struck by how useful some of this information is, and how quaint and outdated other parts of it are. If we are to face another war against fascists (and the probability of that seems to be increasing every week), this document is in need of a comprehensive upgrade. -I decided to convert it to \LaTeX{} for two reasons. +I decided to convert it to \LaTeX{} for three reasons. -\begin{enumerate} +\begin{enumerate}[noitemsep] \item I wanted to gain more experience with typesetting books in \LaTeX{} using the \texttt{book} class, and as a short book, this seemed ideal. \item The original typography was questionable in places, particularly with regard to nested lists. This seems reasonable; the booklet was originally produced during wartime with presumably limited resources. + \item Make it easier to update. \end{enumerate} -In typesetting this as a book, I have not altered the text, but I have introduced some headings and additional formatting to make the nested lists consistent. Chapters 4 and 5 were problematic in many ways, as their structure varies greatly from the first three chapters, and their formatting was often internally inconsistent. +In typesetting this as a book, I have not altered the text, but I have introduced some headings and additional formatting to make the nested lists consistent. Chapters 4 and 5 were problematic in many ways, as their structure varies greatly from the first three chapters, and their formatting was often internally inconsistent. Chapters 1 and 2 were oddly numbered, and those numbers were removed in the Gutenberg version, which makes sense. This project is located at \texttt{https://git.kjodle.net/kjodle/Simple-Sabotage-Field-Manual}, where you can find a scan of the original document for comparison. @@ -199,8 +203,7 @@ individually and without the necessity for active connection with an organized group; and it is carried out in such a way as to involve a minimum danger of injury, detection, and reprisal. -Where destruction is involved, the weapons of the citizen- -saboteur are salt, nails, candles, pebbles, thread, or any other +Where destruction is involved, the weapons of the citizen-saboteur are salt, nails, candles, pebbles, thread, or any other materials he might normally be expected to possess as a householder or as a worker in his particular occupation. His arsenal is the kitchen shelf, the trash pile, his own usual kit of @@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ element,'' is frequently responsible for accidents, delays, and general obstruction even under normal conditions. The potential saboteur should discover what types of faulty decisions and the operations are \textit{normally} found in this kind of -work and should then devise his sabotage so as to enlarge that``margin for error.'' +work and should then devise his sabotage so as to enlarge that ``margin for error.'' \chapter{Possible Effects} @@ -317,7 +320,7 @@ tensions of fear. \begin{adjustwidth}{2em}{0em} -(a) The saboteur may have to reverse his thinking, and he +\hspace{\parindent}(a) The saboteur may have to reverse his thinking, and he should be told this in so many words. Where he formerly thought of keeping his tools sharp, he should now let them grow dull; surfaces that formerly were lubricated now should @@ -530,7 +533,7 @@ relatively large handicap to the enemy. (a) \textit{Fire} Fire can be started wherever there is an accumulation of -inflammable material. Warehouses are obviously the most +inflam\-mable material. Warehouses are obviously the most promising targets but incendiary sabotage need not be confined to them alone. @@ -731,7 +734,7 @@ to be torn down to remove the obstruction. Sawdust or hair may also be used to clog a water cooling system. (2) If very cold water is quickly introduced into the cooling -system of an overheated motor, contraction and considerable +system of an overheated motor, contraction and ~considerable strain on the engine housing will result. If you can repeat the treatment a few times, cracking and serious damage will result. @@ -845,7 +848,9 @@ produce short circuits. (4) ``Accidentally'' bruise the insulation on wire, loosen nuts on connections, make faulty splices and faulty connections in wiring, to waste electric current and reduce the power of -electric motors, the power output or cause short circuiting in +electric motors. + +(5) Damage to commutators can reduce the power output or cause short circuiting in direct-current motors: Loosen or remove commutator holding rings. Sprinkle carbon, graphite, or metal dust on commutators. Put a little grease or oil at the contact points of @@ -904,7 +909,7 @@ electrical parts. \begin{adjustwidth}{2em}{0em} -(g) \textbf{Turbines} +(g) \textit{Turbines} Turbines for the most part are heavily built, stoutly housed, and difficult of access. Their vulnerability to simple @@ -912,7 +917,7 @@ sabotage is very low. \begin{adjustwidth}{2em}{0em} -(1) After inspecting or repairing a hydro turbine, fasten the +\hspace{\parindent}(1) After inspecting or repairing a hydro turbine, fasten the cover insecurely so that it will blow off and flood the plant with water. A loose cover on a steam turbine will cause it to leak and slow down. @@ -1547,9 +1552,9 @@ the film will be obscured by fluttering shadows. \begin{adjustwidth}{2em}{0em} -\hspace{\parindent}(1) Station engineers will find it quite easy to overmodulate +\sloppypar\hspace{\parindent}(1) Station engineers will find it quite easy to overmodulate transmissions of talks by persons giving enemy propaganda or -instructions, so that they will sound as if they were talking +instructions, so that they will sound as if they were talking through a heavy cotton blanket with a mouth full of marbles. (2) In your own apartment building, you can interfere with