TY  - BOOK
ED  - USA.
TI  - Domestic disturbances: field manual
T2  - FM 19-15
PY  - 1945///
CY  - Washington, DC
PB  - War Department
KW  - internal conflicts
KW  - USA
KW  - civil-military relations
KW  - armed forces
N1  - Under extreme circumstances, U.S. military force may be turned against American civilians. An unusually explicit 1945 U.S. military field manual (pdf) described tactics for suppressing riots or protests when State and local officials are unable to control the situation.  “Domestic disturbances are manifestations of civil unrest or tension which take the form of demonstrations or rioting. These public demonstrations or riots may reach such proportions that civil authorities cannot maintain law and order by usual methods. Such disturbances may be caused by agitators, racial strife, controversies between employees and employers concerning wages or working conditions, unemployment, lack of housing or food, or other economic or social conditions.”; The manual, which was originally classified “Restricted,” has long been deemed obsolete and has been superseded by other guidance on military support to civil authorities. It was recently digitized by the Combined Arms Research Library at Fort Leavenworth. See “Domestic Disturbances,” Field Manual 19-15, War Department, July 1945
UR  - http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm19-15.pdf
ER  -