Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States
The Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States or Blue Book is an American army book from the Revolutionary War.  It is about how to teach soldiers to be good soldiers.  Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben wrote the first version in 1777 and 1778 at Valley Forge. George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and other officers in the Continental Army helped.  Von Steuben rewrote the book a year later.