A tan coloured manual titled "Canadian Army training Pamphlet No. 1: A General Instructional Background for the Young Soldier." The cover has a frame around it, inside of which is text. At the top is a box containing "Not To Be Published / the information given in this document is not to be communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the Press or to any person not holding an official position in His Majesty's Service." Below, from top to bottom, the rest of the cover reads "Canadian Army / Training Pamphlet No. 1 / A General Instruction Background for the Young Soldier / 1940 / Ottawa / J. O. Patenaude, I.S.O. / Printer to the king's most excellent majesty / 1940 / 120M-10-40 (7416) / H. W. 70-44-54." There is also a small coat of arms on the cover. The spine and back are both blank. The book is illustrated, it contains 206 pages and the content is divided up into seven parts.