Boxtree, 1995 (Glasgow). Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual is your official guide to the equipment and organisation of the United States Colonial Marine Corps. Packed with diagrams, technical schematics and plans, the manual takes a detailed look at the guns, vehicles and ships of the USCMC, and the men and women who use them. A must-have book for any Aliens fan, the Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual examines the technology of the movie’s futuristic nightmare in every detail.