In 1991, Coalition forces were active deep inside Iraq, hunting down SCUD missiles and their launchers before they could be fired. In 2011, special forces were responsible for the assassination of the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden. In the intervening 20 years, elite military formati[...]
Special Forces are elite military teams recruited to take on the most dangerous confidential missions. Trained to exacting standards, they are prepared for anything, anytime, anywhere. This book details over 80 specialized tactics that the forces employ to carry out their duties: arming and disarmin[...]
Review of the author's "Encyclopedia of Survival Techniques" (2000): "This could prove to be a mighty handy volume. Recommended." --Library Journal Written by a former member of the British Territorial Army, Special Forces Survival Guide arms readers with the survival techniques used by special for[...]
The invasion was launched to round off Hitler's Balkan Campaign against Crete in May 1941. The Island was important to Britain's control of the Eastern Mediterranean and Churchill was determined that the Island would be held. The British garrison was largely made up of New Zealand and Australian tro[...]
* Essential for anyone who wants to know the difference between a reef knot or complex slip knot, and how to make a simple clove hitch, alpine butterfly knot and many more A simple rope can be a lifesaver in a survival situation. Knowing how to use a rope and make effective knots will help you in a[...]
Bringing together the history and science of tracking, from traditional Native American trackers' skills to the latest high-tech methods A manhunt can involve helicopters, hounds and hundreds of military or police personnel, but it can also turn on the evidence of one broken spider's web. Manhunts [...]
De mest riskfyllda och hemliga militära uppdragen i världen utförs av elitstyrkor. Dessa specialförband genomgår en tuff utbildning och står sedan redo att rycka in närsomhelst och varsomhelst.
Den här boken tar upp mer än 50 av specialförbandens taktiska moment, till exempel undervat[...]
In 1991, Coalition forces were active deep inside Iraq, hunting down SCUD missiles and their launchers before they could be fired. In 2011, special forces were responsible for the assassination of the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden. In the intervening 20 years, elite military formati[...]