The Comet Escape Line: The Inside Story of the Most Successful Escape Line of the Second World War

History

Stilwell, Alexander

Military

The History Press

SAS &amp; Elite Forces Guide to Using Ropes and Knots draws on the skills of the world's
best soldiers to teach you how to use these essential tools in the wilderness. Tried and
tested techniques used by the world's special forces give you field-tested advice on
issues such as: how to take care of ropes, the most useful knots to use in a survival
situation, how to make your own ropes out of animal tendons or plants, how to use
your rope effectively when climbing, how to lash together a log raft.
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 an amazing variety of ways – from
constructing shelters and creating weapons, to fishing and hunting. Most important,
ropes and knots act as literal lifelines in dangerous environments, such as when
crossing a fast-flowing river or scaling a mountainside.

SAS and Elite Forces Guide Ropes and Knots: Essential Rope Skills From The World's Elite Units

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

LYONS PRESS+

From searching for high-value enemy targets such as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein to finding soldiers caught behind enemy lines, from escaped prisoners and serial killers to a missing child, Manhunt explores just how the military and police forces track people down. Including many case studies of high-value targets, suspected criminals and fugitives from justice, and with extensive background on the different techniques in tracking used, from traditional Native American trackers’ skills to the latest high-tech methods, Manhunt brings together the history and science of tracking.
Illustrated with 350 maps, photographs and drawings, The SAS and Elite Forces Guide to Manhunts: Tracking High Value Enemy Targets is an authoritative examination of tracking from footprints to forensics and a must for anyone interested in the latest military practices and survival skills.
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SAS and Elite Forces Guide Manhunt: The Art And Science Of Tracking High Value Enemy Targets

Reference

Narrates key events in recent history of special forces operations around the globe, from the Gulf War through Iraq.

SAS and Elite Forces Guide Special Forces in Action: Elite Forces Operations, 1991-2011

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 disarming bombs underwater; defensive and offensive driving; free-falling from airborne helicopters; and HALO parachuting from planes 35,000 feet (11,000 m) in the air. With real-life cases and illustrations, this book blows the lid on the forces' demanding search and rescue missions and covert operations. The Special Forces Bible is the inside guide to the operations, training, and equipment of the world’s military elite.

The Special Forces Bible: Weapons, Tactics, Skills, Training Equipment

Chartwell Books

Discusses the Marines, describing what they do, what it takes to be a Marine, and what equipment they use.

Marines: What It Takes to Join the Elite (Military Jobs)

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Cavendish Square

Discusses the Air Force combat controllers, describing what they do, what it takes to become one, the skills they must have, and what equipment they use.

Air Force Combat Controllers: What It Takes to Join the Elite (Military Jobs)

WHEN DISASTER STRIKES WILL YOU BE READY? The power's out, water's off, phone's dead, roads are blocked, police are nowhere to be found and the hospitals are overwhelmed--now what do you do? This illustrated handbook for real world survival leads you step by step through all aspects of disaster response, including: •Planning and preparation •Creating emergency survival kits •First aid techniques and supplies •Crisis decision making and panic control •immediate actions to escape danger Hurricanes! Tsunamis! Pandemics! Earthquakes! Blizzards! Terror Attacks! Wildfires! Plane Crashes! Riots! Save Your Ass prepares you for any emergency, disaster or lifethreatening situation.

Save Your Ass: An Illustrated Handbook for Surviving a Natural Disaster, Terrorist Attack, Pandemic or Catastrophic Collapse

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Ulysses Press

A comprehensive guidebook to outdoor survival , in any terrain, in any climate, in any part of the world.

The Encyclopedia of Survival Tech

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Lyons Pr

In 1991, the United States and coalition forces liberated Kuwait after its brief occupation by Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi army. One of the abiding memories of that conflict was the activities of the coalition’s special forces soldiers deep in Iraq, hunting down SCUD missile launchers before Israel could be attacked. Since then, elite military units have played an increasingly important role in the world’s armed forces. Special Forces Today recounts their operations over the last fifteen years. From the Gulf War to the 2003 invasion of Iraq―via the war in Afghanistan, the search for war criminals in the Balkans, the hunt for drug barons in South America, hostage rescues in Africa, and the counterterrorism initiatives since 9/11―the book discloses in detail the often clandestine activities of the world’s elite soldiers.Illustrated with action photographs, Special Forces Today shows how these forces have become a vital part of any government’s military machine and the roles they have played in recent world events. With an authoritative text and rare black-and-white and color photographs, the book is a highly illustrated guide to the recent operations of these most secretive―and successful―soldiers.

Special Forces Today: Afghanistan, Africa, Balkans, Iraq, South America

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