Inside the Us Navy Seals

Politics & Social Sciences

Stubblefield, Gary

HALBERSTADT,Hans

Politics & Government

Motorbooks Intl

In today's world, knowledge of ambush techniques is vital for bankers, soldiers, businessmen - even tourists. Here, the authors explain in detail how to plan or prevent an ambush, apply ambush techniques to 60+ special situations and analyze 40+ real ambushes to see why they succeeded or failed.

Killing Zone: A Professional's Guide To Preparing Or Preventing Ambushes

Monday, Mark

Social Sciences

Paladin Pr

Piracy remains a very real problem in many areas, and today's pirates are more audacious and violent than ever. This manual offers modern seamen -- from ship captains to yacht owners -- sound advice on thwarting a range of threats, from stowaways to political terrorists. Drawing on naval and SEAL team training, the authors offer guidance on every aspect of maritime defense, from detection to deterrence to specific methods of repelling attackers while minimizing casualties and damage to the vessel.

Maritime Terror: Protecting Your Vessel and Your Crew Against Piracy

Engineering & Transportation

Gray, Jim

Transportation

SYCAMORE ISLAND BOOKS

Since its release in 1994, Killing Zone: A Professional's Guide to Preparing and Preventing Ambushes has been hailed by military professionals for its clarity and depth of understanding of ambushes. Now, this classicbook has been retitled and thoroughly revised and updated for today's evolving battlefield. Ambush! contains much of the original material drawn from author Gary Stubblefield's experiences in Vietnam and beyond as a U.S. Navy SEAL and counterinsurgency expert Mark Monday's decades of research and analysis. Now the book has been reorganized and expanded based on the battlefield knowledge of U.S. Army Special Forces Lt. Col. Joshua Potter, a decorated combat veteran of Iraq who used, refined, and updated the original edition. Ambush! incorporates the expertise of combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, security contractors, and Special Operations professionals who have set up ambushes in war-torn Central and South America, Africa, and the Philippines. It includes:
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<li>A revised look at the anatomy, operational cycle, and warning signs of an ambush 
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<li>Lessons learned from conducting, preventing, and countering ambushes in Afghanistan and Iraq 
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<li>Procedures for dealing with ambushes involving IEDs 
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<li>Counterambush and antiambush tactics, techniques, and procedures utilizing current technology, as well aslow-tech and improvised solutions 
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<li>Special considerations for NGOs operating in contested areas</li>
</ul>Ambush! is much more than a book of ambush case studies – it is a practical survival guide to some of the most treacherous regions of the world.

Ambush!: A Professional's Guide to Preparing and Preventing Ambushes

History

Potter, Joshua

Military

High-seas hijackings, hostile boardings, and robberies at port or anchorage have exploded worldwide, and today's pirates are more daring, sophisticated, and violent than ever before. Before a ship sets sail, a comprehensive maritime security plan is essential to ensure the safety of vessel and crew. This revised and updated edition of Maritime Terror is designed to help modern seamen—from commercial ship captains to yacht owners—formulate that plan. It offers sound advice on how to recognize and defend against a broad range of threats—from stowaways to terrorist suicide attackers. Drawing on decades of naval and SEAL team training and professional experience, the authors provide guidance on detecting, deterring, and, if necessary, destroying maritime attackers. Highlights include:presailing security checklists for high-risk transitsmultiple methods to detect threats at seaessential equipment for maritime securityemergency procedures for hostile boarding attackscomprehensive guidelines for legally stowing and using firearms in port and at sea advice on hardened safe rooms and vessel protection detachmentsMake sure your maritime travels don't run into catastrophe at the hands of pirates or terrorists. Let Maritime Terror help you formulate, provision, train, and test a vessel security plan to ensure a safe and successful transit through hostile waters.

Maritime Terror, Revised and Updated: Protecting Yourself, Your Vessel, and Your Crew Against Piracy

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