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The SAS Combat Handbook

By Jon E. Lewis

Book information

Publisher
The Lyons Press
Year
2001
ISBN
1585744409, 9781585744404
LCC
UA659.S67 L49 2001
Google Books ID
6csRvgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL8818628M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
27 MB (27876656 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
516\516
Library
archive.org
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2025-01-26 22:00:24

Description

Over the past six decades, the British Army's Special Air Service Brigade -- developed during World War II as a long-range commando unit to attack targets deep in enemy territory -- has more than earned its reputation as the world's toughest fighting outfit. "The SAS Combat Handbook" is an action-packed guide to SAS tactics as well as those of other crack organizations, such as the U.S. Army's Delta Force and Green Berets.Here you'll learn all about combat tactics in hostile environments from the Sahara to the Artic; evasion, capture, and escape routines; health and medical skills; hijack and hostage rescue; landings and raids in hostile territory; personal skills, such as navigation, combat tracking, and hazard avoidance; wilderness survival, from improvising tools to finding food; plus accounts of SAS actions worldwide, including key battles in Oman, the Falklands, and the Persian Gulf.Revealing the heroism and skill needed to become an elite soldier, this gripping book likewise provides an unforgettable picture of men at war.

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