The SAS Combat Handbook [Paperback]

Jon E. Lewis (Editor)

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Series: SAS | Publication Date: March 1, 2002

Fighting tactics of the world's most rugged soldiers.

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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 how to employ tried-and-tested combat tactics in hostile environments ranging from the Sahara to the Arctic. Learn about: evasion, capture, and escape routines; health and medical skills; hijack and hostage rescue; landings and raids in hostile territory; navigation, combat tracking, and hazard avoidance; wilderness survival (from improvising tools to finding food). Also included are accounts of SAS actions worldwide, including key battles in Oman, the Falklands, and the Persian Gulf that reveal, in vivid, gripping detail, the heroism and skill needed to become an elite soldier. (7 1/2 x 9 1/4, 512 pages, illustrations)

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Lyons Press; 1st edition (March 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585744409
• ISBN-13: 978-1585744404
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #857,993 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost a 5 star, October 30, 2008

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Richard Gregory (Three Rivers, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The SAS Combat Handbook (Paperback)

I have never been in the military nor do i know much about the SAS but compared to other survival/military books i have this book seems to be on the mark.

There is a wealth of info but the reason i gave it a 4 out of 5 in there were not enough pictures to help describe the text. the one part i was hoping to have a little more meat in it was the field operations of the area. I was hoping for a comprehesive demostration of how to deploy troops in the field and deploy ambushes and such but it does a fair job. The survival portion and personal skill chapters are well done and i enjoyed them very much.

For a survial/military buff in the family i think you won't go wrong with this choice.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good info for an overview; needs editing, May 24, 2010

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Hoc (Issaquah, WA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The SAS Combat Handbook (Paperback)

Overall, this book is interesting and useful. However, it is by no means a training manual. It is more an overview or syllabus for further study of basic small unit tactics and survival techniques. But no one should expect to learn the complete SAS skill set from any one book!!

The text itself is in need of additional editing. The frequent misspellings, grammar problems, omitted words, and other textual errors are distracting. It could use an additional editing pass.