The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook [Paperback]

Terry White (Author)

Book Description

Series: SAS | Publication Date: February 2001

Learn the fighting skills of the world's toughest combat units.

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The Lyons Press also publishers The SAS Self-Defense Handbook and The SAS Guide to Tracking.

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The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook brings an insider's eye to the most secretive and demanding military techniques used by the SAS (Special Air Service - England's equivalent of the United States Special Forces). Written by a former special-forces commando, this fully illustrated book reveals the amazing tricks of their trade. Each technique or skill is an essential part of the SAS Playbook to dealing with dangerous situations and has been previously unavailable to the public. Learn: survival, evasion, resistance, and escape techniques; how to use the sun's shadow to determine time and location; how to board an aircraft at 130 mph; personal camouflage; how to read footprints in the field; reconnaissance techniques for all environments - beach, woods, jungle; essentials for a SAS survival pack; how to find food and adequate shelter in hostile environments; how to enter a submerged submarine; how to avoid being tracked; how to get your bearings without a compass; and much, much more! (7 X 91/2, 416 pages, illustrations, diagrams, charts)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (February 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158574283X
• ISBN-13: 978-1585742837
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,088,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro to special forces, January 29, 2004

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Frikle - See all my reviews

This review is from: The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook (Paperback)

This book provides an interesting and informative overview of the special forces for the layman. It describes their training, equipment, missions and tactics in great detail. The author writes accessibly and uses plenty of examples from 20th century special operations and warfare.

The best thing I found about the book is the diagrams. It literally has hundreds of diagrams of specifics. For instance, it presents layouts of common ambushes used by small-size guerilla teams, a cross-section of a typical hostile border crossing and a plan of the angles and arrangement with respect to a landing site. There are heaps and heaps more diagrams, tables and stories.

The book covers logistics, borders, land, sea and air operations, contingencies, counter-terrorism and intelligence. A great read for all who've seen plenty of thrillers and are eager for the real thing - which is even more interesting.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction, December 7, 2003

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This review is from: The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook (Paperback)

When I bought this book, I was looking for an introduction to special operations, including recon, ingress, and egress. This book not only covers this, but also deals with VIP protection, Intelligence networks, and survival in case the op fails.
The only problem with the book is the title: the book concentrates on special forces in general, not just SAS.
Apart from that, excellent.

16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother buying, April 18, 2001

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P.G. (Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook (Paperback)

I did buy this book because I got the impression that I could get new and inside information. This books tells about some war situations but after reading every chapter I had to come to the conclusion that I had learned nothing new. Or it must be recommendations as to avoid being detected: don't walk on an open field. Don't walk in the sun but seek the shadow. I did expect more secrets of the SAS trade but no.