Customer Reviews

The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

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.

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.

If you aint at least in college you shouldnt pick this up . note you really do need a survial expert a former soldier and a fitness trainer to unlock the true potential for this book .
it has some useful things but mostof it is outdated .

Although this might be a great book for someone, it's not at all what I thought it would be, I actually thought it would teach the fundamentals on fighting, well maybe if it were world war ll, it describes fighting in a war situation, no everyday street and survival fighting, if someone was off to war in another country then this might be the book for them, it offers nothing to the regular Joe off the street, very disappointed,

For the guy giving this book 2 stars because it wasn't a history of the SAS- did you read the title? "THE SAS FIGHTING TECHNIQUES HANDBOOK" um- should have been self-explanitory...

This is one of the most informative books written on the Special Forces. It's publication date was delayed while both DI5 and DI6 (MI6 and MI5 to the media) looked at the manuscript and attempted to delay if not abort its publication date. Enough said!

Here we have yet another of the seemingly endless flood of books that emblazon "SAS" on the cover as a misleading sales pitch. For the most part, this book is *not* about the Special Air Service -- instead it covers special forces operations in general. If you are looking for material specifically on the SAS, or specifically on SAS fighting techniques (which the title seems to promise), pass this one up...

An excellent book giving the nuts and bolts of SF operations. A little dated in parts but still a very valuable source.

This is a totally rad book about the tactics used by the Space Attack Sqauadron. I can now pilot a space ship to fight aliens, and the CIA (Chaps In America), which still tries to control my mind. But the tin foil hat stops them cold.

OH YEAH!