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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
fascinating!
This book gives a marvellous insight to the challenges, both physical and mental, that are presented to the soldiers undergoing the SAS selection process. The photographs and drawings accompanying the text illustrate every aspect of SAS training, giving the reader an excellent introduction to the whole training process. A good read.
Published on April 20, 2002 by anthony dee
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
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This book has a number of faults, but the most glaring fault is the title. Some people will be lured into purchasing the book thinking that it's a "how-to" manual, which the title implies. The title should instead be "SAS: The Unofficial Cursory Overview". There are a few token "how-tos" thrown in like the diagrams for building snares in the wild that look like they were...
Published on April 16, 2002
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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Mistitled,
By A Customer
This review is from: SAS Training Manual (Paperback)
This book has a number of faults, but the most glaring fault is the title. Some people will be lured into purchasing the book thinking that it's a "how-to" manual, which the title implies. The title should instead be "SAS: The Unofficial Cursory Overview". There are a few token "how-tos" thrown in like the diagrams for building snares in the wild that look like they were dreamed up as part of a Saturday afternoon Cub Scout project, or the ambush formation that would have allied troops shooting toward each other across a road. You can also learn about other highly strategic and clandestine maneuvers and survival techniques like how to do a push-up and how to build an igloo. Even the pictures are very generic and do little to support the text...
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
fascinating!,
By anthony dee (usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: SAS Training Manual (Paperback)
This book gives a marvellous insight to the challenges, both physical and mental, that are presented to the soldiers undergoing the SAS selection process. The photographs and drawings accompanying the text illustrate every aspect of SAS training, giving the reader an excellent introduction to the whole training process. A good read.
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SAS Training Manual by Chris McNab (Paperback - April 18, 2002)
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