THE SAS FIGHTING TECHNIQUES HANDBOOK

Guildford, Connecticut: The Lyons Press. Fine with no Dust Jacket. 2001. 1st Edition. Softcover. 158574283X . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; B&W Illustrations; 416 pages; Illustrated soft covers. Spine is straight, binding tight. Pages are clean and bright. 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) .