Steve Crawford
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Sobre l'autor
Steve Crawford has a postgraduate degree in military history from the University of York, United Kingdom. A former employee of the British intelligence services, he has worked on numerous foreign assignments. He has written several books on elite units, such as The SAS at Close Quarters, SAS Gulf mostra'n més Warriors, SAS Encyclopedia, and The U.S. Marine Corps in World War II: The Stories Behind the Photos. mostra'n menys
Obres de Steve Crawford
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- Obres
- 25
- Membres
- 262
- Popularitat
- #87,814
- Valoració
- 3.5
- Ressenyes
- 2
- ISBN
- 71
- Llengües
- 7
These skills can be primitive as well as ultra-modern. Far Eastern elite troops train in the historic martial arts: the South Korean Tiger Division is expert in the lethal skills of punching and kicking. Western special forces can fight with their bare hands, using them to defeat heavily armed assailants,and can kill without a sound. They can improvise weapons from materials at hand. But they also have access to the most sophisticated weaponry: hand-held anti-tank guns which can transform a tank into a blazing hulk. They know the latest technique of ambush, how to assassinate heavily guarded poilitical opponents, and how to rapidly destroy key installations.
All the above and much more is in this exceptionally interesting book, made more graphc by 100 diagrams and 80 photographs.
Steve Crawford has a postgraduate degree in military history from the University of York. A former emplyee of the British intelligance services, he has worked on numerous foreign assignments. Now a freelance writer, he has written seveal books on elite units, such as The SAS at Close Quarters and SAS Gulf Warriors. He continues to research this particular field of military affairs and currently lives in London.
Contents
Hands & silent weapons
Chapter 1 Throws & locks
Chapter 2 Strikes & blows
Chapter 3 Edged weapons
Chapter 4 Improvised weapons
Chapter 5 Throwing & tension weapons
Deadly firepower
Chapter 6 Grenades & flamethrowers
Chapter 7 Sniping
Chapter 8 Automatic weapons
Chapter 9 Heavy firepower
The fighting skills in action
Chapter 10 Ambushes
Chapter 11 Assassination
Chapter 12 Infiltraton
Chapter 13 Night fighting
Chapter 14 Taking on airborne & armoured pursuers
Cahpter 15 Sabotage & booby traps
Index… (més)