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A look at three different snipers from different countries.
CHUCK MAWHINNEY
Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney holds the record for the most confirmed kills by a United States Marine Corps sniper. He recorded 103 confirmed kills and 216 "probable kills" during his 16 month service in the Vietnam War. The 216 are listed as "probables" because it was too risky to search for the bodies to retrieve weapons and documents. If you take into account that the 216...
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How to Undertake Surveillance and Reconnaissance offers you a systemic way to learn about these fascinating subjectswhat they are and what they are not. In doing so, it will teach you how to employ the unique tradecraft associated with these interesting occupation in order to help you plan and carry out your own recon missions. In a world of growing complexity, you cannot afford to learn by trial-and-error or guess-work. This book steps you through...
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In turbulent Shanghai in the years between the World Wars, the International Settlement was a mercantile powerhouse that faced unrest from Communist labor unions, criminal gangs, spies, political agitators, armed kidnappers and assassins. Adjoining the Settlement were the French Concession and the Chinese city, both hotbeds of intrigue and crime themselves. Called the most sinful in the world, the Settlement relied on its police: the Shanghai Municipal...
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This manual condenses important information from a number of U.S. Army regulations, field manuals, and other publications into one crucial volume. Written to answer the many questions asked by soldiers of all ranks in the Army, it covers everything from the history and traditions of the American military to training and service benefits. Find out about such ideals as "The Warrior Ethos" that drive soldiers during a mission and the Army's values of...
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This comprehensive guide by a Special Ops combat veteran is the ultimate reference for military tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Intended for military SpecialOps personnel, this volume presents invaluable operational guidance with lessons learned from the legendary Military Assistance Command Vietnam—Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG). Drawing on Special Reconnaissance operations conducted during the Vietnam Era, author Edward Wolcoff...
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Roza Shanina's biography reads like a comic book hero come to life, a heroic female assassin fighting off the Nazi forces at the height of World War II. Seeking vengeance for the death of her brother, Roza Shanina sacrificed her life for service in the Red Army's fight against the invading Nazis during World War II. This book chronicles how she became the most feared sniper during this time, earning the nickname the "unseen terror" while registering...
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Written for use in formal United States Air Force survival training courses, the U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook is the bible for pilots who want to stay alive-no matter what. Assuming, as the Air Force does, that flight personnel may be faced at any time with a bailout or crash landing in hostile territory without supplies, the advice here is superlatively practical, but also surprisingly readable and interesting. Detailing specific survival threats...
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This handbook reveals the techniques and tactics that make the U.S. Army Special Forces some of the most elite and highly skilled soldiers in the world. Trained to succeed in specialized operations such as reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism, these soldiers undergo a rigorous selection process and operate under the principles of self-sufficiency, stealth, speed, and teamwork. Here readers will discover how guerrilla forces...
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An unprecedented introduction to the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command. On February 1, 2016, the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) celebrated its tenth anniversary. This benchmark passed largely unheralded. After all, few Canadians actually realize their nation possesses special operations forces, and fewer yet know Canada's long and distinguished history with these forces and the exceptional warriors who fill their ranks....
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A conceptual overview of all relevant topics of small unit tactics every soldier ought to be familiar with in order to be effective on today's battlefield. The handbook is, categorized into five functional areas, history, doctrine, planning, operations, and common skills.
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The Sniper Encyclopedia is an indispensable alphabetical, topic-by-topic guide to a fascinating subject. This is a comprehensive work that covers virtually any aspect of sniping. The work contains personal details of hundreds of snipers, including not only the best-known - world renowned gurus such as Vasiliy Zaytsev and Chris Kyle - but also many crack shots overlooked by history. Among them are some of more than a thousand Red Army snipers - men...
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It's the inside scoop on US military special operations. From weapons, gear, missions, and commandos, learn every military secret from the eighteenth century to today. Few aspects of the US military pique people's interest more than special ops. Due to the clandestine nature of their missions, weapons, and gear, these elite fighting forces are cloaked in an aura of intrigue that has only ratcheted upward with the expanded roles they have assumed in...
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Jehan Morel, experimentado soldado y estudioso de la ciencia militar, expone el intrigante mundo de la guerra de guerrilla y contraguerrilla en este libro absorbente. Basándose en su pericia y experiencia de primera mano en la Indochina francesa y África Central, ha creado un manual parcialmente práctico y un examen en parte histórico de los principales movimientos geopolíticos contemporáneos.
Usando una lupa distintiva no occidental, analiza...
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Guns of the Elite Forces provides a penetrating account of the weapons that elite fighting troops carry into combat. Such elites have always existed in the armies of the world. During World War II, elite units sprang up in most theatres of conflict the German Branden burgers carried out clandestine operations in Poland; in the Western Desert, the Long Range Desert Group and SAS penetrated deep behind enemy lines; for larger-scale raids the British...
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A comprehensive guide for the ultimate guardians of American freedom-the U.S. soldier.
The Soldier's Guide applies to every soldier in the Army-active, reserve, and National Guard-in every rank and specialty. It condenses important information from a number of U.S. Army regulations, field manuals, and other publications into one crucial volume. This manual describes the soldier's role in the Army and the soldier's obligations. Other subject areas...
77) Canadian Forces In Afghanistan 3-Book Bundle: No Easy Task / No Ordinary Men / No Lack Of Courage
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Canadian Forces, including Special Operations Forces, have played an outsize role in the conflict in Afghanistan, often under a cloak of secrecy. For the first time, Col. Bernd Horn reveals the stories of the troops and operations behind Canada's pivotal involvement in the Afghanistan conflict. No Ordinary Men Peels back the cloak of secrecy and reveals four untold special operations that Joint Task Force 2, an elite counterterrorist unit, conducted...
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Special Operations Forces (SOF) have never been an integral element of Canada's military capability. Although units have existed periodically throughout the country's history, they have always been in the shadows. However, the terrorist attack in the United States on September 11, 2001, changed that. In the aftermath of 9/11, SOF became the force of choice. Casting Light on the Shadows consists of a series of essays on SOF-related issues written by...
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Staff Sergeant Melvin Morris is an honored veteran of the Vietnam War. He served almost 30 years in the United States Army and was even part of a Special Forces Group. Brave and excelling at his career in the military, Morris would do two tours of duty in Vietnam before retiring in 1985.
80) Out of time
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After his latest mission goes wrong, a special operations commander tries to clear his name and discover the truth about the spy who betrayed his team -- the woman he had planned to marry --
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