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American/Canadian war documentary examining the military tactics of
the First Special Service Force of the 1940s. The series follows
two elite units of soldiers as they are trained in the same methods
and weaponry as the famous 'Devil's Brigade', and use their skills
to re-enact a famous World War II battle.
This is a larger format reference, desk copy edition of the
bestselling pocket edition. New, fully revised 2010 edition of the
official issue United States Army Ranger Handbook. The chapters are
structured as follows (subjects in brackets are just examples of
some of the many issues and lessons covered in the chapters):
Leadership; Operations; Fire Support (including risk estimate
distances, close air support, close combat attack aviation etc.);
Communications (military radios, antennas etc.); Demolitions
(explosives, detonations, safe distances etc.); Movement
(formations, fundamentals, tactical marches, movement during
limited visibility, danger areas etc.); Patrols (reconnaissance,
security, ambushes, debriefs etc.); Battle Drills (react to visual,
IED, or direct contact; how to enter and clear a room, entering
trenches, reacting to indirect fire etc.); Mountain Engineering
(training, organization, rescue equipment, anchors, knots, belays,
climbing commands etc.); Machine Gun Employment (specifications,
classes, offensive and defensive use, control, ammunition planning
etc.); Convoy Operations (planning, truck movements); Urban
Operations (perspectives, organization, principles, rehearsals,
close quarters combat etc.); Waterborne Operations (rope bridge,
poncho watercraft etc.); Evasion / Survival (escape, camouflage,
survival kits, navigation, traps and snares, shelters, fires etc.);
Aviation (pickup and landing zones, air assault formations, attack
helicopters, utility helicopters etc.); First Aid (lifesaving
measures, care under fire, breathing, bleeding, shock, abdominal
injuries, burns, poisonous plant identification, foot care, litter,
hydration, medevac etc.). Appendices detail resources and quick
reference cards. Extensive glossary and index included. Illustrated
throughout.
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