Review (PDF) Combat And Survival-What It Takes To Fight And Win-Various Volumes
Contents: Combat Skills (Special Forces -- Securing the Landing Zones; Strike from the Seal River Raiding); Unarmed Combat Course (Defense Against Wristholds, Holds from the rear Parts 1 and 2); Weapons and Equipment Guide (Scoring with Scorpion; Enter the Dragon; Mixing it with the M16); Survival (Stone Age Survival No 1 (The Search for Water), and Survival No. 2 (Purifying Water)); Fighting Fit (Spetsnaz No. 1 (Selection), No. 2 (Weapons of the ;Wolf'), and No. 3 (In Action)); Combat Reports (Vietnam Long Binh Patrol Parts 1 and 2; Mozambique: Rhodesian Raid on SANLA Base; and Falkland Islands: Mount Longdon
Hardcover: 64 pages
Publisher: H S Stuttman Inc, Publishers; First Edition edition (January 1, 1991)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0874755603
ISBN-13: 978-0874755602
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 0.3 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,875,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #296 in Books > History > Military > Uniforms #4617 in Books > History > Military > Naval
This is really just one volume in a 28 book set, all of which are quite good. The series deals with a lot of basic combat and survival skills, and seems to be largely based on British military doctrine and not US. Everything from Urban Combat to catching and preparing wild food is inside. Also lots of photos and illustrations to reinforce the important points.Certainly, this series isn't going to make anyone an overnight Rambo. There's no substitute for really joining military and getting up close and personal instruction. Having said that, I'd say that the books in this series are probably a lot more informative and interesting than the more "dry" style of most military field manuals.
Combat and Survival is a 28 book set that was published in the 1990s as a book version of a British miltary Magazine by the same title. It was written for the british military by the british military and most of the information is specifically usueful for a british soldier serving in the late 1980s. The date of writing seems to be 1987-1988 and is extremely interesting because it gives a view of the world from that time. Many of the articles concern fighting the Soviet Military in Europe or patrolling the streets of Northern Ireland. While this may not seem relevant, there is a lot to be learned from these articles.Each book contains 3 different descriptions of weapons or vehicles that are relevant to the average infantryman. These range from rifles and pistols, to rocket launchers, tanks and helicopters. Each book also has a section on wilderness survival and a main section on a certain type of fighting such as, tank hunting, jungle Warfare, ambushes etc. Each book also contains several first hand accounts from soldiers around the world in various battles and combat situations. Most of these are british but there are also a lot of American, South African or Rhodesian stories. And finally, each book has a "Fighting Fit" section that details the training of soldiers in different units.Overall, these are the best books in my collection. They are the most detailed and soldier-oriented books I have ever found. Where else can you find a book that will tell you in detail how to fire a TOW missile at a Soviet tank or disassemble a Steyr AUG assault rifle?
Take it with a grain of salt. It has a decidedly British point of view. Reviews of weapons and equipment seem to get higher reviews if they are British. I have the full set of books plus a couple of extra volumes.Weapons and tactics do change at a fast rate. Some of the tactics illustrated are now becoming a bit dated. The survival information does not go out of date. New products are marketed but the old ones and knowledge are still useful.
The Combat and Survival Series is awesome. Every issue talks about 1 weapon and 1 survival task. Then the rest of the books teach tactics from many different military's. There are 28 Volumes to this. All are great.
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