The mammoth book of inside the elite forces : training, equipment, and endeavours of British and American elite combat units /: training, equipment, and endeavours of British and American elite combat units. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Inside the elite forces
• Further Information: Note: Nigel Cawthorne.
• Other Names: Cawthorne, Nigel, 1951-
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part One -- The Units; 1 The SAS; 2 The SBS; 3 US Army Special Forces -- the Green Berets; 4 US Navy SEALS; 5 Delta Force; 6 US Air Force Special Forces; 7 US Army Rangers; Part Two -- Training; 8 Qualification; 9 Selection; 10 Fitness Training; 11 Weapon Training; 12 Combat Training; 13 Survival Training; 14 Jungle Training; 15 Mountain Training; 16 Arctic Training; 17 Desert Training; 18 Insertion and Extraction; 19 Sabotage and Demolition; Part Three -- Equipment; 20 Rifles and Shotguns. 21 Machine Guns, Sub-Machine Guns and Light Support Weapons22 Handguns; 23 Bayonets and Knives; 24 Explosives and Rapid-Entry Equipment; 25 Clothing and Kit; 26 Survival Equipment; 27 Communications and Navigation Equipment; 28 Surveillance and Target Designation Equipment; 29 Land Transport; 30 Air Transport; 31 Sea Transport; Part Four -- In Action; 32 The First Gulf War -- Operation Desert Storm; 33 Somalia; 34 Afghanistan; 35 The Second Gulf War -- Operation Iraqi Freedom; List of Abbreviations.
• Publisher Details: London : Constable & Robinson
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (762 pages)
• Subjects: 356.16 356.167; Special forces (Military science) -- United States; Special forces (Military science) -- Great Britain; Commando troops; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Commando troops; Special forces (Military science); Great Britain; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780337319; 1780337310
• ISSNs: 4792-5332
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.