Section 8

Covers basic techniques, movement of individuals and unit movement and evacuation.  Operations on glaciers and snow covered mountains, fixed alpine paths, also master training program.  With photos and illustrations.

139 pages, 5 1/4" X 8 1/2"

Teaches simple, effective violent encounter resolution skills. The author, Chuck Habermehl, an internationally Police Combatives recognized tactical trainer, believes that fighting is neither a sport nor an art form: real fighting is about survival at all costs. The book focuses on strikes, takedowns, escapes, ground fighting, weapon retention, handcuffing and edged weapons defense. It provides easy-to-follow instructions and valuable tips from the author’s 30-plus years of experience. Softcover, 107 pages.

Chapters Include:
• Introduction
• Principles of Police Combatives
• Strikes
• Grappling and Takedown
• Ground Fighting
• Arm Bars and Breakdowns
• Choke Holds
• Escapes
• Violent Encounter Strategies
• Handcffing
• Edged Weapon Defense
• Combat Conditioning

Handy when boating, hiking or climbing, this set of cards illustrates how to tie 14 essential outdoor knots. Features a brass grommet in one corner to keep them together and allow you to easily slip them on a key ring or a piece of 550 cord. Made of durable plastic so they’re waterproof!

Features: 14 essential knots cover most any rope tying situation: Bowline, Square Knot, Water Knot Rolling Hitch, Sheet Bend (Doubled Sheet Bend too), Trucker's Hitch, Mooring Hitch, Tautline Hitch, Clove Hitch, Buntline Hitch, Constrictor Knot, Double Fisherman's, Figure Eight Follow Through and the Bowline on a Bight. A set of these PRO-KNOT cards belong in the glove box of everyone's car, truck or ruck! Plastic cards 6 pages, illustrated, 2 color.

Gained from operational experience in Vietnam, this book was written to acquiant Marines with a Republic of Vietnam, its people and its enemies.  It includes a background of the war behavior and Vietnamese customs and traditions.  Ther are chapters on patrolling, ambush, shipers, tunnel cleaning techniques, training, intelligence and much more.  Photos and Illustrations.

509 pages, 5 1/4" X 8 1/2"

1998 version of the Ranger handbook.

From 1756 when Major Robert Rogers organized the Rangers until present day, nothing has struck fear into the hearts and minds of the enemy like the realization that US Army Rangers are in the area.  Chapters on leadership, missions, movement, patrolling, battle drillsand  mountaineering.  It's all here and much more.

Chapters Include:

• Leadership  
• Operations 
• Fire Support 
• Movement 
• Patrolling 
• Battle Drills 
• Communications 
• Army Aviation 
• Stream Crossing & Waterborne Operations 
• Military Mountaineering 
• Evasion and Survival 
• First Aid 
• Combat Service Support Recon, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition
• Demolitions and Mines 

444 pages, 4 1/8" X 5 3/8"

This 2000 version draws from bloody lessons learned from two centuries of special operations combat, crammed with info on demolitions, boobytraps, rapelling, communications, survival and more than 30 other topics.

Chapters Include:

• Leadership
• Operations
• Fire Support
• Movement
• Patrolling
• Battle Drills
• Communications
• Army Aviation
• Waterborne Operations
• Military Mountaineering
• Evasion and Survival
• First Aid
• Demolitions
• Ranger Urban Operations

236 pages, 4 1/8" X 5 3/8"

This recently updated handbook is a much awaited update to the previous 2000 manual.  It adds new information to the previous manual and includes new topics as well.

Chapters Include:

• Leadership
• Operations
• Fire Support
• Movement
• Patrols
• Battle Drills
• Communications
• Army Aviation
• Waterborne Operations
• Military Mountaineering
• Evasion and Survival
• First Aid
• Demolitions
• Ranger Urban Operations
• Vehicle Convoy Operations
• This new version also includes a Glossery, Index and Appendix

4 1/2" X 6 1/4"

Covers the types of rigging and the application of fiber rope, wire rope and chains used in various combination to raise or move heavy loads.  Includes chapters on knots, splices and attachment, hoisting chains and hoods, slings and much more.  Very well illustrated.

 136 pages, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

In Korea, the USAF lost 544 airfraft to combined small arms and air defense fire, almost 5 times as many were lost in air-to-air combat.  In South Vietnam, we lost 410 fixed-wing and 2100 helicopters.  This little book tells how to fire, positions to use, rules of engagement, how to train and much more.  Fully illustrated.

24 pages, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"