Chris McNab

The world's special forces are renowned for their superb fighting skills. Using the latest weaponry and equipment, they train to dominate and destroy the enemy with all the firepower they have available. Yet weapons can be lost, damaged, or run out of ammunition. It is at these times that special forces soldiers rely on their formidable skills in unarmed combat.

Military unarmed combat takes the world's most-lethal marial arts techniques and combines them into one fighting package. They require devastating punches, kicks, and chokeholds for attacking, and nimble footwork and strong blocks for defense. From methods of power-punching to defending against a knife attack, Martial Arts for Special Forces discusses what makes military unarmed combat different form other martial arts. The book gives step-by-step accounts of the fighting techniques taught to the elite, and looks at the combat systems of some of the world's most famous units.

Contents

Introduction
What are special forces?
Military unarmed combat
Training to fight
Attacking the enemy
Defensive tactics
Grappling and special techniques
Glossary
Further reading (bibliography)
Special forces of the world
Useful web sites/About the author
Index… (plus d'informations)

The essential guide to teasting and improving mental agility and resilience from the world's most elite combat units.

Perfect the skills of mental toughness and endurance used by the Special Air Service-England's equivalent of the United States Special Forces. The SAS Mental Endurance Handbook uncovers the secrets of these toughest-of-the-tough combat soldiers. It is an indispensable guide to mastering your mind whether facing the prospect of death in combat or trying to stay alive while evading pursuers. Key topics examined in the book incude: the will to survive, enduring the stress of battle, recruitment and training, intelligence and concentration, building a team mind, leadrship, battle tactics, detention, escape and survival, manintaining morale and effectiveness, diplomacy, and future confilicts.

The book also contains details of a number of militay training programs and their means of assessing a candidate's fitness for the arduous life of a combat soldier and their strategies for over-coming factors that can wear down tolerance of stress and hardship, llustrated throughout with more than 150 drawings that provide step-by-step guidance, The SAS Mental Endruance Handbook explains everything you need to know about just what make a successful fighter.

Military historian and martial arts expert Chris McNab has written and edited many books detailing the experiences of soldiers on the battlefield, including The Military Handbook of Unarmed Combat. His ongoing research projects incude the martial cultures of the ancient Far East and the modern tactics of low-intensity warfare. He lives in England.

Contents

The will to survive
Handling combat stress
Recruitment and training
Intelligence and concentration
Building a team mind
Leadership
Battle tactics 1: Handling major manoeuvres
Battle tactics 2: Counter-insurgency
Detention, escape, survival
Peacekeeping and diplomacy
Future wars
Index… (plus d'informations)

Fighting Techinques of the Orienal World describes the gighting teachnique of the armies of East Asia, from the age of the Mongol expansion in the thirteenth century to the Anglo-Chinese Opium Wars of the mid-nineteenth century, The book expplores the tactics and strategy required to win battles with the technology available, and illustrates how the development of such weapons changed the way battles were fought.

In the first chapter, the book considers the key role of infantry at the battles of Tumu (1449), Maymyo (1767), Kawanakajima (1561), and Nagashino (1575). The uses and merits of spearmen and archers are explored, and the revolutionary impact of gunpowder weapons examined. The second chapter looks at the creation of the cavalry army by the Mongols and the crucial development of the horse archer as a key battlefield element at encounters such as Vochan (1277). Using examples such as Kalka River (1223) and Hansando (1592), the third chapter discusses the command structures and development of new technologies and tactics to defeat seemingy more numerous foes. In an era of fortifications, the fourth chapter examines the employment and development of siege weapons, from the 'Crouching Tiger' catapult to advanced mortars, at sieges such as Xiangyang (1267), Chinju (1592), and Osaka (1615). the final chapter analyzes the development of naval warfare, examining key encounters at Lake Poyang (1363), Sacheon (1592), and Wusung River (1842).

Tactics, fighting techinques, weapons, and equipment of Oriental armies explained by means of color tactical maps and black-and-white artworks.

Contains 20 full-color maps and acconts of key battles, such as Kalka River (1223), the siege of Xiangyang (1267), the Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281, Kawanakajima (1561), Nagashino (1575), the seige of Chinju (1592), Hansando (1592), the seige of Osaka (1615), Ulan Butung (1690), the capture of the dagu forts (1860) and many more.

Provides a detaied, highly-illustrated guide to Oriental warfare.

Michael E. Haskew has been writing and researching military history subjects for over 20 years. He is the editor of World War II History Magazine. He lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He has previoiusly contributed to Battles of the Bible and Battles that Changed Warfare.

Christer Jorgensen graduated with a Ph.D. from University College, London. An expert on military history, Christer has published various books on the history of warfare. He has previously contributed to Fighting Techniques of the Early Modern World and Battles that Changed Warfare.

Chirs McNab is an editor and writer on military topics who has published over 60 titles in the last twelve years. He has written extensively on military history, weapons technology, and the practices and history of special forces.

Eric Niderost teaches history at Chabot College in California. He has written numerous articles on military history but China and Korea hold a special interest for him. He has appeared in many British and American publications, including Military Heritage, Military History, and Osprey Military Journal.

Rob S. Rice is a professor at the American Miitary University, teaching courses on Ancient and Modern Naval Warfare. He has published articles in the Oxford Companion to American Military History and contributed to Battles of the Ancient World, Fighting Techniques of the Ancient World, and Battles of the Bible.

Contents

Chapter 1 The role of infantry
Chapter 2 Mounted warfare
Cahpter 3 Command and control
Chapter 4 Siege warfare
Cahpter 5 Naval warfare
Select bibliography
Index… (plus d'informations)