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- Chapter 6
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- Military Science - Special Forces Training
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- RANGER HANDBOOK.
- "Rangers" - the name has struck fear in the hearts of America's foes for
- centuries. From Roger's Rangers in the French and Indian War through the
- long-range patrols behind enemy lines in Korea, the Ranger tradition of
- bravery and endurance is unmatched. Compiled by the Ranger Department, Ft.
- Benning, Georgia, this handbook draws from bloody lessons learned from two
- centuries of special operations combat. Crammed with info on demolitions,
- booby traps, rappelling, communications and more than thirty other topics.
- If you'd like to be a Ranger, find out what it takes by reading this book.
- 4.5 X 6, softcover, illust., 216 pp, $10 (RANG.HB)(159)
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- THE SCOUT, by Ion L. Idriess
- This Australian guerrilla manual presents a rare insight into one of the
- most vital functions of small-unit combat intelligence - scouting. Despite
- great technical achievements in modern military science, the small-unit
- commander must still rely heavily on the eyes, ears and stealth of his
- scouts. In addition to detailing the basic fundamentals of scouting in
- general, certain obscure techniques of scouting, often overlooked in most
- U.S. Army and Marine Corp scouting texts, are detailed in this book.
- 4.5 X 6.5, softcover, 128 pp, $10 (SCOUT)(166)
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- LONG RANGE PATROL OPERATIONS - Reconnaissance, Combat, and Special
- Operations, by James W. England
- The long range recon patrol must infiltrate deep into enemy territory to
- obtain intelligence, commit sabotage and carry out special missions. This
- invaluable resource is the most comprehensive text on LRP anywhere!. It
- covers all aspects of the deep penetration nature of LRP ops in today's
- combat environment.
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- Intelligence acquisition; raids and ambushes; insertions and extractions;
- training; communications; climate and terrain; weapons and equipment; air,
- naval and artillery fire support; tracking; camouflage; and end-of-mission
- briefings are just some of the topics detailed in this exceptional book.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, illust., 336 pp, $20 (LONG)(616)
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- LONG-RANGE SURVEILLANCE UNIT OPERATIONS
- As a primary source of human intelligence, the long-range surveillance unit
- is a fundamental element of war. LRSUs are not intended to carry out direct
- action; their mission of limited reconnaissance and stationary surveillance
- is quite different from that of Special Forces and Rangers, but is,
- nonetheless, indispensable. (Like CrimeFighters vs cops, maybe?)
-
- This manual provides doctrine for the tactical employment of LRSUs and is a
- reference for the information needed to plan their assignments. It outlines
- each stage of the process, from organization and mission development to
- execution, extraction and recovery. Find out how these teams are organized,
- trained and equipped to surreptitiously enter enemy areas and then observe
- and report enemy dispositions, movements, activities and battlefield
- conditions for the benefit of the tactical commander.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, illust., 104 pp, $14 (RANGE)(865)
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- U.S. NAVY SEAL COMBAT MANUAL
- The U.S. Navy SEAL Combat Manual provides the most up-to-date info
- currently available on the equipment, weapons and tactics employed by this
- elite undersea fighting force. Special emphasis is given to underwater
- demolition techniques and explosives. Hundreds of photos, charts and
- diagrams highlight this unusual training manual. Topics include SEAL
- history, communications, weapons, survival, covert intelligence-gathering,
- diving, first-aid, infiltration and extraction, demolitions and a lot more.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, illust. 240 pp, $20 (SEAL.MAN)(334)
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- SEALs - UDT/SEAL Operations in Vietnam, by T.L. Bosiljevac.
- The Vietcong feared them above all American troops. U.S. Navy SEALs staged
- ambushes, gathered intelligence, raided VC strongholds, captured prisoners
- and supplies and created havoc in the enemy's rear areas. This book tell
- the dramatic and heroic story of these highly trained commandos in
- Southeast Asia, from the early coast reconnaissance missions to the
- withdrawal of the last SEAL team.
-
- Describing scores of combat missions, author and active-duty SEAL, T.L.
- Bosiljevac, recounts incredible acts of skill and valor by SEAL troops
- under fire. Sixteen pages of never-before-published photos show SEALs in
- training, on patrol in VC territory and moving up canals in the Mekong
- Delta. Appendices list SEAL award recipients (including Medal of Honor
- winners), personnel killed in action, SEAL combat tips and a lot more.
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- This is a detailed, fully descriptive book on this elite unit's role in the
- Vietnam War. 5.5 X 8.5, hardcover, photos, 272 pp, $27 (SEAL))(859)
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- U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES A-TEAM VIETNAM COMBAT MANUAL
- preface by Shelby Stanton
- This is the real thing, a reprint of the A Detachment Handbook that was
- issued to all Special Forces A-Teams during the Vietnam War.
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- The A-Team, trained to develop indigenous soldiers for combat, represented
- the fighting heart of the U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam. This manual
- covers A-Team training, operations, communications, logistics and more.
- This is information that was actually used by SF personnel in the field,
- including such topics as camp construction, combat and recon patrols,
- interrogation procedures and psyops. This manual features a foreword by the
- Special Forces commanding officer in Vietnam and a preface by noted Vietnam
- author and SF veteran Shelby Stanton. A unique book for collectors of
- military and Vietnam memorabilia.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, illust., 304 pp, $20 (SFA)(732)
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- SPECIAL FORCES WATERBORNE OPERATIONS
- Unconventional warfare may require entering or leaving an area through
- water - using coastlines, harbors, rivers or lakes. This U.S Army FM 31-25
- reprint covers waterborne operations using small boats, scuba and surface
- swimming, and discusses navigation techniques for same, reconnaissance,
- searches and demolitions, support from conventional forces and operations
- methods for specific environment. Appendices include tips on water-proofing
- and rigging gear, hand signals, diving strategies, planning checklists,
- conditioning and special equipment.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, illust., 104 pp, $15 (SFW)(798)
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- SPECIAL FORCES OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES
- In every respect, except for our weather-proof cover nd handy pocket size,
- this is an exact reprint of the famous Army Field Manual 31-20. All
- illustrations and every one of the 536 pages of vital info are included.
- Whether you're involved in nonnuclear or nuclear warfare, unconventional
- warfare or counterinsurgency ops, this manual covers what you need to know.
- Improvised weapons, intelligence gathering, psychological ops,
- communication, logistics, survival, infiltration, Special Forces field
- maneuvers, demolition, raids and ambushes, amphibious air ops, and a whole
- lot more are covered in this unusual field manual.
- 4 X 5, softcover, illust., glossary, index, 536 pp, $18 (SF.OP.T)(174)
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- SPECIAL FORCES - AIR OPERATIONS
- U.S. Army Special Forces units have mastered nighttime air missions in
- support of unconventional warfare operations around the world.
- Characterized by deep penetration flights into hostile or politically
- sensitive areas, Special Forces units infiltrate, resupply, and extract SF
- operational personnel working with indigenous troops in the jungles and
- mountains of the world's hot spots.
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- This manual covers pre-mission preparation, organizing reception committees
- on the ground, setting up drop and landing zones, calculating moon phases,
- search and rescue ops, mission aborts, escape and evasion plans, and more.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, illust., 112 pp, $15 (SFAO)(840)
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- SPECIAL FORCES HANDBOOK
- From Vietnam and Laos to Central America and Africa, the U.S. Army Special
- Forces has rightfully won a respectful reputation for its expertise in
- guerrilla warfare. SPECIAL FORCES HANDBOOK - a classic in field manuals of
- this type - covers, among other things, guerrilla tactics and missions;
- demolition techniques such as improvised incendiaries; air ops; weapons;
- communications and survival skills.
- 4.25 x 6, softcover, illust., 216 pp, $8 (SF.HB)(173)
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- BREAK CONTACT, CONTINUE MISSION, by Raymond D. Harris
- The men of MACV-SOG; they were the elite combat troops of the U.S. Army
- Special Forces, carrying out the most dangerous missions of the Vietnam
- War. Secretly inserted by Huey helicopters deep into Laos, Cambodia and
- North Vietnam, SOG recon patrols moved silently through enemy sanctuaries
- deep in the hills and jungles, gathering military intelligence, snatching
- prisoners and calling in air strikes. If the team was discovered, they had
- to fight their way to the nearest clearing against overwhelming odds,
- praying that the rescue choppers would arrive instead of orders to "break
- contact, continue mission."
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- In his widely praised first novel, MACV-SOG veteran Ray Harris tells the
- story of Ted Garner, a recon sergeant running missions out of the CCC
- compound south of Kontum. In what Special Forces vets have called
- "extraordinary," "haunting" and "one of the best" accounts of special
- operations in the Vietnam War, Harris describes the faith, fear and
- friendship that bound the men of SOG, and with stark and brutal honesty
- unveils the meaning behind the unit's motto: "YOU HAVE NEVER LIVED UNTIL
- YOU'VE ALMOST DIED."
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- While this is a fictionalized version of what it was all about, it's also
- based on the author's personal and actual experience in this unique outfit.
- Absolutely fascinating reading, especially for Vietnam vet's.
- 5.5 X 8.5, hardcover, fiction based on facts, 368 pp, $23 (CONT)(858)
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- PROJECT DELTA - Special Forces Vietnam Recon Manual
- This manual lists some of the most practical combat advice anywhere,
- including tips on leading a recon patrol, caring for the M16 in the bush,
- breaking out of encirclement, POW snatches, radios, packs and a lot more.
- This information is the product of hundreds of LRRP operations into enemy
- territory. 8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, illust., 40 pp, $8 (DELTA)(852)
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- MODERN SNIPER RIFLES, by Duncan Long.
- Sniping is a specialized skill that requires a specialized rifle. Noted
- Weapons expert Duncan Long describes the .22 LR, single shot, bolt-action,
- semi-automatic, and large caliber rifles that can be used for sniping
- purposes, including the U.S. M21, Ruger Mini-14, AUG and HK-94SG1. These
- and other models are evaluated on the basis of their features, accuracy,
- reliability and handiness in the field. The author also looks at and
- compares the best scopes, ammunition and accessories.
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- Whether you're a serviceman, lawman, or hunter who wants to fine tune his
- shooting skills, this book examines and and recommends the very latest
- developments in sniper rifles, ammunition and accessories.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, illustr., 120 pp, $17 (MOD)(711)
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- U.S. MARINE CORPS SCOUT/SNIPER TRAINING MANUAL
- This sniper training manual - used by the Marksmanship Training Unit of the
- Marine Corps Development and Education Command in Quantico, Virginia - is
- packed with information on every aspect of the art and science of sniping.
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- Valuable to the instructor and student alike, this volume outlines lessons
- on sniping, care and cleaning of the M40A1 sniper rifle and equipment,
- sights, camouflage, the effects of weather, range estimation techniques,
- target detection and selection, offensive and defensive employment,
- construction and occupation of hides, mental conditioning and more. Sample
- score cards, observation logs and range estimation score sheets are
- included.
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- This official USMC Scout/Sniper Training Manual is an excellent training
- manual for lawmen who may be called upon to use these skills in hostage
- taking situations. It's also an excellent training manual for serious
- hunters who want to improve their shooting skills.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, 192 pp, $15 (MAR.SCOUT)(815)
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- USMC SNIPING, FMFM1-3B
- This essential sniping guide shows why U.S. Marines have always been the
- best-trained and most successful snipers in the world. This is the LATEST
- EDITION of the Marine Corp's sniping manual, covering considerably more
- information than what previously has been available. Now you can learn what
- only the most carefully screened, tested and trained soldiers know about
- this deadly art.
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- It's all here: sniper equipment, sniper scopes, special ammo, marksmanship
- training, planning and preparing a sniper mission, effects of weather,
- camouflage, moving through difficult terrain, selecting a sniper post,
- quick-kill methods and a whole lot more.
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- Even the U.S. Army sends its instructors to the USMC sniping school. After
- reading this manual, you'll know why.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, illus., 208 pp, $15 (USMC)(882)
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- COUNTER SNIPER GUIDE
- In response to demands from police and SWAT teams, this small booklet is
- different than the above volumes: it concentrates on the reverse situation
- - sniping a sniper! While the information can be used by military personnel
- too, it's written expressly for lawman - to learn how to take out a
- terrorist sniper who is threatening or killing innocent people. It contains
- everything the countersniper needs to know about ammunition, rifles,
- sights, how to deal with noise and muzzle flash, stable and unstable
- shooting positions and a lot more. It's a small booklet because it deals
- only with a specific topic - countersniping! (or game poachers?)
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, photos, illustr., 36 pp, $6 (SNIP)(513)
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- U.S. ARMY SNIPER TRAINING MANUAL
- With the help of this sniper's bible, TC23-14, the famed U.S. Army snipers
- killed 1,187 Vietcong in one five-month period. Only 1.37 rounds were
- expended per kill at an average of 450 meters (about 500 yards!). This
- field manual is an excellent source of specialized information for hunting,
- target or sniping work. It covers camouflage, shooting techniques and
- positions, maps and compass reading and necessary equipment for survival in
- the field. 8.5 X 11, softcover, 100 illus, 196 pp, $20 (USA.SNIP.TR)(217)
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- FORGOTTEN LEGIONS - Obscure Combat Formations of the Waffen-SS,
- by Antonio J. Munoz
- This book has all the elements of a war novel: ambushes, glider assaults
- behind enemy lines, eleventh-hour rescues, courage, betrayal, and death.
- Jump into Partisan-occupied Yugoslavia with elite SS commandos, barely
- missing Tito himself. Accompany Hitler's commando extraordinaire Col. Otto
- Skorzeny on other daring missions, including rescuing Mussolini from a
- mountain-top resort and snatching the Hungarian President's son to prevent
- Hungary's defection to the Allies.
-
- World War II buffs and serious scholars alike will want to read this
- painstakingly researched history of lesser-known Waffen-SS formations
- during the critical war years of 1943-1945, including the Eastern Turkic
- Moslem, Albanian-SS Mountain, Croatian-SS and Fortress Regiment Besslein
- units. The author has compiled an enormous amount of information, maps,
- charts, photos and first-hand accounts from war diaries and survivors
- themselves - much of which has never appeared anywhere else.
- 8.5 X 11, hardcover, photos, illust., 424 pp, $60 (FORGOT)(989)
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- THE IRAQI ARMY - Organization and Tactics
- This up-to-date tactical handbook on every aspect of the Iraqi army
- recently decimated by U.S.-led coalition forces during Operation Desert
- Storm takes you inside Saddam Husseins's elite Republican Guard Units, SCUD
- missile brigades and every infantry, armor, air and artillery corps that
- took part in the invasion and occupation of Kuwait. This book provides
- considerable insight into the U.S. military's doctrine of quick and violent
- attack that will shape the tactics of modern warfare into the next century.
- 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust, 192 pp, $15 (ARMY)(955)
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- WARSAW PACT WEAPONS HANDBOOK, by Jacques F. Baud.
- This thorough guide to Soviet/Warsaw Pact weaponry was written for Special
- Forces, reconnaissance units and guerrilla groups. Learn to identify,
- disarm, destroy and even use enemy equipment. Packed with diagrams, charts,
- technical data, illustrations and glossaries, this handbook is one of the
- most complete we've seen on Soviet weapons.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, illustr., 168 pp, $20 (WARSAW)(808)
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- IMPROVISED RADIO JAMMING TECHNIQUES - Electronic Guerrilla Warfare,
- by Lawrence W. Myers.
- Radio jamming is one of the great equalizers in unconventional warfare. By
- defeating the enemy's command and control capabilities at the moment a
- guerrilla mission is being carried out, the resourceful guerrilla can
- prevent effective response and retaliation and ensure the operation's
- success.
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- This book covers the three phases of electronic guerrilla warfare: target
- interception, target acquisition and target jamming. Chapters include The
- Covert Listening Post, Intercept Operations, and Jamming Equipment
- Selection.
-
- This is not a jargon-filled technical manual. It is a practical field guide
- for unconventional warfare operatives that clearly outlines improvised and
- field-expedient methods to identify, intercept, analyze and defeat enemy
- radio traffic. (Like drug dealers, maybe?)
- 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 256 pp, $20 (JAM)(810)
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- THE ELECTRONIC WARFARE HANDBOOK
- Electronic warfare - the use of radio to support combat missions by
- disrupting enemy communications and weapons systems - is almost as old as
- radio itself. This manual presents specific information on how to conduct
- electronic warfare. Included are advanced details of electronic warfare
- planning, counter-countermeasures, coordination with ground troops and
- amphibious units, jamming, deception, and more, are explained in detail to
- improve your chances for battlefield success.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, 96 pp, $15 (WARFARE)(921)
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- FIGHTING IN THE STREETS - A Manual of Guerrilla Warfare, by Urbano
- This is a serious how-to-do-it manual for armed resistance in today's
- urbanized cement jungles. It explains proven methods of street combat
- tested in countless armed struggles worldwide. Chapter include Principles
- of Guerrilla Warfare, The Urban Base of Operations, Ambushes, Counter
- insurgency Operations, and a lot more. Also covered are improved explosives
- and weapons and field-expedient communications security.
- 5.5 X 8.5, softcover, illust., 142 pp, $12 (FS)(3008)
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- AMBUSH AND COUNTER AMBUSH
- Ambushing has recently become the most commonly used insurgent technique in
- the Communist revolutionary warfare. Drawing on the hard-learned lessons of
- soldiers who must be prepared to fight at all times, this book thoroughly
- covers an all-important subject - how to strike back at ambushers!
- 4 X 5.5, softcover, illust., 80 pp, $6 (A.&.COUN.A)(2)
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- NIGHT FIGHTER'S HANDBOOK, by Major Dennis J. Popp
- Here is all the info you need to carry out the successful night operation:
- the physical and psychological factors that affect night operations; night
- movement and positions; signaling; navigation, including map and terrain
- analysis; illumination techniques; and the training techniques that will
- ensure successful nighttime operations.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, illust., 72 pp, $10 (NF)(566)
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- MILITARY POLICE WORKING DOGS
- Security missions and law enforcement depend on military police working
- dogs' keen instincts to perform tasks that humans are incapable of:
- detecting explosives, narcotics and contraband; defending critical areas
- against unauthorized penetration; patrolling, pursuing, and attacking
- anyone trying to evade arrest.
-
- Used for training and maintenance by the best U.S. Military Police working
- dog teams, FM 19-35 is the essential guide to understanding dogs and how
- they can expedite mission accomplishment. This field manual includes step-
- by-step procedures and many things to consider when working with dogs, a
- schedule and guide to obedience training, tracking under different weather
- conditions and searching buildings and other areas.
- 8.5 X 11, softcover, illustr., 80 pp, $12 (DOG)(841)
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- VHS VIDEOS (U.S. Format only)
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- EAGLES OVER THE GULF - Desert Storm: The Original Air Footage.
- This videotape is a collection of the most startling color aviation
- photography of the Gulf War, narrated by the pilots who flew the missions.
- Pilots describe the tension, exhilaration and rigors of ariel combat,
- accompanied by original air footage of the world's most powerful aircraft
- in action. You'll witness Air Force, Navy and Marine jets in the greatest
- display of ariel prowess in history. As one F-16 pilot described the tape:
- "...you don't know how close you've come to capturing the whole
- experience." Color, approx. 30 minutes, $25 EAGLE)(3009)
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- SEALs IN VIETNAM - An Inside Look
- In the jungles of Vietnam, U.S. Navy SEALs waged a war of terror against
- the Vietcong. Highly trained ambushers, snatch artists and assassins, SEALs
- moved like shadows through VC territory, causing a ripple of hysteria
- throughout enemy sanctuaries as villagers awoke to find proof of their
- silent, deadly presence the night before.
-
- This is the most complete, detailed video on this elite unit's role in the
- Vietnam War. It's loaded with rare footage of SEALs in action. You'll see
- SEALs in grueling training, grim-faced warriors in full night cammo
- preparing for missions and terror-stricken VC prisoners being hauled in for
- interrogation. Voice-overs of SEAL vets will tell you in their own words
- what it was like to go out on deadly excursions deep into enemy territory
- and the skills it took to get back alive. From their special weapons to
- their ruthless tactics, find out why SEALs were the most feared animals in
- the jungles of Vietnam. Color, approx. 30 minutes, $30 (VIET)(898)
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- AMBUSH! - Navy SEALs in Deadly Action
- The most devastating terror tactic of U.S. Navy SEALs in Vietnam was the
- ambush. SEALs were experts at delivering themselves silently to ambush
- sites, setting up kill zones and laying down blankets of fire from which no
- enemy could escape. Occasional survivors returned to their villages with
- chilling tales of the "men with green faces" appearing out of nowhere,
- bringing sudden, violent death.
-
- This video features all-new, never-before-seen footage from the personal
- archives of SEAL veterans. This is not a rehash of SEAL history - rather,
- it is an instructional video on the art of the ambush as told by the men
- who perfected the tactic. SEAL vets describe what it was like to go out on
- "wham and scram" operations, the differences between planned vs. hasty
- ambushes, unconventional methods used only by SEAL teams, the vital
- importance of the elements of surprise and all the explicit details of
- springing a successful ambush. Filmed with the cooperation of the UDT/SEAL
- Museum, AMBUSH! is the ultimate video on how America's deadliest warriors
- carried out their deadliest missions.
- Color, approx. 60 minutes, $30 (AMBUSH)(999)
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- U.S. NAVY SEALs - WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Middle East, Grenada and Panama.
- Elite warriors of stealth, sabotage and surreptitious missions of death,
- U.S. Navy SEALs have been the U.S. Military's shock force in 50 years of
- conflicts around the world. SEAL counter-insurgency operations rank among
- the most successful and devastating in the history of unconventional
- warfare.
-
- In this video release, you'll witness live footage of SEALs in action from
- World War II to today's "dirty little wars." See UDT (Underwater Demolition
- Teams) clearing the beaches prior to landing at Guam, Normandy and Inchon;
- SEALs waging a deadly guerrilla war against the Vietcong in the canals and
- jungles of Vietnam; and today's SEAL fire teams securing key enemy outposts
- during the Grenada operation, protecting U.S. shipping interests in the
- Middle East and spearheading the invasion of Panama. Much of this material
- has never been available to the public - until now.
- Color, approx. 35 minutes, $30 (USNS)(893)
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