
Manhunt
Elite Forces' Skills in Tracking High Profile Enemy Targets
Alexander Stilwell(Author)
Amber Books (Publisher)
Published on 15. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-908273-18-5 (ISBN)
Description
A manhunt can involve helicopters, hounds and hundreds of military or police personnel, but it can also turn on the evidence of one broken spider's web. Manhunts today might involve the technology of infrared cameras and surveillance devices such as powerful satellite technology, but they may also rely on examining the width, depth, tread and intervals of footprints, or observing minute changes in the natural environment.
From searching for high-value enemy targets such as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein to finding soldiers caught behind enemy lines, from escaped prisoners and serial killers to a missing child, SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Manhunt explores just how the military and police forces track people down. Including many case studies of high-value targets, suspected criminals and fugitives from justice, and with extensive background on the different techniques in tracking used, from traditional Native American trackers' skills to the latest high-tech methods, Manhunt brings together the history and science of tracking.
Illustrated with 150 maps and photographs, SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Manhunt is an authoritative examination of tracking from footprints to forensics and a must for anyone interested in the latest military practices, true crime and survival skills.
From searching for high-value enemy targets such as Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein to finding soldiers caught behind enemy lines, from escaped prisoners and serial killers to a missing child, SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Manhunt explores just how the military and police forces track people down. Including many case studies of high-value targets, suspected criminals and fugitives from justice, and with extensive background on the different techniques in tracking used, from traditional Native American trackers' skills to the latest high-tech methods, Manhunt brings together the history and science of tracking.
Illustrated with 150 maps and photographs, SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Manhunt is an authoritative examination of tracking from footprints to forensics and a must for anyone interested in the latest military practices, true crime and survival skills.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Amber Books Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 16 to 99 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
Index; Line drawings, black and white; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908273-18-5 (9781908273185)
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Person
Alexander Stilwell is an experienced writer and editor who has worked for several leading publishers, primarily in the fields of military history, politics and international affairs. He has also worked for Jane's Information Group and is the author of several books. He served for six years in the British Territorial Army.
Content
CASE STUDY 1: The Greatest Manhunt in History - Finding Bin Laden: Part 1
Introduction
Chapter 1. Training
CASE STUDY 2: Classic Manhunts
Chapter 2. Principles of Tracking in the Field
CASE STUDY 3: Chasing the Balkan War Criminals
Chapter 3. Urban Tracking and Surveillance
CASE STUDY 4: The Quest for Saddam Hussein
Chapter 4. High Tech
CASE STUDY 5: The Hunt for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Chapter 5. Contact!
CASE STUDY 1: The Greatest Manhunt in History - Finding Bin Laden: Part 2
Appendix: Unarmed Combat
Glossary
Index
Introduction
Chapter 1. Training
CASE STUDY 2: Classic Manhunts
Chapter 2. Principles of Tracking in the Field
CASE STUDY 3: Chasing the Balkan War Criminals
Chapter 3. Urban Tracking and Surveillance
CASE STUDY 4: The Quest for Saddam Hussein
Chapter 4. High Tech
CASE STUDY 5: The Hunt for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Chapter 5. Contact!
CASE STUDY 1: The Greatest Manhunt in History - Finding Bin Laden: Part 2
Appendix: Unarmed Combat
Glossary
Index