Elite forces survival guides

Explores the histories of the U.S. Airborne Forces, the Israeli Parachute Corps, Russian Spetsnaz forces, the British SAS, and the Australian SAS; provides a look at life inside the elite military units; and includes a look at weapons and equipment.

Explains the skills and techniques used by soldiers in the Canadian and Australian Special Forces unit to survive in the wilderness.

Explains the skills and techniques used by soldiers in the French Foreign Legion to survive the harsh conditions of the desert.

Describes the equipment the Special Forces units of the world's armies carry when they are on important missions and explains how they learn to improvise with materials and food sources around them.

Describes the history and experiences of the men and women of the British Royal Marine Commado units which are stationed for weeks at a time in the frigid climate at the North Pole.

Explains the challenges soldiers in the U.S. Marines must face and describes the mental and physical skills they need to survive.

Describes the skills and techniques used by the U.S. Army Rangers and 10th Mountain Division to survive in the mountains, featuring a history of mountain soldiers, a look at mountainous terrain and climate, and discussion of ropes and climbing, shelter, dangers, first aid, and other topics.

Explains how the Special Forces live, eat, and survive in the wilderness, describing how to set traps to catch small animals, which fish can be caught with improvised line and bait, which plant food is edible, and how to spot poisonous flora and fungi.

Provides information about the U.S. Special Forces, often nicknamed the "Green Berets," discussing the history of the unit, and looking at the skills they are taught in order to survive in the jungle.