Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide (ISBN 0007183291)

A GLOBAL 'SPECIAL FORCES' CATALOG FOR EVERYTHING FROM DESERT BOOTS TO APACHE HELICOPTERS:
IN A NUTSHELL: NEEDED TO CREATE THE IDEAL SHOPPING LIST FOR --- A 'must have' for every defense department of every country - large or small. 'Jane's Special Forces Recognition Guide', by Ewen Southby-Tailyour, offers any military organization with a checklist of what they will need to quickly and properly outfit their 'Special Forces' units as their 'Special' needs arise. I AM NOT KIDDING AROUND ABOUT THIS: The items in the first 70 pages of this guide look like very appealing and mainstream Christmas gift ideas for close friends and family. Here you will find a grand array of gear, equipment and duds that might make any perspective holiday or back-to-school shopper's, mouth water. Below are just a few such examples which each have their own color photo taken while being modeled (presumably) by 'Special Forces' personnel and include a short discription of the features, manufacturer and a list of countries that use the product. DESERT BOOTS, GOOGLES, BACKPACKS, HAVERSACKS, RUCKSACKS, FUR-LINED THERMO BOOTS, CELL PHONES, BINOCULARS, WINDPROOF SNIPER SMOCKS, ARCTIC GLOVES & MITTENS, COMMANDO SOCKS & EAGLE AIRBORNE ASSAULT PACK ("for demanding operations") FEEDBACK FROM THE YOUNGER GENERATION: While I was looking over this first 'designer gear' section of the book, my teen daughter Angela wanted to grab it from me and wanted to know if she could get some of this "STUFF" for school wear!? I am pleased to say that of the 496 pages in this volume, only about 100 are within the section titled, "WEAPONS:HAND GUNS". To this book's credit however, this section's info and stats are much more complete than 'Jane's Gun Recognition' volume. In this 'Special Forces - Recognition Guide' much more specifications about each weapon are included, including ballistic info completely lacking in the 'Jane's Gun Recognition Guide'. BUT THERE IS MORE -- MUCH MORE: This volume goes way beyond just clothing and guns and in fact dedicates almost 2/3 of its contents to such hard to find topics as; Transport Aircraft, Helicopters of all types used in Special Forces, plus Amphibious vehicles, Hovercrafts, Body Armor, Seal Delivery Systems (submersible), Remotely Piloted Vehicles (RPV). LAST BUT NOT LEAST: COUNTRY LIST OF SPECIAL AND ELITE FORCES

VERY HELPFUL TO A SOF SOLDIER, SAILOR, AIRMAN, OR MARINE:
This is a good book to reference when training foreign militaries. It is a lot to learn, but the pictures and descriptions are very helpful. I highly recommend for anyone that wants to get smart on other country militaries througout the World.