Leroy Thompson
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Learn the trade secrets of special operatives.
It is easy to visualize special-operations troops as men in camouflage with painted faces, lurking in the shadows of modern warfare. But the truth is far more complex-and enthralling. A wide array of skills, both physical and cerebral, combines to make up the modern elite soldier. Secret Techniques of Elite Forces not only shows the road down which the specialist must travel to reach his place as one...
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The Hostage Rescue Manual is a comprehensive, illustrated source on the dynamic operations which have saved hundreds of lives in hostage situations around the world. It is based on strategies that have proved successful in numerous incidents, including the landmark SAS rescue at Prince's Gate, London, and is compiled by an author with intimate and practical knowledge of the field.
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America deployed a diverse group of special operations forces (SOF) throught World War II and in Korea. These elite units quickly earned a redoubtable reputation and proved themselves adept at hit-and-run raids, gathering intelligence in long range patrols, rescuing PoWs and living and fighting in hostile environments. This valuable study includes more than 100 rare and unusual photographs of the men, uniforms, special equipment and insignia of these...
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God's master plan to set His children back in right position with Him was Jesus Christ on the Cross! Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection was not only for our salvation, but it blazed a trail for every believer to live a life of complete and total victory while on earth. Many times we get used to experiencing partial victory; victory in some areas of our lives but not others. Your finances may be on track while your family suffers or your family...
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In the past thirty-five years, counter-terrorist units have been deployed to deal with airplane, ship, train, and bus hijackings. They have rescued hostages in various types of buildings and have dealt with barricaded bank robbers, prison rioters, and assorted dangerous criminals. Thousands have been rescued and millions have been safer because terrorists were aware that elite antiterrorist units were poised to take action should they take hostages....
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In turbulent Shanghai in the years between the World Wars, the International Settlement was a mercantile powerhouse that faced unrest from Communist labor unions, criminal gangs, spies, political agitators, armed kidnappers and assassins. Adjoining the Settlement were the French Concession and the Chinese city, both hotbeds of intrigue and crime themselves. Called the most sinful in the world, the Settlement relied on its police: the Shanghai Municipal...
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For years, Christians have been trying to get breakthroughs, fighting for a way in or a way out. Whether it's for their finances, marriage, health, emotional state or some other bound area, they've been taught that waiting for a breakthrough is the best way to release their answers or freedom - but that's incorrect. God didn't create you to struggle, and the actual act of breaking through anything involves just that - a struggle. Breaking through...