Globe Pequot / Lyons Press
Pages: 352
978-1-4617-4974-5 • eBook • November 2008 • $18.99 • (£14.99)
Both Carss and illustrator Stewart Birch live in Hereford, England, where the SAS Regiment is based.
The SAS Guide to Tracking, New and Revised
Part One: The Briefing
- Tracking today – some modern applications
- Some definitions and explanations
- Sign in tracking – defined and explained
- Factors affecting sign
- The attributes of a tracker
Part Two: The Pursuit
- Observation indoors
- Observation out-of-doors
- Observation of the individual
- The principles of stalking
- Stalking techniques
- Night movement
- The track pursuit drill
- Deception tactics
- Judging the age of sign
- Deductive skills
- The lost track drill
Part Three: Advanced skills
- Training trackers
- Military tracking
- Dogs and tracking
- Map-reading
- Human prints
- Animal prints
- Vehicle sign
- Preserving prints
Part Four: The Future
- Developments in tracking
Index
"Who Dares, Wins."
--Motto of the Special Air Service (SAS)
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All over the world.