The Special Forces Bible: Weapons, Tactics, Skills, Training Equipment
Alexander Stilwell is an experienced writer and editor specializing in military history and current affairs.  He spent six years in the British Territorial Army, where he gained invaluable training in survival skills, first-aid procedures, and escape and evasion techniques. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Survival Techniques, which has sold nearly 50,000 copies in the United States and Canada. His previous books include:• The Encyclopedia of the WorldÆs Special Forces (Spellmount, 2003)• Special Forces in Action (Pen & Sword / Potomac Books, 2007)• SAS and Elite Forces Guide to Knots (Lyons Press, 2012)• SAS and Elite Forces Guide to Crisis Survival (Amber, 2010)• The Elite Forces Manual of Mental and Physical Endurance (St MartinÆs Press, 2006)• Survival Techniques (Lyons Press, 2000)• The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles (Ed. Christopher F. Foss, Spellmount, 2003)• JaneÆs Personal Combat Equipment (JaneÆs Information Group, several editions)