Combat Techniques: An Elite Forces Guide to Modern Infantry Tactics

by Martin J. Dougherty, Chris McNab

Combat Techniques is an up-to-date reference work on tactical procedures for today's infantry. Illustrated with action photographs and detailed artworks, it provides a thorough insight into how the soldiers of today's armies would fight in any combat scenario they encounter.
 
The book covers all the main areas of battlefield tactics and procedures, with chapters on infantry weaponry, infantry tactics, heavy support -- such as air, armor, and artillery -- use of terrain, special forces tactics, and counter-insurgency warfare. The author detail the various forces and assets at a battlefield commander's disposal and examine a huge range of tactical procedures, from controlling an air strike or firing an anti-tank weapon to sub-zero operations, hostage-rescue situations, fighting in urban or extreme terrain, amphibious assaults, and evading capture. Comabt Techniques also explores the challenges of assymetric warefare, with chapters on counter-terrorist and anti-insurgency operations.
 
Packed with color photographs and useful artworks illustrating techniques and tactics, COmbat Techniques demonstrates how to modern soldier operates in today's ever-changing, technology-dominated battlefields.

Genres: Military Fiction, War

192 pages, Hardcover

First published November 13, 2007

About the author

Hailing from northeast England, Martin J Dougherty is a professional writer specialising in military history. He has been at times a games designer, an engineer, a self-protection instructor, a teacher and a defence analyst. Martin has published a range of books covering topics as diverse as self-protection, medieval warfare and space flight, and has addressed international conferences on anti-shipping missiles and homeland security issues.

Martin's interests include martial arts and fencing. He has coached Fencing, Ju-Jitsu, Self-Defence and Kickboxing for many years at the University of Sunderland, and has competed to national level as a fencer. As a martial artist he holds black belts in Combat Ju-Jitsu, Nihon Tai-Jitsu and Self-Defence. Martin is a Senior Assessor with the Self-Defence Federation and an IL1 instructor/assessor with the Britsh Federation for Historical Swordplay, specialising in the Military Sabre and the Smallsword.

Reviews

[Jefferson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a broad and shallow overview of what the title says: Combat techniques (of the modern sort). Color photos and drawings grace every page, fleshing out what could have been dry bones. It could easily serve as a reference book to accompany interested following of the news or military media.

[Andrew Shapter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent for writers wanting to give their military scenes some extra depth and a fine overview of the title subject for those interested.
Probably don’t try everything at home, kids.

[Jeff Ragan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good little overview of the skills and tactics of modern infantry soldiers.