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Fight to Win

Fight to Win

Deadly Skills of the Elite Forces

Summary

The mysterious world of elite combat units blown wide open...

Find out how elite teams prepare for Close Quarter Battle.

Discover how they launch assaults against pirate boats.

Learn the secrets to directing air attack against a key intelligence target.

Read how units manage to enter hostile territory undetected, and carry out long-ranges reconnaissance mission deep behind enemy lines.

In his new book, former SAS hero Chris Ryan delves into the secretive world of elite warfare, revealing the nuts and bolts of some of the toughest, sharpest and most legendary fighting units in existence around the world today.

Drawing on his experience as a soldier in the Regiment for a decade, as well as his recent unique access to some of the world's hardest and most sophisticated special police units for his TV show Elite World Cops, Chris Ryan explores the secrets of the trade. From the HALO insertion technique to mounting ambushes and escape-and-evasion tips, Chris Ryan's Fight to Win is the ultimate guide to elite forces training and operations.

Reviews

  • Now this is what the best-selling Dangerous Book For Boys should have been like. A must for all military buffs and blokes who just want to look hard
    News of the World

About the author

Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984 and was a member for ten years. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS.

He is a best selling author and lectures in business motivation and security.
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