Weapons of the US Special Operations Command by Chris Mcnab

Weapons of the US Special Operations Command by Chris Mcnab

Whether Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines, the SOCOM troops select weapons that match their mission requirements, but which also sit at the cutting edge of combat technology.

This means that, while SOCOM troops frequently use standard-issue weaponry, they also adopt many specialist pieces of kit that are not so accessible to the broader armed services, including sniper rifles, battle rifles, and machine guns, as well as high-tech tactical accessories used to transform standard weaponry into something exceptional.

Assessing the technology and capabilities of these combat weapons, as well as how they have been used in modern combat, this fully illustrated study lifts the veil on some of the most distinctive hand-held weapon systems of US special operations forces since 1987.

Chris McNab is an author and editor specializing in military history and military technology. He has published more than 40 books, including A History of the World in 100 Weapons, and has also written extensively for major encyclopaedia series, magazines and newspapers.

Johnny Shumate is a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor.

Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the UK's Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards. He now writes, illustrates, and publishes fiction (ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).