World's Elite Forces, The: Small Arms and Accessories by John Walter

World's Elite Forces, The: Small Arms and Accessories by John Walter

This book presents an illustrated guide not just to the guns of the world's special forces, but also an introduction to their development. Considerable thought has been given in the last few years as to how existing weapons can be adapted to the hightly specialised situations required of them today. Particular attention has been given to sniping equipment and a wide range of technology is now in use, not only with military special forces, but also with police and SWAT units where the demands of service are rarely as vigorous as armed combat. John Walter reveals the development of highly sophisticated sight and observation tools, employing lasers and range-finders which allow an operative to pinpoint a target up to 500 metres away even at night. He also charts the parallel advances of body armour and grenades; just as the use of kevlar and composites has improved personal safety, so the advent of smoke, stun and controlled fragmentation grenades has improved the ability of the individual soldier to take the offensive in counter-terrorist operations.

John Walter is a respected authority on all aspects of weaponry and is the author of numerous books including several contributions to the Greenhill Military Manuals series, The Guns that Won the West, The Luger Story and The Greenhill Dictionary of Guns and Gunmakers.

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ISBN 13	9781853674969
ISBN 10	1853674966
Title	World's Elite Forces, The: Small Arms and Accessories
Author	John Walter
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Greenhill Books
Year published	2002-03-05
Number of pages	144
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