The SAS Mental Endurance Handbook
by Christopher McNab
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Author: Christopher McNabEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-03-01
ISBN: 1585744425
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Lyons Press
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Book Review: An interesting collection
Summary: 3 Stars
This book has splashes of excellence in patches but that doesn't carry over throughout the whole book. It is a good collection on various topics but it covers to much to material for a good book. The good parts of the book is the mental conditioning. It does a good job discussing material from a wide range of sources on the mental part of combat. It is written in a how to sort of way. To me the mental part of war has always been very interesting. It is the key in how few numbers can trump all other parts of war. This book does explain that in a little way. However they don't talk that much on it. It is sort of a tease. This psychological aspect of the material could be applied to other fields with some imagination.
Then the author gets lost in discussion of basic tactics. This part of the book is written like a real manual. It puts out the basics and that is it. It also is written in such a basic way some people will easily get bored.
The book does have a very interesting chapter on torture and interrogation. This chapter does offer some details about what is going on which is hinted at in the media but not addressed.
The book isn't worthless but not not worthy of a high priority on your schedule either.
Tom
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