Download or read book Vietnam War Booby Traps written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics. They relied instead on traditional guerrilla warfare tactics including small-scale hit- and-run attacks, ambushes, terrorist actions, and precision attacks against bases. These included one of the oldest of guerrilla weapons – the boobytrap. Booby traps could be made in large numbers in village workshops and jungle camps using locally available materials as well as modern munitions. The VC were adept at making booby traps 'invisible' in the varied terrain of Vietnam, often emplacing them in locations and surroundings totally unexpected by their enemies. Booby traps could be incredibly simple or startlingly complex and ingenious, ranging from pointed sticks to command-detonated submerged floating river mines. Besides a wide variety of booby traps, they also used land and water mines, both contact/pressure-detonated and command-detonated. Between January 1965 and June 1970 11 percent of US troop deaths in action and 17 percent of injuries were by caused booby traps and mines. This fascinating title explores not only the wide variety of booby traps employed by the Viet Cong, but also their various uses in halting, stalling, or locating an enemy, and the many evolutions these traps underwent in order to retain the element of surprise. Written by a Vietnam veteran with first-hand experience of such traps, this is an engaging look at one of the most frightening aspects of guerrilla warfare.

Download or read book Prepping written by Rick Canton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-09 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what would happen if the grid went dark for more than a week? In the last decade we've seen this happen several times. Between hurricanes, tornadoes, wild fires, and earth quakes, one thing is astonishingly clear - Most people have NO backup plan. Are you one of the few that does have enough water and propane to hold out? What happens to those that do save enough supplies? When people run out of basic necessities, they will do things they aren't ordinary capable of. That includes pillaging and plundering their neighbor's home to keep their own family fed. What have you done to secure your home? In my book Prepping: Booby Traps and Hunkering Down, we're going to cover the following: Booby Traps and Prepping Your Property Trip Wires External Deterrents Internal Perimeter Deterrents Internal Deterrents Building A Safe Room

Download or read book U S Army Guide to Boobytraps written by Department of the Army and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-02-04 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little is more dangerous to U.S. forces fighting insurgents in hot spots around the world than improvised explosive devices. It’s the weapon of choice for under-funded forces aimed to attack American soldiers with low risk to themselves. This official U.S. manual is the complete guide to using and dismantling boobytraps. Here you can learn how to assemble, use, detect, and remove boobytraps and demolition items in almost any situation. With intricate and detailed diagrams, you’ll discover how army troops can disguise boobytraps in household items such as irons, teapots, and televisions; in structures such as window frames, stairways, and wooden beams; and in outdoor areas, in bushes and underground. Find out how boobytraps work, why they are used in the army, and the tactics behind their set-up. Learn the mechanics of the various types of firing devices, detonators, fuses, cords, adapters, blasting caps, and lighters. Also included are detailed instructions for detecting and removing boobytraps. The U.S. Army Guide to Boobytraps explains the responsibilities and safety issues that should be thoroughly understood by anyone using any weapon. Any military enthusiast will appreciate the level of detail this field manual offers.

Download or read book World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following Churchill's directive to 'set occupied Europe ablaze,' the SOE and later its American sister organization, the OSS, were deployed across the continent. Outnumbered, surrounded and in great peril, these brave agents were armed with a wide variety of devices to help them achieve their objectives, including numerous pieces of sabotage equipment and cunning booby traps. This book examines these different pieces of equipment and the technicalities involved in deploying them effectively, as well as discussing the specialist equipment developed by Special Forces units, including the SAS Lewes Bomb. Touching on some of the stranger developments, such as explosives disguised as lumps of coal, the author goes on to describe the German clearance techniques that were developed to avoid these dangers. Complete with specially commissioned artwork and period diagrams together with detailed descriptions of the dangerous missions of Allied agents, this book is a fascinating insight into the secret war behind enemy lines.

Download or read book World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-20 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Booby traps laid by troops in war zones in World War II are largely neglected in histories and memoirs, and rarely examined in detail. Yet for a soldier, the threat of booby traps had to be at the forefront of his mind, and an ability to find and disarm them was essential. This is the first comprehensive study of World War II's battlefield booby traps, using information from rare wartime intelligence publications to identify, illustrate and describe the tactics of both Allied and Axis saboteurs. Examining all aspects of this secretive subject, from the equipment used to the techniques of placing and finding them, this book uncovers the daily risks faced by soldiers on the ground through the course of the war.

Download or read book Deathtrap written by Jo Jo Gonzales and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This complete guide to booby traps presents an arsenal of everyday items that can be modified to contain a nasty surprise. Learn how to booby-trap a flashlight, door latch, sink and more. For information purposes only.

Download or read book The Anarchist Cookbook written by William Powell and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anarchist Cookbook will shock, it will disturb, it will provoke. It places in historical perspective an era when "Turn on, Burn down, Blow up" are revolutionary slogans of the day. Says the author" "This book... is not written for the members of fringe political groups, such as the Weatherman, or The Minutemen. Those radical groups don't need this book. They already know everything that's in here. If the real people of America, the silent majority, are going to survive, they must educate themselves. That is the purpose of this book." In what the author considers a survival guide, there is explicit information on the uses and effects of drugs, ranging from pot to heroin to peanuts. There i detailed advice concerning electronics, sabotage, and surveillance, with data on everything from bugs to scramblers. There is a comprehensive chapter on natural, non-lethal, and lethal weapons, running the gamut from cattle prods to sub-machine guns to bows and arrows.

Download or read book Improvised Munitions Black Book written by Us Government and published by Stanfordpub.com. This book was released on 2020-06-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't need to be a trained soldier to fully appreciate this edition of IMPROVISED MUNITIONS BLACK BOOK. Originally created for soldiers in guerrilla warfare situations, this handbook demonstrates the techniques for constructing weapons that are highly effective in the most harrowing of circumstances. Straightforward and incredibly user-friendly, it provides insightful information and step-by-step instructions on how to assemble weapons and explosives from common and readily available materials. Over 600 illustrations complement elaborate explanations of how to improvise any number of munitions from easily accessible resources. Whether you're a highly trained soldier or simply a civilian looking to be prepared, the IMPROVISED MUNITIONS BLACK BOOK is an invaluable addition to your library.

Download or read book Fade to Black written by Francis Knight and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the depths of a valley rises the city of Mahala It's a city built upwards, not across -- where streets are built upon streets, buildings upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from the sunlit summit, and where the forsaken lurk in the darkness of Under. Rojan Dizon doesn't mind staying in the shadows, because he's got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he can't hide for ever. Because when Rojan stumbles upon the secrets lurking in the depths of the Pit, the fate of Mahala will depend on him using his magic. And unlucky for Rojan -- this is going to hurt.

Download or read book Not Quite Dead Enough written by Rex Stout and published by Crimeline. This book was released on 2010-05-26 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The army wants Nero Wolfe urgently, but he refuses their clarion call to duty. It takes Archie Goodwin to titillate Wolfe’s taste for crime with two malevolent morsels: a corpse that refuses to rest in peace and a sinister “accident” involving national security. It’s up to the Grandiose Master himself, Nero Wolfe, to set the traps to catch a pair of wily killers—as Archie lays the bait on the wrong side of the law. Introduction by John Lutz “It is always a treat to read a Nero Wolfe mystery. The man has entered our folklore.”—The New York Times Book Review A grand master of the form, Rex Stout is one of America’s greatest mystery writers, and his literary creation Nero Wolfe is one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time. Together, Stout and Wolfe have entertained—and puzzled—millions of mystery fans around the world. Now, with his perambulatory man-about-town, Archie Goodwin, the arrogant, gourmandizing, sedentary sleuth is back in the original seventy-three cases of crime and detection written by the inimitable master himself, Rex Stout.

Download or read book Survival Booby Traps written by Ronald Williams and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A booby trap is simply any device that is designed to detect, injure, kill, or simply to scare an intruder (or intruders). You can set up booby traps around your home and property to defend it against thieves, raiders, and looters during a disaster scenario. Now in your day-to-day life right now, it's absolutely critical that any booby traps you have set up around your home are non-lethal. But in a disaster scenario, where there will be desperate people who will try to kill you for the supplies you have, you can use lethal booby trap defensive weapons to defend your home, property, family, and supplies. In this guide, we are going to cover the top ten booby traps and a step-by-step process for how to build each one. The specific booby traps that we will cover in this book include: Personal Alarm Tripwire Blast Alarm Trap Entanglement Trap Nail Board Trap Feather Spear Trap Heavy Weight Trap Razor Blade Trap Fish Hook Trap Chemical Bucket Drop Trap Tripwire Trap By the end of this book, you will not any know about the top ten best booby traps that you can set up with your own supplies and resources at home, you will know about the exact steps you need to follow to build each one as well.

Download or read book Booby Traps for Survival written by Ronald Williams and published by . This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A homemade booby trap is a device that is designed to scare, to detect, to wound, or to kill. It is used to help defend your property from any unsuspecting threats who may come your way in a disaster.Whether it's large marauding gangs or individual thieves, it is absolutely imperative that you keep your home and property safe, and booby traps are a great way to do that.Granted, during normal times, it's important that you keep your booby traps in a non-threatening and non-lethal position.But when disaster strikes, the gloves will be off, and you can use booby traps as part of your overall home defense and home security plans.In this beginner's guide to the subject of making booby traps, we are going to cover two primary subjects:1. The Fundamentals Of Making Booby Traps2. The Best Homemade Booby Traps For You To Build By the end of this guide, you will have learned about the most effective homemade booby traps there are and how you can build them.

Download or read book Booby Traps written by Ian Jones and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War often provides a stimulus to technological development. Throughout the twentieth century, new technology was harnessed to produce increasingly deadly and malicious types of explosives in the forms of booby traps, mines, delayed-action devices, and mobile charges . . . often activated in the most inconspicuous places. Intended to kill or injure, these lethal mechanisms detonate when a person disturbs or approaches a seemingly harmless object. Other times they are set off by remote control. Compellingly written and illustrated throughout with photos and schematic drawings, Booby Traps! traces the design, deployment, and effectiveness of these deadly devices, as well as the lengths armies have gone to gain an edge. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

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Download or read book Crisis and Emergency Management written by Ali Farazmand and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 12 years have passed since the publication of the first edition of Crisis and Emergency Management. During that time numerous disasters—from 9/11 to massive earthquakes in Iran and China, to the giant Asian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, and the Fukushima Tsunami and ensuing nuclear meltdown—have changed the way we manage catastrophic events. With contributions from leading experts, this second edition features 40 new chapters that address recent worldwide crises and what we have learned from emergency responses to them. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Up-to-date concepts, theories, and practices Analysis of recent disasters and their effect on emergency management Policy and managerial lessons Suggestions for capacity building in crisis and emergency management The book covers a wide range of international issues using critical, empirical, and quantitative analyses. It discusses various approaches to topics such as resolving political tension and terrorism issues, the potential use of biological weapons, and the role of public relations in crisis. The author offers insight into organizational and community resiliency development; a "surprise management" theory in practice for upgrading the knowledge and skills in managing crises and governing emergencies; and better and more effective organizational, political, social, and managerial coordination in the processes. He presents case studies that enhance and advance the future theory and practice of crisis and emergency management, while at the same time providing practical advice that can be put to use immediately. Managing crises and governing emergencies in such an age of challenges demands a different kind of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that were not available yesterday. This book gives you valuable information with applications at the macro, micro, organizational, and interorganizational levels, preparing you for emergency management in an increasingly globalized and uncertain world.

Download or read book The Black Book of Boobytraps written by Lyle Whitney and published by . This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Big Black Book of Government Conspiracies written by Andrè RavenSkül Venås and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a compilation of Government Conspiracies from the U.S. and the World.