Lists actions and precautions to take to avoid a potential Y2K crisis, discussing how to prepare for such eventualities as power failures, food shortages, and health emergencies

101 Ways to Survive the Y2K Crisis

Politics & Social Sciences

Tomajczyk, Stephen F.

Sociology

Griffin

Hostage Rescue Teams, Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Teams, and other top-notch counter-terrorist units are profiled in this fully-illustrated history. First-hand interviews and the personal experiences of these elite team members describe the extensive training their units undergo, and the special equipment and techniques they use. An unpresidented look at the inner workings of todays elite forces!

Us Elite Counter-Terrorist Forces (Power Series)

History

Military

Zenith Pr

This book takes you into the amazing and deadly world of the hazardous devices technician (civilian) and the explosive ordnance disposal technician (military). It is a world where a single mistake or error in judgement can immediately cost you your life. I spent more than a year visiting bomb squads around the country learning how they train, what equipment they use, and what emerging hazards they face. The result is the most up-to-date and comprehensive book ever written on bomb disposal. Flip through the book's pages and you will visit the FBI's elite "bomb school" in Alabama, where all bomb techs in America are trained. You will also learn how the US Navy uses dolphins and sea lions to find and retrieve enemy mines in the ocean. Additionally, you will be privvy to the "inside" stories of what really happened at the Oklahoma City, Centennial Park and World Trade Center bombings - from the bomb techs and forensic scientists who were there, on the scene at ground zero. The book also takes a blunt and realistic look at the threat posed by nuclear, biological and chemical terrorism. The conclusions drawn will make your hair stand on end. By the time you finally put the book down, you will better understad why these brave men and women walk towards a bomb when everyone else is running away...and you will respect them for it. Bomb Squads is illustrated with 100 b/w and color photographs, the majority of which have never before been published!

Bomb Squads (Power Series)

Motorbooks Intl

Aircraft carriers are the mightiest class of U.S. Navy vessels. But most people don't realize that in addition to transporting an awesome air arsenal, each of these ocean-going cities prowls the high seas with an entourage of up to 15 additional vessels. In the event of hostilities, these "carrier battle groups" allow nothing to violate their personal space-areas often measured in hundreds of square miles. The individual roles of nuclear submarines, the cruisers that coordinate carrier-based air power, the aircraft themselves, anti-submarine vessels and, of course, the carriers are all discussed and depicted in exclusive action photography. In addition, author Steve Tomajczyk addresses criticisms of carriers as wasteful and outmoded; explains how a carrier battle group-the U.S. Navy's most powerful operating unit-defends itself from attacks; and compares the firepower wielded by a typical carrier battle group to that of potential adversaries.

Carrier Battle Group (Power Series)

Science & Math

Technology

Hop on board for an up-close look at the Navy's destroyer fleet! Full of color photography, this book takes you inside the Spruance, Kidd, and Arleigh Burke class destroyers of the current Navy fleet. You'll also get a glimpse of the twenty-first century destroyer. Full technical specifications are included along with fascinating descriptions of the weapons, bridge, command and control rooms, berthing areas, magazines, and engine rooms.

Modern U.S. Navy Destroyers (Enthusiast Color Series)

September 11 showed us that the face of war is changing. Today, armed forces must battle elusive enemies without traditional targets like military or industrial installations. As a result, special counter-terrorist teams from the armed forces and federal and local law enforcement assume a frontline position, employing sophisticated tactics to combat terrorist operations around the globe. This book provides a detailed look into the history and operations of the nation's elite counterterrorist forces, including the Marshal Service's Special Ops Group, the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, the U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-DELTA, and the U.S. Army Special Forces, or "Green Berets."

U. S. Counter-Terrorist Forces

Giangreco, D.M.

Griswold, Terry

Pushies, Fred J.

MBI Publ.

In 1978, Sikorsky introduced the UH60 helicopter as a transport, medevac, special ops, escort, and reconnaissance platform to replace the UH-1 "Huey" that had become a legend in Vietnam. Nearly a quarter century hence, the "Black Hawk" remains the world's premiere military helicopter.This colorful look back at the namesake of the 2001 blockbuster film examines the development, capabilities, specifications, and active service of variants by branch of service-Army, Navy, and Air Force. Within each chapter, author Steve Tomajczyk describes the histories and specifications of task-specific variants and profiles typical missions. Included are the UH-60Q Medevac, MH-60 Night Stalkers, SH-60B Sea Hawk, MH-60G Pave Hawk special ops (infiltration and search-and-rescue), and the CH-60 Sea Hawk amphibious support aircraft, among others.

Blackhawk (Enthusiast Color Series)

Americas

Provides more than fifteen thousand entries on the military establishment in the United States

Dictionary of the Modern United States Military: Over 15,000 Weapons, Agencies, Acronyms, Slang, Installations, Medical Terms and Other Lexical Units of Warfare

McFarland Publishing

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