The Sas Guide to Tracking

by Bob Carss, Stewart Birch (Collaborator), Roy Thomasson (Illustrator)

The ultimate guide to tracking man or animal, from the SAS.

Genres: Survival, Reference, Outdoors, Military Fiction, Nonfiction, Research

254 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2000

Reviews

[Edward Wendt · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is lots of great information in here but as it is a training book, it is somewhat dry at times. The instructor is not surprisingly of a military background, and the with military experience will probably easily recognize the format and structure of the chapters. The author could have included a few more anecdotes for those reading along without a military interest in the subject, as the technical descriptions often insufficiently painted the picture of what was intended. Overall an interesting read, but more of a stepping off point.

[CC · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is an updated and revised edition.

The drawings are clear - if a bit crude. A novice will learn and enjoy just flipping through the book. It may take a few hours to digest everything crammed into a single chapter or even a few pages. Carss is a very good communicator, though, so this is an excellent tool for teaching and learning.

[Krystina . · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative and well structured layout for learning. At the end there is a training guide. I always find it most informational if i read the trainees guide of anything

[Nathanael Coyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well-written comprehensive and practical guide to the art of recreational hunting and military tracking. Covers how to divide up an area into foreground, middle ground and distance, high and low sign, looking through foliage instead of at it, looking for disturbances, analysing footprints, re-discovering a lost track, stalking and describing human quarry with an extensive visual vocabulary for facial features. Each chapter has a bullet point summary after it and at the end of the book is an aide-mémoire that summarises all the techniques. Fantastic read that helps you better appreciate the outdoors even if you don't hunt.

[Jacqui · Rating 5 out of 5]

For one not in the field, this was clear, informative, put me in his shoes. I needed to know this stuff for a book I'm writing, and I have considerable confidence Mr. Bob Carss knows of which he talks.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

a little heavy on the military man-tracking side but that's no surprise. Good supplemental resource.

[Srchnresq · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good info throughout book. Limited pictures. Worth reading.