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So for those of us who like to read factual stuff, this is what i've read in the past few months. I'm not a book critic, so feel free to ask me if you'd like a bit more detail about a particular title and i'll try to get back to you asap.
A short history of th Royal Marines:
As far as i'm aware you might recieve this on arrival to RT. Absolutely must read as it covers the whole history, upto 2006 (in the latest edition), in a brief but well structured manner. Also contains information reagrding the Corp's badge, memorable dates, 3Cdo. Brigade structure and other useful information. Well worth the investment!
The Making of a Royal Marines Commando:
Fantastic light reading and one to hand to your mother to keep her content, well my mum stopped at the artic training bless her. Contains slightly outdated (?) inforrmation about RT and some of the other day to day aspects of the Royal Marines. A good read for general information about the marines.
By Sea by Land:
Absolutely love this book! A bit hefty but is litterally full of stories from marines past and present and their accounts of what was really going on in the trenches, deserts and ice fields of past wars. Slightly more indepth, but for those of us with very little history knowledge it helps to fill in all the gaps.
Illustrated Manual of Sniper Skills:
Couldn't help myself, i'd like to give the course a go when i get the chance so i thought i'd try to swot up a bit. A colourful picture loaded book but doesn't quite make it as a 'field manual' much to my disappointment. Does however cover the whole subject and is very enlightening to those who just think a snipers role is 'slotting' human targets. Personally i'd say save your money and wait for the real thing in training. Mum still thinks we'll get a knock on the door from MI5 anytime now.
If anyone can reccomend a good book about 'sniping techniques' i'd be greatful
1The Sas Tracking & Navigation handbook:
Don't know what a map is? Don't know what Longditude/Latitude are or where they come from? Want map reading techniques and some basics on tracking and evasion? then this is the book for you!
To be honest i'm finding this tough going, as its a little mundane. However it is fantastically well written can could be useful to amatuer and intermediate alike. Ignoring the 'SAS' bulls*text deleted*t on the cover, its actually much like a school book, making it simple to read if not a little stale. I let you know in a month or two when i can be arsed to finish it and whether i can find my way home from the pub drunk.
On Killing:The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society:
Okay serious topic. This is not a light read but is extremely addictive. It is a report on a 5 year study into the emotions and repercussions of killing, published in 1996. Starting with the suject of non-firers it aims to enlighten people about the taboo subject of 'killing'.
Not finished this either yet but finding it fascinating and hard to put down, however i don't agree with the author that computer games are affecting society in a negative way like he claims, otherwise i'd be a steaming psycho, well more of one :weird:
I'll try to keep this up to date with all the random and tenuously related books i'll churn through in the following months of training for my PRMC.
A short history of th Royal Marines:
As far as i'm aware you might recieve this on arrival to RT. Absolutely must read as it covers the whole history, upto 2006 (in the latest edition), in a brief but well structured manner. Also contains information reagrding the Corp's badge, memorable dates, 3Cdo. Brigade structure and other useful information. Well worth the investment!
The Making of a Royal Marines Commando:
Fantastic light reading and one to hand to your mother to keep her content, well my mum stopped at the artic training bless her. Contains slightly outdated (?) inforrmation about RT and some of the other day to day aspects of the Royal Marines. A good read for general information about the marines.
By Sea by Land:
Absolutely love this book! A bit hefty but is litterally full of stories from marines past and present and their accounts of what was really going on in the trenches, deserts and ice fields of past wars. Slightly more indepth, but for those of us with very little history knowledge it helps to fill in all the gaps.
Illustrated Manual of Sniper Skills:
Couldn't help myself, i'd like to give the course a go when i get the chance so i thought i'd try to swot up a bit. A colourful picture loaded book but doesn't quite make it as a 'field manual' much to my disappointment. Does however cover the whole subject and is very enlightening to those who just think a snipers role is 'slotting' human targets. Personally i'd say save your money and wait for the real thing in training. Mum still thinks we'll get a knock on the door from MI5 anytime now.
If anyone can reccomend a good book about 'sniping techniques' i'd be greatful
1The Sas Tracking & Navigation handbook:
Don't know what a map is? Don't know what Longditude/Latitude are or where they come from? Want map reading techniques and some basics on tracking and evasion? then this is the book for you!
To be honest i'm finding this tough going, as its a little mundane. However it is fantastically well written can could be useful to amatuer and intermediate alike. Ignoring the 'SAS' bulls*text deleted*t on the cover, its actually much like a school book, making it simple to read if not a little stale. I let you know in a month or two when i can be arsed to finish it and whether i can find my way home from the pub drunk.
On Killing:The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society:
Okay serious topic. This is not a light read but is extremely addictive. It is a report on a 5 year study into the emotions and repercussions of killing, published in 1996. Starting with the suject of non-firers it aims to enlighten people about the taboo subject of 'killing'.
Not finished this either yet but finding it fascinating and hard to put down, however i don't agree with the author that computer games are affecting society in a negative way like he claims, otherwise i'd be a steaming psycho, well more of one :weird:
I'll try to keep this up to date with all the random and tenuously related books i'll churn through in the following months of training for my PRMC.