Paul Howe (if you read Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down you know the name) had a long career in Army Special Operations Forces. Since retirement he has quietly made a name for himself as a trainer.
http://www.combatshootingandtactics.com/
Recently he self published an excellent book on leadership and training. If you're looking for nuts and bolts detail on specific TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) then this book isn't for you. If you're looking for thoughts on motivating yourself and others then you need this book. It has an interesting and very effective format. Each chapter begins with a description of part of an operation the author participated in and it's followed by an after action review (AAR) and there the author lays out his leadership and training philosophy as it applied to the operation discussed in the beginning of the chapter.
The principles discussed in the book are not limited to soldiers or a police tactical team. Anyone who supervises others will get something out of this book.
I found many of the training concepts I used validated and learned some new ones. I also was motivated to increase my own training intensity after reading the book.
The student of military history will find the viginettes at the beginning of each chapter very interesting. There are some great insights into how things work in an elite SOF unit.
The book is 196 pages long and since it's self published, it's not edited. You will find the occassional typo. Don't let that put you off. It's the information in the book that's valuable.
You can buy it here:
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=35146
Jeff
http://www.combatshootingandtactics.com/
Recently he self published an excellent book on leadership and training. If you're looking for nuts and bolts detail on specific TTPs (tactics, techniques and procedures) then this book isn't for you. If you're looking for thoughts on motivating yourself and others then you need this book. It has an interesting and very effective format. Each chapter begins with a description of part of an operation the author participated in and it's followed by an after action review (AAR) and there the author lays out his leadership and training philosophy as it applied to the operation discussed in the beginning of the chapter.
The principles discussed in the book are not limited to soldiers or a police tactical team. Anyone who supervises others will get something out of this book.
I found many of the training concepts I used validated and learned some new ones. I also was motivated to increase my own training intensity after reading the book.
The student of military history will find the viginettes at the beginning of each chapter very interesting. There are some great insights into how things work in an elite SOF unit.
The book is 196 pages long and since it's self published, it's not edited. You will find the occassional typo. Don't let that put you off. It's the information in the book that's valuable.
You can buy it here:
http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=35146
Jeff