A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separate you will pay more for the books plus shipping cost. Urban Operations: This manual provides the analytical tools for evaluating an urban operation to determine if the operation is necessary for overall mission success. It also provides the means to understanding and determining the impacts of the urban environment on military operations and provides information on managing, taking advantage of, and mitigating the effects of those impacts as appropriate. Chapter Contents: The Urban Outlook; Understanding the Urban Environment; Understanding the Urban Threat; Understanding the Urban Environment's Effects on Warfighting Functions and Tactics; Contemplating Urban Operations; Foundations for Urban Operations; Urban Offensive Operations; Urban Defensive Operations; Urban Stability and Civil Support Operations; Urban Sustainment; Appendix: Siege of Beirut: An Illustration of the Fundamentals of Urban Operations; An Urban Focus to the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield; Operations in Somalia: Applying the Urban Operational Framework to Stability Operations; Joint and Multinational Urban Operations Special Forces Survival Evasion and Recovery: EVASION, NAVIGATION, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNALING, RECOVERY, MEDICAL, PERSONAL PROTECTION, WATER, FOOD, INDUCED CONDITIONS, THE WILL TO SURVIVE. This book gives much detail to concealment, movement, what to eat and how to test for poisonous foods. A very useful tool to any one wants the knowledge of survival and how to cope with rough situations. Very detailed illustration on compass use, fire building, shelter and first aid.