Surviving the international war zone : security lessons learned and stories from police and military peacekeeping forces / Robert R. Rail.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rail, Robert R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rail, Robert R.

International police--Biography.

International police.

Military biography.

Military history, Modern--20th century--Anecdotes.

Military history, Modern.

Military history, Modern--21st century--Anecdotes.

Military police--Biography.

Military police.

Peacekeeping forces--Biography.

Peacekeeping forces.

War and society--History--20th century--Anecdotes.

War and society.

War and society--History--21st century--Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Few people are better able to describe how to survive in a war zone than those who have seen, experienced, and lived it first-hand. Comprised of a collection of original stories from international contributors, Surviving the International War Zone: Security Lessons Learned and Stories from Police and Military Peacekeeping Forces contains true accounts of unimaginable scenarios that could only occur in war-torn and conflict-ridden areas.Presenting accounts written by military and police officers who lived in different dangerous regions across the world, the boo

Contents:

Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; About the Contributing Authors; About the Author; Chapter 1. My Life's Lessons; Chapter 2. Adapting to the War Zone Environment; Chapter 3. War Zone Experiences; Chapter 4. French Island Hot Sauce; Chapter 5. Interrogation by Torture; Chapter 6. The Bullet Gift; Chapter 7. Insurrection and Conflict; Chapter 8. Eternal Hate; Chapter 9. Eternal Hope; Chapter 10. War Zone Insanity; Chapter 11. A Matter of Perspective; Chapter 12. Children Lost; Chapter 13. Communicating; Chapter 14. Day of the Bull; Chapter 15. Less Becomes More

Chapter 16. Red Wine in Eastern EuropeChapter 17. The World of Food; Chapter 18. Bug Out; Chapter 19. Lifestyle of Survival; Chapter 20. Respect; Chapter 21. The Cargo Net; Chapter 22 . The Shared Loss; Chapter 23. Two Promises of Death; Chapter 24. "Courtesy"; Chapter 25. Returning Back Home; Chapter 26. International Sayings; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-429-24631-5

1-4398-2795-8

9780429246319

OCLC:

693776828