RIPLEY Tim <br/><br/>
The whites of their eyes:  close quarter combat 

 - London:  Sidgwick & Jackson,  1997 
 - 298p. 
<br/><br/> The book includes a section on hostage-rescue, a uniquely  20th century phenomennon, in which highly trained hostage rescue units battle at close quarters to free hostages from the clutches of armed terrorists.  The 20th century has seen the development of deadly long-range weapons and overall lethality of weapons has increased substantially. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0283062835 (hbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BRITISH -- INFANTRYMAN<br/>COMBAT<br/>MILITARY