Combat Tracking Guide

John D. Hurth

• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Year: 2012
• eBook ISBN: 9780811748612

The first book on tracking in a combat situation that includes suggestions for integrating visual tracking operations into existing military doctrine in addition to the boots-on-the-ground detail necessary for soldiers who perform those operations.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• Copyright
• Contents
• Troops in Contact
• 1 Basic Visual Tracking
• 2 Human Gait, Tracks, and Track Interpretation
• 3 Organization and Tactics
• 4 Operational Employment
• 5 Countertracking, Mines, and Booby Traps
• TRACKING WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY
• URBAN TRACKING
• K-9 TRACKER TEAMS
• ELICITING INFORMATION FROM WITNESSES AND INFORMANTS
• PURSUIT AND ENCIRCLEMENT FROM ENEMY COMBATANTS
• PURSUIT AND ENCIRCLEMENT
• Acknowledgments
• APPENDIX A: Tire and Tread Tracked Vehicle Impressions
• APPENDIX B: Order Formats and Checklists
• APPENDIX C: Mission Debrief Format
• APPENDIX D: Fire Support
• APPENDIX E: Air Operations
• APPENDIX F: Support Request Quick Reference Guide
• APPENDIX G: The Combat Tracker’s Load
• Glossary
• Index
• Back Cover