OK, I just read the post re: "Combat & Survival Books."  What are your nominations for the best books from which to learn REALLY GOOD STUFF?  I'll start with several:

Infantry Attacks, by Erwin Rommel
Black Hawk Down, by ______  (I should know this ... Boward?)
Strategy, by B.H. Lidell Hart
Art of War, by Sun Tzu

Others?  Army field manuals are OK, too ...

for LE--Street Survival, Tactical Edge, Tactics for Criminal Patrol  (calibre Press)
On War-Clauswitz
On Killing- Grossman
The Face of Battle- John Keegan

just some of my favorites
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you were close- Mark Bowden, Black Hawk Down

"[b]The Soldier's Handbook[/b]" by Col. Anthony Herbert, (ret.), not sure if this book is available as mine was purchased a long time ago.

Any of Col. David Hackworth's books, "[b]About Face[/b]", "[b]Hazardous Duty[/b]" or "[b]Price of Honor[/b]". Those whom ordered original copies of Hack's books also got a combat primer (sorry I can't remember the title) included w/ the purchase which has very extensive tactical info on squad/platoon field movement as well as company and larger force tactics, very good info.

"[b]A Rifleman Went To War[/b]" by Herbert McBride

"[b]Marine Sniper - 93 Confirmed Kills[/b]", by Charles Henderson & E.J. Land.

Mike

United States Marine Corps Small Wars Manual
[url]www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0897451120/qid=1013176623/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0757476-7640757[/url]

Outstanding information on fighting counterinsurgencies.

Battle for Hue: Tet 1968 by Keith William Nolan
[url]www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0891411984/qid=1013176712/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-0757476-7640757[/url]

First hand accounts of MOUT without supporting arms.

Six Silent Men
[url]www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/ref=s_sf_b_as/104-0757476-7640757[/url]

A series of three first person books by 101st Airborne LRRPs in Vietnam.

The Feather Men by Ranulph Fiennes
[url]www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0440217849/ref=ed_oe_p/104-0757476-7640757[/url]

The true story of an underground group who protects SAS veterans from revenge by those they encountered on active duty.