Casemate Publishers.

Casemate Publishers

2114 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083

1-610-853-9131 www.casemate.com

Two excellent military guides a specific and important coverages. For those entering the Army don't miss Sgt. Michael Volkin's The Ultimate Basic Training Guidebook: Tips, Tricks, And Tactics For Surviving Boot Camp (1932714111, $18.95): it covers the 'new world' of the military--new to novices entering the forces, that is--and covers everything from exercises and acronyms to what to take along to basic training. With The Ultimate Basic Training Handbook in hand, you'll know everything possible about the gas chamber, locker inspections, meals, schedules and more. Eric Micheletti's Warriors From The Deep: The Extraordinary History Of The Combat Swimmers (2913903843, $44.95) profiles three combat swimmer units: the Italian Arditi Incursori, the descendants of the 'torpedo men', the German Kampfschwimmer, and the French combat swimmers who fought in Indonesia and Algeria. These swimmers have kept alive the skills needed to carry out underwater military operations, from espionage to attacks such as fitting explosive charges to the hulls of enemy ships: chapters take a visual approach to the history in packing color photos in multiples on every page, along with color illustrations of weaponry, discussions of tactics and achievements, and history. Both books are 'must' references for any serious military library reference collection.