TC 31-34-4 Special Forces Tracking and Countertracking: September 2009

Good book

This is a great piece of reference material. It's a copy of an older army field manual. Still useful material although some techniques have been updated.

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This is a reprint of the United States Army Training Circular (TC 31-34-4), Special Forces Tracking and Counter-Tracking printed September 2009. The problem I have with this publication is that the manual can be downloaded for free online with some simple searches. As for the information in the manual, it is not to bad and for the most part a very good introduction to the skill set. I was a consultant and participant in the writing of this manual so I am a little biased. But I will say it is not the best book on tracking but a good supplement and primer to this art and science. I recommend this book if you prefer to read hard copies, but if you do not care I would down load a pdf copy. I highly recommend the following combat/tactical man-tracking books (listed in no particular order);" Tactical Tracking Operations " by David Scott-Donelan." The Art of Tracking, the Origin of Science " by Louis Liebenberg." The SAS Guide to Tracking, New and Revised " by Bob Carss" Tracking--Signs of Man, Signs of Hope: A Systematic Approach to the Art and Science of Tracking Humans " by David Diaz

Great book for those who want to learn tracking or mantracking techniques.

This small US military manual is designed to be a quick review or notes for a much more comprehensive tracking / counter tracking and dog tracking / counter tracking course. As such, the material is presented in lists and short paragraphs. Each paragraph is numbered for quick reference. This is not a satisfactory introduction to tracking, nor a text useful to teach tracking.While much of value is presented, the material would have to be presented in an outdoor workshop or outdoor tracking laboratory for retention of the learners. This book would then serve as a quick reference back for review.The images are good. The wording is military conciseness through and through. There are minimal redundancy or memory aids presented.Unless I have someone who wants a quick review, this book will sit on my shelf.

Great for tracking almost anything.

The print was entirely too small, they need to make the book larger and increase the font size....Hard to read even with reading glasses....

Useful information, though bullet-point and not much detailed.