The Tactical Edge

[BluNorthern]

Not LE so please bear with me.
Picked up a copy of this book, The Tactical Edge, at a thrift store for 75 cents. Haven't had a real chance to look at it but am guessing it may be an older textbook for the academy?

My question is, is any of it applicable to someone who, though a civilian, likes to keep up on scenarios, awareness, etc?

[jdubs71]

Seeing as amazon sells that book for over $30 you got a steal. As far as tactics goes as a civilian what ever you read in that book will be better than not knowing anything. Tactics seldom change entirely, but new techniques are often introduced. Sometimes they change for the better sometimes they don't.

[John M]

The Tactical Edge was THE book to have when I started 20 years ago.. There are 3 of them.. Even in 1994 the photos were outdated but the information was still relevant.

[9mmepiphany]

The Tactical Edge and Street Survival were the definitive books in their day; not because they were cutting edge or especially innovative, but because they brought together a lot of knowledge which you'd other wise have to find in different sources...remember that this was in the days before the Internet was in common usage.

I even went to one of their seminars.

I thought it was a bit corny how seriously they took themselves, but their marketing was very good.