LeRoy Thompson

Leroy Thompson is a respected author and leading authority on military and personal defense techniques and equipment. He is the author of over 38 books, including Bodyguard Manual , Hostage Rescue Manual , The Counter-Insurgency Manual, Combat Shotguns , and Combat Knives . He has trained and advised military and police special operations units around the world, focusing especially on the tactical use of firearms. Thompson has appeared as a weapons expert on documentaries for Discovery,...See more

Leroy Thompson is a respected author and leading authority on military and personal defense techniques and equipment. He is the author of over 38 books, including Bodyguard Manual , Hostage Rescue Manual , The Counter-Insurgency Manual, Combat Shotguns , and Combat Knives . He has trained and advised military and police special operations units around the world, focusing especially on the tactical use of firearms. Thompson has appeared as a weapons expert on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, and the BBC. He served in Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force and was a police officer for several years after leaving the military See less