FROM THE BACK COVER:
The above stealth concepts are essential for the successful implementation of camouflage and concealment. In this informative and comprehensive new guide, Matthew Dermody demonstrates how each of these fundamental concepts is used to build the foundation for effective camouflage.
Why do you need to pay all this attention to camouflage and concealment? Because camouflage and concealment are every bit as important as your weapon, your helmet, your reconnaissance gear, and your tactics. If you do not plan for proper camouflage and concealment protocols, then you have failed to plan. Failing to plan can mean failing a hunt, failing a mission, or, worse yet, failing to come home.
With his in-depth interpretation and expansion of the familiar military terms of camouflage and concealment, along with their interrelated and interdependent subcategories, Dermody expertly demonstrates how anyone can Appear to Vanish!
*NOTE* This book was originally published by Paladin Press in May 2017. Since the close of Paladin Press in late 2017, this title has been republished with new artwork. The color edition has the following ISBN: 978-1977546456
There is also the more affordable black and white edition (see right photo) for those who aren't concerned about color photos, but still would like a traditional paperback. The link is located on the color picture. Once on the Amazon website, there is the option to purchase the black and white edition.
The above stealth concepts are essential for the successful implementation of camouflage and concealment. In this informative and comprehensive new guide, Matthew Dermody demonstrates how each of these fundamental concepts is used to build the foundation for effective camouflage.
Why do you need to pay all this attention to camouflage and concealment? Because camouflage and concealment are every bit as important as your weapon, your helmet, your reconnaissance gear, and your tactics. If you do not plan for proper camouflage and concealment protocols, then you have failed to plan. Failing to plan can mean failing a hunt, failing a mission, or, worse yet, failing to come home.
With his in-depth interpretation and expansion of the familiar military terms of camouflage and concealment, along with their interrelated and interdependent subcategories, Dermody expertly demonstrates how anyone can Appear to Vanish!
*NOTE* This book was originally published by Paladin Press in May 2017. Since the close of Paladin Press in late 2017, this title has been republished with new artwork. The color edition has the following ISBN: 978-1977546456
There is also the more affordable black and white edition (see right photo) for those who aren't concerned about color photos, but still would like a traditional paperback. The link is located on the color picture. Once on the Amazon website, there is the option to purchase the black and white edition.
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REVIEWS:
“Another great job by Matt Dermody. This thorough study of human stealth and camouflage lives up to its title, and forces you to “think” camouflage in all its subtleties.”
- Major John L. Plaster, US Army Special Forces (Ret.)
"There are very few books and videos available today on what I would call 'sustainable concealment'. To merely put on a camouflaged pattern uniform and neglect the rest of the requirements is neither "camouflage" nor "concealment". Matt Dermody's book thoroughly covers all the necessary points on how to appear to vanish. As a professional soldier, I heartily recommend this book and believe that it will fill a niche that is currently open and needs to be filled."
- David Scott-Donelan, author of Tactical Tracking Operations: The Essential Guide for Military and Police Trackers, CEO and founder of the Scott-Donelan Tracking School.
"What Matt provides in his book Appear to Vanish is absolutely remarkable and would have been a Godsend had I read this book as a young soldier. His skill as an artist gives a unique and introspective look into what every tactical operator knows intellectually but does not necessarily apply pragmatically. Camouflage and concealment is a fieldcraft art suited to sniper operations, reconnaissance and surveillance, and combat/tactical tracking, due to the nature of the mission objective. As a career, professional manhunter and scout-tracker for the U.S. government, it was my job to use camouflage and concealment as a mission multiplier to follow and ghost the various trails of the criminal element. Camouflage and concealment was not only used on-trail but also during the wait, approach, and apprehension. To accomplish this, I had to remain faithful to every principle of camouflage and concealment, and employ a wide variety of techniques as well as my imagination with attention to every detail. Appear to Vanish nails this on every page. Any tracker, and especially any government scout-tracker is useless if they cannot ghost the trail undetected, wait for the suspect or enemy, and then approach the suspect or enemy unnoticed. My Ignorance or failure to apply the principles of camouflage would have compromised the trail, my team, and ultimately the mission. Appear to Vanish, must be a resource guide for every operator needing to vanish within any environment.
- Cmdr. Ty Cunningham, Retired US Marshal and Tactical Commander, US Marshals Scout-Tracker Units (District of Alaska and Wyoming) and author of Scout-Tracker Guide and Forensic Spoorology.
"Matt Dermody has stepped into the realm of the masters when it comes to the functionality and the use of camouflage. I haven't seen anyone since the combat trackers of Vietnam who understand more about the art and science of camouflage. This book should become a standard manual for military and law enforcement throughout the world and is a MUST READ for anyone who wants to understand the true meaning of the proper use of camouflage in any environment."
- David Everhart, Certified Senior Scout Tracker and GTSB Lead Examiner, Eastern United States.
- Major John L. Plaster, US Army Special Forces (Ret.)
"There are very few books and videos available today on what I would call 'sustainable concealment'. To merely put on a camouflaged pattern uniform and neglect the rest of the requirements is neither "camouflage" nor "concealment". Matt Dermody's book thoroughly covers all the necessary points on how to appear to vanish. As a professional soldier, I heartily recommend this book and believe that it will fill a niche that is currently open and needs to be filled."
- David Scott-Donelan, author of Tactical Tracking Operations: The Essential Guide for Military and Police Trackers, CEO and founder of the Scott-Donelan Tracking School.
"What Matt provides in his book Appear to Vanish is absolutely remarkable and would have been a Godsend had I read this book as a young soldier. His skill as an artist gives a unique and introspective look into what every tactical operator knows intellectually but does not necessarily apply pragmatically. Camouflage and concealment is a fieldcraft art suited to sniper operations, reconnaissance and surveillance, and combat/tactical tracking, due to the nature of the mission objective. As a career, professional manhunter and scout-tracker for the U.S. government, it was my job to use camouflage and concealment as a mission multiplier to follow and ghost the various trails of the criminal element. Camouflage and concealment was not only used on-trail but also during the wait, approach, and apprehension. To accomplish this, I had to remain faithful to every principle of camouflage and concealment, and employ a wide variety of techniques as well as my imagination with attention to every detail. Appear to Vanish nails this on every page. Any tracker, and especially any government scout-tracker is useless if they cannot ghost the trail undetected, wait for the suspect or enemy, and then approach the suspect or enemy unnoticed. My Ignorance or failure to apply the principles of camouflage would have compromised the trail, my team, and ultimately the mission. Appear to Vanish, must be a resource guide for every operator needing to vanish within any environment.
- Cmdr. Ty Cunningham, Retired US Marshal and Tactical Commander, US Marshals Scout-Tracker Units (District of Alaska and Wyoming) and author of Scout-Tracker Guide and Forensic Spoorology.
"Matt Dermody has stepped into the realm of the masters when it comes to the functionality and the use of camouflage. I haven't seen anyone since the combat trackers of Vietnam who understand more about the art and science of camouflage. This book should become a standard manual for military and law enforcement throughout the world and is a MUST READ for anyone who wants to understand the true meaning of the proper use of camouflage in any environment."
- David Everhart, Certified Senior Scout Tracker and GTSB Lead Examiner, Eastern United States.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS FOR APPEAR TO VANISH:
"...incredibly pleased with both the writing and the photography throughout...a very technical discussion in a succinct and easy-to-read manner."
- Craig Caudill, Nature Reliance School and author of Extreme Wilderness Survival
- Craig Caudill, Nature Reliance School and author of Extreme Wilderness Survival