Aliens: colonial marines technical manual, paperback/lee brimmicombe-wood

The United States Colonial Marines.

Ultimate troubleshooters equipped with state-of-the-art firepower, capable of power projection across the vast expanse of deep space.

They can sharpshoot a man at a thousand meters or obliterate an entire world from the safety of orbit.

They reckon they are unbeatable.

But on a dirtball colony planet known only as LV-426 the unthinkable happens.

The Marines lose.

The Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual is your official guide to the equipment and organisation of the United States Colonial Marine Corps.

Packed with diagrams, technical schematics and plans, the manual takes a detailed look at the guns, vehicles and ships of the USCMC, and the men and women who use them.

A must-have book for any Aliens fan, the Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual examines the technology of the movies futuristic nightmare in every detail.