The author presents a distillation of more than ninety tactical texts and provides an insightful and compelling call for rethinking tactics of law enforcement. Assuming the reader has no prior experience or understanding of tactical matters, the author draws fro everyday life, such as competitive games, driving, or planning a vacation to show how to reconceptualize a difficult situation. Because the fundamental concepts explored apply to all types of emergencies, this books is suitable for not only law enforcement, but firefighters, private security, and other emergency responders.