U.S. Army Survival Manual


Book Description

"U.S. Army Survival Handbook" covers all survival skills and techniques that a person can use in order to sustain life in any type of natural environment. The techniques are meant to provide basic necessities like water, food and shelter... Nevertheless, it takes much more than the knowledge to build a shelter, get food and make fire in order to survive successfully. A key ingredient in any survival situation is the mental attitude. It will help you develop your survival skills, as well as the will to survive. It will prepare you for any type of situation, either physical or psychological ordeal. Contents: Psychology of Survival Survival Planning and Survival Kits Basic Survival Medicine Shelters Water Procurement Firecraft Food Procurement Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, and Equipment Desert Survival Tropical Survival Cold Weather Survival Sea Survival Expedient Water Crossings Field-Expedient Direction Finding Signaling Techniques Survival Movement in Hostile Areas Camouflage Contact With People Survival in Man-Made Hazards










U. S. Army Survival Manual


Book Description

This is the official US Army guide to surviving all manner of extreme, life-threatening situations. Field-tested and time-honored, the strategies and techniques within have been recorded by the US Army and are used regularly for official training. Topics covered include:*Psychology of Survival*Survival Planning and Preparation*Basic Medicine*Shelters and Firecraft*Procurement of Food and Water*Edible and Medicinal Plants*Poisonous Plants and Dangerous Animals*Weapons and Tools*Water Crossings and Obstacles*Direction Finding and Signaling*Survival and Escape of Hostile AreasThis guide also contains chapters on survival in specific climates like the desert, tropics, cold weather, and the sea, and dangerous man-made conditions including nuclear, chemical, and biological hazards. This is important information for soldiers, hikers, backpackers, hunters, and climbers. If you want to be prepared when things get real, this is the book you need.




US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76


Book Description

THE US ARMY SURVIVAL MANUAL - FM 21-76 is the finest single self-reliance source for survival for all extreme circumstances, a must for anyone who wants to know how to survive any conditions. The book is very straightforward with many pictures and user-friendly illustrations, written in easy-to-understand language. This is just some of the survival information that this book provides: All-climates: arctic, tropics, temperate forest, savannah or desert. All-terrain survival tactics. The Will to Survive. Identify poisonous snakes, as well as edible and non-edible plants. Wilderness medicine. Techniques on first aid. Survival in the hottest or coldest of climates. How to find water. Covers navigation and compass use. Weapons and Tools. Building life-saving shelters. Traps and snares. How to prepare wild game to be cooked also preserving food. All types of fire making. Water Crossings. Physical and mental fitness. Disaster preparedness. Again this is just some of the survival information is this book!




U. S. Army Survival Manual


Book Description

Provides information on survival strategies and techniques for a variety of circumstances.