US Army Survival Manual

<p>This is the official U.S. 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 U.S. Army and are used regularly for official training. Topics covered include:</p><ul><li>Psychology of Survival</li><li>Survival Planning and Preparation</li><li>Basic Medicine</li><li>Shelters and Firecraft</li><li>Procurement of Food and Water</li><li>Edible and Medicinal Plants</li><li>Poisonous Plants and Dangerous Animals</li><li>Weapons and Tools</li><li>Water Crossings and Obstacles</li><li>Direction Finding and Signaling</li><li>Survival and Escape of Hostile Areas</li></ul><p>This 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 back-packers hunters and climbers. If you want to be prepared when things get real <i>this</i> is the book you need.</p><p>Readers interested in related titles from The U.S. Army will also want to see:</p><ul><li>Army Guerrilla Warfare Handbook (ISBN: 1626542732)</li><li>Army Guide to Boobytraps (ISBN: 1626544700)</li><li>Army Improvised Munitions Handbook (ISBN: 1626542678)</li><li>Army Leadership Field Manual FM 22-100 (ISBN: 1626544298)</li><li>Army M-1 Garand Technical Manual (ISBN: 1626543305)</li><li>Army Physical Readiness Training with Change FM 7-22 (ISBN: 1626544018)</li><li>Army Special Forces Guide to Unconventional Warfare (ISBN: 1626542708)</li><li>Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual (ISBN: 1626544247)</li> <li>Map Reading and Land Navigation FM 3-25.26 (ISBN: 1626542988)</li><li>Ranger Handbook SH 21-76 (ISBN: 1626545197)</li><li>Rigging Techniques Procedures and Applications FM 5-125 (ISBN: 1626544336)</li><li>Special Forces Sniper Training and Employment FM 3-05.222 (ISBN: 1626544484)</li><li>The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad FM 3-21.8 / 7-8 (ISBN: 1626544271)</li><li>Understanding Rigging (ISBN: 1626544670)</li></ul>