"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

This OFFICIAL Field Manual 21-76 is based entirely on the keyword SURVIVAL. The letters in this word can help guide you in your actions in any survival situation. Whenever faced with a survival situation, remember the word SURVIVAL.S=SIZE up the Situation; U=USE all your Senses; R=REMEMBER Where you are; V=VANQUISH Fear and Panic; I=IMPROVISE; V=VALUE Living; A=ACT Like the Natives; L=LIVE by your Wits, LEARN BASIC SKILLS.CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2: PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL; CHAPTER 3: SURVIVAL PLANNING; CHAPTER 4: BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE; CHAPTER 5: SHELTERS; CHAPTER 6: WATER PROCUREMENT; CHAPTER 7: FIRECRAFT; CHAPTER 8: FOOD PROCUREMENT; CHAPTER 9: SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS; CHAPTER 10: POISONOUS PLANTS; CHAPTER 11: DANGEROUS ANIMALS; CHAPTER 12: FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT; CHAPTER 13: DESERT SURVIVAL; CHAPTER 14: TROPICAL SURVIVAL; CHAPTER 15: COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL ; CHAPTER 16: SEA SURVIVAL; CHAPTER 17: EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS; CHAPTER 18: FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING; CHAPTER 19: SIGNALING TECHNIQUES; CHAPTER 20: SURVIVAL MOVEMENT IN HOSTILE AREAS; CHAPTER 21: CAMOUFLAGE; CHAPTER 22: CONTACT WITH PEOPLE; CHAPTER 23: SURVIVAL IN MAN-MADE AREAS

The U.S. Army Field Manual is the most successful selling Field Manual of it's kind. It covers a variety of topics from building fire and creating shelter to trading and water procurement.

United States Army manual on survival.

2010 Reprint of 1957 edition. The Army Survival Manual is the finest single source for self-reliance for all extreme circumstances. It is considered essential for anyone who wants to survive in primitive conditions. The book is straightforward and profusely illustrated with drawings and illustrations. It is written in easy to understand language. Includes information on survival in all climates: arctic, tropics, temperate forest, savannah or desert. Also includes information on all types of terrain survival tactics. Topics covered include: the will to survive, identification of poisonous snakes, identification of edible and non-edible plants, survival medicine. wilderness medicine, techniques on first aid, survival in the hottest or coldest of climates, survival planning, making polluted water potable, how to find water, ways to trap, collection techniques for water, navigation and compass use, how to find direction using the sun and stars, weapons and tools, recognizing signs of land when lost at sea, building life-saving shelters, traps and snares, how to prepare wild game to be cooked, food preservation, fire-starting, water crossings, fitness and preparedness, and much more.

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.

Develop a survival pattern that lets you beat the enemies of survival. This survival pattern must include food, water, shelter, fire, first aid, and signals placed in order of importance. For example, in a cold environment, you would need a fire to get warm; a shelter to protect you from the cold, wind, and rain or snow; traps or snares to get food; a means to signal friendly aircraft; and first aid to maintain health. If injured, first aid has top priority no matter what climate you are in. Change your survival pattern to meet your immediate physical needs as the environment changes. As you read the rest of this manual, keep in mind the keyword SURVIVAL and the need for a survival pattern.

This manual is based entirely on the keyword SURVIVAL. The letters in this word can help guide you in your actions in any survival situation. Whenever faced with a survival situation, remember the word SURVIVAL.

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.