Stranded behind enemy lines? Or in America's wilderness? Reach for the U.S. Military Pocket Survival Guide. A decade after its original publication in 1999, this classic manual--included in the survival kits of all branches of the U.S. military--has now been revised and updated for 2009 by military survival expert Matt Larsen. Every combatant's essential guide to outdoor survival, concealment, movement, improvised communications, and recovery in hostile territory, the U.S. Military Pocket Survival Guide represents an invaluable distillation of the information contained in the survival "bible," the U.S. Air Force's enormous Search and Rescue Survival Training.

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Designed for use in formal Air Force training, the U.S. Air Force Pocket Survival Handbook was written to help a pilot who finds him or herself in a hostile environment. This new edition will allow you to carry all the same information condensed in your back pocket. For the general reader, it offers a complete and comprehensive manual of outdoor survival techniques. It includes expert advice on: First aid for illness and injury Finding your way without a map Building a fire Finding food and water Using ropes and tying knots Mountain survival Concealment techniques Signaling for help Survival at sea Building shelters Animal tracking Predicting the weather And much more By outlining specific survival threats found at sea, in the desert, in mountain terrain, and in arctic conditions, and offering techniques on surviving them, this book is invaluable to both the casual outdoorsman and the extreme sports enthusiast, as well as anyone looking for insight into the training tactics of the U.S. Air Force.

"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

Ideal for fans of History Alive United States books Survivalist handbook with pieces of Air Force history Essential piece of any aircraft survival kit This Air Force handbook was written to help pilots who find themselves in hostile environments. While it is designed for use in formal Air Force training, it is also useful for the general reader seeking a comprehensive and complete manual of outdoor survival techniques. Any US Army survival kit would also benefit from this handbook. Among other pieces of professional and expert advice, the US Air Force Survival Handbook tells readers about: Finding your way without a map First aid for illness and injury Finding food and water Building a fire Concealment techniques Using ropes and tying knots Survival at sea Signaling for help Animal tracking Predicting the weather Building shelters Released on the 70th anniversary of the US Air Force, this book outlines specific survival threats found in many different types of terrain and how to survive them. It is invaluable to all who enjoy the outdoors and anyone who seeks insight into the training tactics of the US Air Force.

The latest version of the "stranded behind enemy lines" manual included in the survival kits of all branches of the U.S. military. A distillation of the information contained in the survival "bible," the USAF's enormous tome on Survival Training, AFR 64-4 and updated from the previous version which contained a significant amount of outmoded information. Now a multiservice publication used by all branches of the U.S. military (FM 21-76-1, MCRP 3-02H, NWP 3-50.3, AFTTP(I) 3-2-2.6).

For decades the U.S. Army has produced the most knowledge-filled and practical guides to wilderness survival. Now, this pocket edition, based on current Army doctrine, has been thoroughly reedited, reformatted, its illustrations remastered, and improved in every way so that you the reader can have the information you need with you when you need it.

For decades the U.S. Army has produced the most knowledge-filled and practical guides to wilderness survival. Now, this pocket edition, based on current Army doctrine, has been thoroughly reedited, reformatted, its illustrations remastered, and improved in every way so that you the reader can have the information you need with you when you need it.

This comprehensive new edition of U.S. Army Survival Manual, issued by the Department of the Army and thoroughly revised by Colonel Peter T. Underwood USMC (Ret), is ideal for military personnel and all outdoors enthusiasts. From the psychology of survival and basic medicine to personal camouflage and signaling techniques, this essential resource provides all the information you need to survive. Included here is a guide to identifying: • Poisonous snakes and lizards • Edible plants • Cloud formations as foretellers of weather • And more! With detailed photographs and illustrations and an extensive set of appendices, U.S. Army Survival Manual is your ultimate guide to survival in all conditions and environs.

The U.S. Army Survival Manual: FM 3-05.76 (FM 21-76) is the most up to date and current Survival Field Manual used by the United States Military. There are many other copies available which are not authentic or have cut out pages and chapters. This is the full, unabridged copy of the Army FM-3-05.76. This has been optimized and formatted to be a field pocket size. You can throw it in your cargo pocket as you head out to the field or just toss it in your backpack or rucksack and know you have the survival guide ready at your fingertips for reference. This guide is the authority in Survival Training, Strategies and Tactics. This reference is used by military forces. The FM-21-76 became the FM-3-05.76. This up to date manual includes all the original content from FM-21-76 along with more detailed information to include: All-Terrain Survival Tactics The Will To Survive Survival Planning Weapons, Tools, and Tactics Identifying Plants Identifying Poisonous and Non-Poisonous Snakes How To Find Water Traps and Snares Fire Making Preserving Food Navigation And much more. You can use the "Look Inside" feature to get a sneak peek at some of what you can look forward to with this all-inclusive survival guide. This is jam-packed with 600+ pages of all the information you need for survival.