Official U.S. Army Survival Handbook

Matt Larsen

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9781493023776
• Year: 2017

Whether in a temperate, tropical, arctic, or subarctic region, you might find yourself alone in a remote area with little or no personal gear. This thoroughly revised new edition of the classic U.S. Army Survival Handbook provides the information you need to survive. Widely recognized as the finest single source on the subject, it is standard issue for U.S. Special Operations Forces and pilots, and has been used by foreign militaries the world over.

An essential resource for all outdoorspeople—including campers, hunters, hikers, and anglers—the U.S. Army Survival Handbook is a comprehensive volume replete with hundreds of full-color, easy-to-follow, user-friendly illustrations.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Psychology of Survival
• Chapter 3: Survival Planning and Survival Kits
• 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: Countertracking
• Chapter 22: Dog-Tracker Teams
• Chapter 23: Camouflage
• Chapter 24: Contact with People
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C
• Appendix D
• Glossary
• Bibliography