U.S. Military Pocket Survival Guide

Plus Evasion & Recovery

Matt Larsen

• Publisher: Lyons Press
• eBook ISBN:
  9780762757848
• Year: 2009

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).

Table of contents

• List of Illustrations
• Quick Reference Checklist
• CHAPTER I EVASION
• CHAPTER II NAVIGATION
• CHAPTER III RADIO COMMUNICATIONS AND SIGNALING
• CHAPTER IV RECOVERY
• CHAPTER V MEDICAL
• CHAPTER VI PERSONAL PROTECTION
• CHAPTER VII WATER
• CHAPTER VIII FOOD
• CHAPTER IX CONTACT WITH THE INDIGENOUS
• CHAPTER X INDUCED CONDITIONS
• APPENDIX A THE WILL TO SURVIVE
• About the Author