The Survival Handbook
U.S. Department of Defense
"The 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