The Survival Handbook: Learn the survival skills of the world's elite forces

by Peter Darman

Overview

The Survival Handbook takes you through all the things you need to know about surviving disasters and staying alive in the wild, such as where to find water in the desert; how to build shelters from locally-available materials that will keep out the wind and rain but will also be ventilated; what plants are safe to eat and what are deadly poisonous; and what animals will pose a threat in survival situations. Packed with tips from the world's elite special forces and other survival specialists, this is a handy reference to surviving in the wild. [This is a text-only ebook edition.]

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781908696007
Publisher:	Amber Books
Publication date:	07/16/2012
Series:	Military Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	394 KB
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Peter Darman used to be a research officer with the British Defence Intelligence Staff, compiling reports on the military capacity of the Warsaw Pact but now writes military history books.

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Basics
• The Psychology Of Survival
• What To Wear
• What To Carry
• Guidelines For Foreign Travel
• Golden Rules
• Water
• Fire
• Food
• Shelter
• Ropes And Knots
• Improvising Tools And Weapons
• First Aid
• Signalling And Navigation
• The Forces Of Nature
• Polar Regions
• Mountainous Terrain
• Surviving In The Desert
• Tropical Regions
• Survival At Sea