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Here is a very small sample of what you'll learn inside this huge 277 page, very valuable eBook on survival...

Decide to - S-u-r-v-i-v-e!
S - Size up the situation, surroundings, physical condition, equipment.
U - Use all your senses
R - Remember where you are.
V - Vanquish fear and panic.
I - Improvise and improve.
V - Value living.
A - Act like the natives.
L - Live by your wits.

1. Immediate Actions You Need To Take!
a. Assess your immediate situation. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT!

Here the HUGE chapter list...

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FM 21-76 US ARMY SURVIVAL MANUAL .......................1
TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................2
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION................................5
SURVIVAL ACTIONS........................................5
PATTERN FOR SURVIVAL....................................8
CHAPTER 2 - PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL......................9
A LOOK AT STRESS........................................9
NATURAL REACTIONS.......................................12
PREPARING YOURSELF......................................14
CHAPTER 3 - SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS.........16
IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING..................................16
SURVIVAL KITS...........................................16
CHAPTER 4 - BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE.....................19
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH..................19
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.....................................25
LIFESAVING STEPS........................................25
BONE AND JOINT INJURY...................................32
BITES AND STINGS........................................35
WOUNDS..................................................39
ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES..................................43
HERBAL MEDICINES........................................46
CHAPTER 5 - SHELTERS....................................47
SHELTER SITE SELECTION..................................47
TYPES OF SHELTERS.......................................48
CHAPTER 6 - WATER PROCUREMENT...........................66
WATER SOURCES...........................................66
STILL CONSTRUCTION......................................73
WATER PURIFICATION......................................76
WATER FILTRATION DEVICES................................77
CHAPTER 7 - FIRECRAFT...................................78
BASIC FIRE PRINCIPLES...................................78
SITE SELECTION AND PREPARATION..........................78
FIRE MATERIAL SELECTION.................................82
HOW TO BUILD A FIRE.....................................83
HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE.....................................84
CHAPTER 8 - FOOD PROCUREMENT............................88
ANIMALS FOR FOOD........................................88
TRAPS AND SNARES........................................94
KILLING DEVICES.........................................104
FISHING DEVICES.........................................105
PREPARATION OF FISH AND GAME FOR
COOKING AND STORAGE.....................................112
CHAPTER 9 - SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS......................118
EDIBILITY OF PLANTS.....................................118
PLANTS FOR MEDICINE.....................................128
CHAPTER 10 - POISONOUS PLANTS...........................132
HOW PLANTS POISON.......................................132
ALL ABOUT PLANTS........................................133
RULES FOR AVOIDING POISONOUS PLANTS.....................133
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CONTACT DERMATITIS......................................134
INGESTION POISONING.....................................134
CHAPTER 11 - DANGEROUS ANIMALS..........................136
INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS...................................136
LEECHES.................................................138
BATS....................................................138
POISONOUS SNAKES........................................139
DANGEROUS LIZARDS.......................................141
DANGERS IN RIVERS.......................................142
DANGERS IN BAYS AND ESTUARIES...........................142
SALTWATER DANGERS.......................................143
CHAPTER 12 - FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS,
AND EQUIPMENT...........................................146
CLUBS...................................................146
EDGED WEAPONS...........................................148
OTHER EXPEDIENT WEAPONS.................................151
LASHING AND CORDAGE.....................................153
RUCKSACK CONSTRUCTION...................................154
CLOTHING AND INSULATION.................................155
COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS.............................156
CHAPTER 13 - DESERT SURVIVAL............................158
TERRAIN.................................................158
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS...................................159
NEED FOR WATER..........................................163
HEAT CASUALTIES.........................................165
PRECAUTIONS.............................................165
DESERT HAZARDS..........................................166
CHAPTER 14 - TROPICAL SURVIVAL..........................167
TROPICAL WEATHER........................................167
JUNGLE TYPES............................................168
TRAVEL THROUGH JUNGLE AREAS.............................171
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATIONS................................172
WATER PROCUREMENT.......................................172
FOOD....................................................173
POISONOUS PLANTS........................................175
CHAPTER 15 - COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL......................176
COLD REGIONS AND LOCATIONS..............................176
WINDCHILL...............................................177
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF COLD
WEATHER SURVIVAL........................................178
HYGIENE.................................................179
MEDICAL ASPECTS.........................................179
COLD INJURIES...........................................180
SHELTERS................................................183
FIRE....................................................187
WATER...................................................189
FOOD....................................................190
TRAVEL..................................................192
WEATHER SIGNS...........................................193
CHAPTER 16 - SEA SURVIVAL...............................195
THE OPEN SEA............................................195
SEASHORES...............................................220
CHAPTER 17 - EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS..................223
RIVERS AND STREAMS......................................223
RAPIDS..................................................224
RAFTS...................................................226
FLOTATION DEVICES.......................................231
OTHER WATER OBSTACLES...................................232
VEGETATION OBSTACLES....................................232
CHAPTER 18 - FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING..........234
USING THE SUN AND SHADOWS...............................234
USING THE MOON..........................................236
USING THE STARS.........................................237
MAKING IMPROVISED COMPASSES.............................238
OTHER MEANS OF DETERMINING DIRECTION....................238
CHAPTER 19 - SIGNALING TECHNIQUES.......................240
APPLICATION.............................................240
MEANS FOR SIGNALING.....................................240
CODES AND SIGNALS.......................................246
AIRCRAFT VECTORING PROCEDURES...........................249
CHAPTER 20 - SURVIVAL MOVEMENT IN HOSTILE AREAS.........251
PHASES OF PLANNING......................................251
EXECUTION...............................................253
RETURN TO FRIENDLY CONTROL..............................256
CHAPTER 21 - CAMOUFLAGE.................................259
PERSONAL CAMOUFLAGE.....................................259
METHODS OF STALKING.....................................261
CHAPTER 22 - CONTACT WITH PEOPLE........................263
CONTACT WITH LOCAL PEOPLE...............................263
THE SURVIVOR'S BEHAVIOR.................................264
CHANGES TO POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE.........................264
CHAPTER 23 - SURVIVAL IN MAN-MADE HAZARDS...............265
THE NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT.................................265
BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS.................................275
CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS...................................277

277 pages packed with solid good to know advise!

Army Survival Manual is the finest single source for self-reliance for all extreme circumstances. A must for anyone who wants to know how to survive in primitive conditions. The book is very straightforward with many pictures and user-friendly illustrations, written in easy to understand language. This is just some of the survival information that this book provides: All-climates: arctic, tropics, temperate forest, Savannah or desert. All-terrain survival tactics. The Will to Survive. Identify poisonous snakes, as well as edible and non-edible plants. Survival Medicine. Wilderness medicine. Techniques on first aid. Survival in the hottest or coldest of climates. Survival Planning. Make polluted water potable. How to find water. Ways to trap and collection techniques of water. Covers navigation and compass use. Find direction using the sun and stars. Weapons and Tools. Recognizing signs of land when lost at sea. Building life-saving shelters. Traps and snares. How to prepare wild game to be cooked also preserving food. All types of fire making. Water Crossings. Find direction using the sun and stars. Physical and mental fitness. Disaster preparedness. Again this is just some of the survival information is this PDF eBook!

 This manual is very well illustrated! Easy to understand. Packed with information upon information on what it takes to survival almost any situation.

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Happy learning and enjoy your read! -Doug

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