FM_21-76-US Army Survival Manual - PDF eBook File - Instant Download

Instant Digital Download - PDF file  Was: 2.99  Sale Price: 1.39 FM_21-76-US Army Survival Manual - PDF eBook File - Only 2.99Here 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 sensesR - 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 CONTENTSFM 21-76 US ARMY SURVIVAL MANUAL .......................1TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................2CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION................................5SURVIVAL ACTIONS........................................5PATTERN FOR SURVIVAL....................................8CHAPTER 2 - PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL......................9A LOOK AT STRESS........................................9NATURAL REACTIONS.......................................12PREPARING YOURSELF......................................14CHAPTER 3 - SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS.........16IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING..................................16SURVIVAL KITS...........................................16CHAPTER 4 - BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE.....................19REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH..................19MEDICAL EMERGENCIES.....................................25LIFESAVING STEPS........................................25BONE AND JOINT INJURY...................................32BITES AND STINGS........................................35WOUNDS..................................................39ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES..................................43HERBAL MEDICINES........................................46CHAPTER 5 - SHELTERS....................................47SHELTER SITE SELECTION..................................47TYPES OF SHELTERS.......................................48CHAPTER 6 - WATER PROCUREMENT...........................66WATER SOURCES...........................................66STILL CONSTRUCTION......................................73WATER PURIFICATION......................................76WATER FILTRATION DEVICES................................77CHAPTER 7 - FIRECRAFT...................................78BASIC FIRE PRINCIPLES...................................78SITE SELECTION AND PREPARATION..........................78FIRE MATERIAL SELECTION.................................82HOW TO BUILD A FIRE.....................................83HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE.....................................84CHAPTER 8 - FOOD PROCUREMENT............................88ANIMALS FOR FOOD........................................88TRAPS AND SNARES........................................94KILLING DEVICES.........................................104FISHING DEVICES.........................................105PREPARATION OF FISH AND GAME FORCOOKING AND STORAGE.....................................112CHAPTER 9 - SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS......................118EDIBILITY OF PLANTS.....................................118PLANTS FOR MEDICINE.....................................128CHAPTER 10 - POISONOUS PLANTS...........................132HOW PLANTS POISON.......................................132ALL ABOUT PLANTS........................................133RULES FOR AVOIDING POISONOUS PLANTS.....................133Page 2 of 277FM 21-76 US ARMY SURVIVAL MANUALCONTACT DERMATITIS......................................134INGESTION POISONING.....................................134CHAPTER 11 - DANGEROUS ANIMALS..........................136INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS...................................136LEECHES.................................................138BATS....................................................138POISONOUS SNAKES........................................139DANGEROUS LIZARDS.......................................141DANGERS IN RIVERS.......................................142DANGERS IN BAYS AND ESTUARIES...........................142SALTWATER DANGERS.......................................143CHAPTER 12 - FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS,AND EQUIPMENT...........................................146CLUBS...................................................146EDGED WEAPONS...........................................148OTHER EXPEDIENT WEAPONS.................................151LASHING AND CORDAGE.....................................153RUCKSACK CONSTRUCTION...................................154CLOTHING AND INSULATION.................................155COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS.............................156CHAPTER 13 - DESERT SURVIVAL............................158TERRAIN.................................................158ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS...................................159NEED FOR WATER..........................................163HEAT CASUALTIES.........................................165PRECAUTIONS.............................................165DESERT HAZARDS..........................................166CHAPTER 14 - TROPICAL SURVIVAL..........................167TROPICAL WEATHER........................................167JUNGLE TYPES............................................168TRAVEL THROUGH JUNGLE AREAS.............................171IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATIONS................................172WATER PROCUREMENT.......................................172FOOD....................................................173POISONOUS PLANTS........................................175CHAPTER 15 - COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL......................176COLD REGIONS AND LOCATIONS..............................176WINDCHILL...............................................177BASIC PRINCIPLES OF COLDWEATHER SURVIVAL........................................178HYGIENE.................................................179MEDICAL ASPECTS.........................................179COLD INJURIES...........................................180SHELTERS................................................183FIRE....................................................187WATER...................................................189FOOD....................................................190TRAVEL..................................................192WEATHER SIGNS...........................................193CHAPTER 16 - SEA SURVIVAL...............................195THE OPEN SEA............................................195SEASHORES...............................................220CHAPTER 17 - EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS..................223RIVERS AND STREAMS......................................223RAPIDS..................................................224RAFTS...................................................226FLOTATION DEVICES.......................................231OTHER WATER OBSTACLES...................................232VEGETATION OBSTACLES....................................232CHAPTER 18 - FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING..........234USING THE SUN AND SHADOWS...............................234USING THE MOON..........................................236USING THE STARS.........................................237MAKING IMPROVISED COMPASSES.............................238OTHER MEANS OF DETERMINING DIRECTION....................238CHAPTER 19 - SIGNALING TECHNIQUES.......................240APPLICATION.............................................240MEANS FOR SIGNALING.....................................240CODES AND SIGNALS.......................................246AIRCRAFT VECTORING PROCEDURES...........................249CHAPTER 20 - SURVIVAL MOVEMENT IN HOSTILE AREAS.........251PHASES OF PLANNING......................................251EXECUTION...............................................253RETURN TO FRIENDLY CONTROL..............................256CHAPTER 21 - CAMOUFLAGE.................................259PERSONAL CAMOUFLAGE.....................................259METHODS OF STALKING.....................................261CHAPTER 22 - CONTACT WITH PEOPLE........................263CONTACT WITH LOCAL PEOPLE...............................263THE SURVIVOR'S BEHAVIOR.................................264CHANGES TO POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE.........................264CHAPTER 23 - SURVIVAL IN MAN-MADE HAZARDS...............265THE NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT.................................265BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS.................................275CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS...................................277277 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.   You do need a program that read PDF files to use this ebook. There are many free apps and free programs out there that allow you to read PDF ffil Happy learning and enjoy your read! -Doug DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:Approved for public release;distribution is unlimited.