Reprint of Department of the Army Field Manual FM 21-76; US Army Survival Manual

New York: Barnes and Noble, Inc, 2004. Reprint Edition. Third Printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good. Approx. 300 pages. Illustrations (some in color). Tables. Appendices. Index, Cover has some corner bumping. This edition published by arrangement within Platinum Press, Inc. and includes material copyrighted by Platinum Press in 1991. Topics covered include survival planning, survival medicine, water procurement, wild plants for food, shelters, firebuilding, water crossings, signaling, desert survival, tropical survival, arctic survival, sea survival, knots, poisonous snakes, clouds, edible plants, and poisonous plants, among other topics. 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 book!