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Author:   Chris Mcnab
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.796kg
ISBN:  

9780071440530

ISBN 10:   0071440534
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   16 August 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

IntroductionSection 1. Preparation1. Survival Psychology2. Survival Clothing3. Survival Kit4. Planning and Preparation5. Personal Health and FitnessSection 2. Fundamentals of Wilderness Survival6. Finding Water7. Food from Plants8. Hunting and Trapping Animals9. Survival Cooking and Food Preservation10. Making Shelters11. Making Fire12. Tools, Ropes, and KnotsSection 3. Emergency Procedures13. First Aid14. Natural Disasters15. Rescue Procedures16. Navigation17. Reading the WeatherSection 4. Surviving in Hostile Environments18. Polar Survival19. Mountain Survival20. Tropical Survival21. Desert Survival22. Survival at SeaSection 5. Urban Survival23. Self Defence24. Transport Security25. Transport Accidents26. Home Security27. Surviving TerrorismAppendicesIndex

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Dr. Chris McNab has written and edited numerous books on survival training and skills, and his research and contacts have allowed him to pool the expertise of dozens of military and wilderness survival experts on both sides of the Atlantic. He has also written widely on special forces, military history, and martial arts. He lives in Wales, and regularly trains in Wales inhospitable Brecon Beacons mountain range, part of which is used by the British SAS for survival training. For two years he was the health and safety officer for a university sports program, providing guidance to athletes on injury prevention and rehabilitation. In addition to those listed below, his survival manuals include Endurance Techniques (SAS Training Manual); Elite Forces Survival Guides; How to Pass the SAS Selection Course; Martial Arts for Special Forces; and Urban Survival. HOMETOWN: Wales, UK

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