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Review of the author's Encyclopedia of Survival Techniques (2000): This could prove to be a mighty handy volume. Recommended. --Library Journal Written by a former member of the British Territorial Army, Special Forces Survival Guide arms readers with the survival techniques used by special forces units around the world. Trained to take on the toughest missions in the most challenging environments, these warriors must be able to master any situation, including escaping danger, evading capture and surviving with little or no gear. Stilwell's detailed instructions and the photos of Special Forces soldiers applying survival skills in a variety of situations guide readers to building shelters, finding water and surviving in disaster scenarios, making arrows, encountering dangerous animals and navigating by the stars. Using these tips, tricks and skills, readers develop the confidence to venture farther on outdoor adventures and trek into unknown terrain. The book is divided into chapters according to environment -- desert, arctic, mountain, jungle, urban -- with each providing guidance tailored to their inherent challenges. Some examples: Arctic Survival How to dry boots (take hot stones from the fire and put them inside the boot) Building an arctic fishing net under the ice, using a pole, net and three ice holes Determining when to travel (watch seabird flight, study clouds to see when they are over water) Mountain Survival How to brake when falling Building a stone shelter How to survive an avalanche Jungle Survival Insects you can eat and how to avoid poisonous insects How to extract water from vines, roots, palm trees and banana trees Navigating in the jungle without a compass and map Urban Survival How to detect you are being followed and how to evade Using urban transport safely in a hostile environment How to defend yourself from attack in an urban area. Authoritative, easy-to-use and fully illustrated, this is an essential up-to-date how-to guide for anyone entering a hazardous environment or with an interest in survival tactics.

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Written by a former member of the British territorial army, Alexander Stilwell provides survival techniques used by special forces units around the world including escaping danger, evading capture and surviving with little or no gear. Detailed instructions and photographs cover building shelters, finding water and surviving in disaster scenarios, making arrows, encountering dangerous animals and navigating by the stars -- with sections tailored to specific terrains.-- (07/08/2015) Let's say you are on a cruise to a distant land and things go horribly wrong on the boat, and the vessel ends up sinking. You make it to shore, but it's a small island and no one is around for many miles. It's dusk. Now what? This is where a survival guide comes in handy. This book will give you the skills to set up a shelter, search for food and water, and survive in most environments, from dense jungle and dry desert to the frigid arctic or rugged mountain range. Skills needed in the various ecosystems are shared, including identifying plants and insects you can eat or should avoid, animals you can trap, ways to be seen by searchers to get rescued ... and sourcing water. It's all here in this small-format book filled with graphics and colourful photos, and written by a former British soldier. The only thing missing is surviving a raging ocean with a sinking boat, although pertinent survival techniques are discussed, like knot tying, navigation, collecting fresh water and fishing.-- (07/01/2014)

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Alexander Stilwell specializes in military history and current affairs and spent six years in the British Territorial Army, where he was trained in survival skills, first aid procedures, and escape and evasion techniques. He lives in London.

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