Army Survival Guide

*** Survival Guide is completely based on the U.S. Military Survival Manual FM 21-76. ***


CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
* Survival Actions
* Pattern for Survival

CHAPTER 2 PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL
* A Look at Stress
* Natural Reactions
* Preparing Yourself

CHAPTER 3 SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS
* Importance of Planning
* Survival Kits

CHAPTER 4 BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE
* Requirements for Maintenance of Health
* Medical Emergencies
* Lifesaving Steps
* Bone and Joint Injury
* Bites and Stings
* Wounds
* Environmental Injuries
* Herbal Medicines

CHAPTER 5 SHELTERS
* Primary Shelter—Uniform
* Shelter Site Selection
* Types of Shelters

CHAPTER 6 WATER PROCUREMENT
* Water Sources
* Still Construction
* Water Purification
* Water Filtration Devices

CHAPTER 7 FIRECRAFT
* Basic Fire Principles
* Site Selection and Preparation
* Fire Material Selection
* How to Build a Fire
* How to Light a Fire

CHAPTER 8 FOOD PROCUREMENT
* Animals for Food
* Traps and Snares
* Killing Devices
* Fishing Devices
* Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game

CHAPTER 9 SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS
* Edibility of Plants
* Plants for Medicine
*Miscellaneous Uses of Plants

CHAPTER 10 POISONOUS PLANTS
* How Plants Poison
* All About Plants
* Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants
* Contact Dermatitis
* Ingestion Poisoning

CHAPTER 11 DANGEROUS ANIMALS
* Insects and Arachnids
* Leeches
* Bats
* Venomous Snakes
* Snake-Free Areas
* Dangerous Lizards
* Dangers in Rivers
* Dangers in Bays and Estuaries
* Saltwater Dangers
* Other Dangerous Sea Creatures

CHAPTER 12 FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT
* Staffs
* Clubs
* Edged Weapons
* Other Expedient Weapons
* Cordage and Lashing
* Rucksack Construction
* Clothing and Insulation
* Cooking and Eating Utensils

CHAPTER 13 DESERT SURVIVAL
* Terrain
* Environmental Factors
* Need for Water
* Heat Casualties
* Precautions
* Desert Hazards

CHAPTER 14 TROPICAL SURVIVAL
* Tropical Weather
* Jungle Types
* Travel Through Jungle Areas
* Immediate Considerations
* Water Procurement
* Food
* Poisonous Plants

CHAPTER 15 COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL
* Cold Regions and Locations
* Windchill
* Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival
* Hygiene
* Medical Aspects
* Cold Injuries
* Shelters
* Fire
* Water
* Food
* Travel
* Weather Signs

CHAPTER 16 SEA SURVIVAL
* The Open Sea
* Seashores

CHAPTER 17 EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS
* Rivers and Streams
* Rapids
* Rafts
* Flotation Devices
* Other Water Obstacles
* Vegetation Obstacles

CHAPTER 18 FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING
* Using the Sun and Shadows
* Using the Moon
* Using the Stars
* Making Improvised Compasses
* Other Means of Determining Direction

CHAPTER 19 SIGNALING TECHNIQUES
* Application
* Means for Signaling
* Codes and Signals
* Aircraft Vectoring Procedures

CHAPTER 20 SURVIVAL MOVEMENT IN HOSTILE AREAS
* Phases of Planning
* Execution
* Return to Friendly Control

CHAPTER 21 CAMOUFLAGE
* Personal Camouflage
* Methods of Stalking

CHAPTER 22 CONTACT WITH PEOPLE
* Contact With Local People
* Survival Behavior
* Changes to Political Allegiance

CHAPTER 23 SURVIVAL IN MAN-MADE HAZARDS
* The Nuclear Environment
* Biological Environments
* Chemical Environments