U.S. Army Survival Manual

Description

This comprehensive new edition of U.S. Army Survival Manual, issued by the Department of the Army and thoroughly revised by Colonel Peter T. Underwood USMC (Ret), is ideal for military personnel and all outdoors enthusiasts. From the psychology of survival and basic medicine to personal camouflage and signaling techniques, this essential resource provides all the information you need to survive. Included here is a guide to identifying: * Poisonous snakes and lizards * Edible plants * Cloud formations as foretellers of weather * And more! With detailed photographs and illustrations and an extensive set of appendices, U.S. Army Survival Manual is your ultimate guide to survival in all conditions and environs.

The Department of the Army is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. It also authors U.S. Army First Aid Manual, U.S. Army Guerrilla Warfare Handbook, and U.S. Army Improvised Munitions. Colonel Peter T. Underwood, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.), holds a BA from the Virginia Military Institute, an MA in history from Duke University, and an MA in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College and is also a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the Armed Forces Staff College. His career has included multiple assignments in the Far East and Europe, and he is a veteran of operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Desert Fox, and Southern Watch. He resides in Norfolk, Virginia.