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How to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea This is the original and bestselling survival handbook, the international bestseller which in the ten years since it was published has been often imitated but never bettered. This book is based on the training techniques of the Special Air Service, the world’s most famous elite fighting force, and shows how to survive outdoors, on land or at sea, in any weather, in any part of the world. From making a pocket survival kit to knowing how to obtain safe drinking water, the SAS’s Chief Survival Instructor progresses through a whole range of survival techniques and situations. From obtaining food, building a camp and administering emergency first aid to navigating your way to safety and dealing with natural disasters, THE SAS SURVIVAL HANDBOOK could actually save your life.Biographical NoteJohn ‘Lofty’ Wiseman served for 26 years with the Special Air Service and was their Chief Survival Instructor. He remains the foremost authority on SAS training techniques for civilians and his TV appearances include Lenny Henry’s Big Amazon Adventure.John 'Lofty' Wiseman served for 26 years with the Special Air Service (SAS) and was their Chief Survival Instructor. His book is their complete course: how to survive outdoors, on land or sea, in any weather, in any part of the world. BE PREPAREDPlanning to survive, from making a pocket survival kit to knowing how to obtain water and other basic needs. STRATEGYDealing with accidents and escape procedures, and adapting to terrain – polar regions, mountains, seashores, islands, deserts and the tropics FOODWhat you need to keep going – edible plants, animals and insects – plus animals tracks and techniques for hunting, trapping, fishing and handling the kill CAMP CRAFTSkills for building shelter, making and using fire, preparing survival meals, using tools and ropes, lashings and knots READING SIGNSNot only reading but how to make maps and compasses, plus other ways of direction finding and also predicting the weather ON THE MOVEKnowing when to break camp, planning your route, tackling the terrain and making sledges and rafts HEALTHFirst aid priorities, natural medicine and treatment procedures for tropical and other diseases, cold-climate hazards and dangerous or poisonous creatures SURVIVAL AT SEAWhat to do if you have to abandon ship – survival afloat and how to make a landfall RESCUEDifferent signals and ways of signalling, plus various rescue techniques DISASTERSWhat to do if you have to cope with drought, flood or fire, hurricanes or earthquakes, chemical accidents or nuclear incidents• The international bestseller – has sold over half a million copies in English since its original publication in 1986 • Has sold a further half million in ten languages – Chinese, Finnish, German, Greek, French, Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, Swedish and Hungarian • Over 200 illustrations, including 32 pages in full colour. • Newly repackaged to reinforce the links with the author’s new SAS URBAN SURVIVAL HANDBOOK and forthcoming SAS DRIVER’S SURVIVAL HANDBOOK. • Market demand for SAS product continues to grow. • Author Lofty Wiseman is the authority on SAS training for civilians – he served withthe SAS for 26 years (almost all other recently published SAS ‘authorities’ did less than ten) and was their Chief Survival Instructor.
