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SURVIVAL MANUAL, SURVIVAL GUIDE, SURVIVAL HANDBOOK, SERE, combined with MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATION, US Army Field Manual, FM 3-25.26, FM 21-26Take a look at the sample for this book and for details about downloading 500 free US military manuals as a thank you for taking the time to look at our book.Book 1SURVIVAL MANUAL, SURVIVAL GUIDE, SURVIVAL HANDBOOKPrefaceYou could find yourself alone in a remote area—possibly enemy territory—with little or no personal gear. This manual provides information and describes basic techniques that will enable you to survive and return alive should you find yourself in such a situation.If you are a trainer, use this information as a base on which to build survival training. You know the areas to which your unit is likely to deploy, the means by which it will travel, and the territory through which it will travel. Read what this manual says about survival in those particular areas and find out all you can about those areas. Read other books on survival. Develop a survival-training program that will enable your unit members to meet any survival situation they may face. It can make the difference between life and death.ContentsPREFACE viiChapter 1 INTRODUCTION . 1-1Survival Actions . 1-1Pattern for Survival 1-5Chapter 2 PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL 2-1A Look at Stress 2-2Natural Reactions 2-6Preparing Yourself . 2-9Chapter 3 SURVIVAL PLANNING AND SURVIVAL KITS 3-1Importance of Planning 3-2Survival Kits . 3-3Chapter 4 BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE4-1Requirements for Maintenance of Health 4-1Medical Emergencies.4-8Lifesaving Steps.4-9Bone and Joint Injury .4-18Bites and Stings .4-21Wounds. 4-27Environmental Injuries .4-32Herbal Medicines .4-35Chapter 5 SHELTERS5-1Primary Shelter—Uniform5-1Shelter Site Selection.5-1Types of Shelters .5-3Chapter 6 WATER PROCUREMENT 6-1Water Sources .6-1Still Construction 6-8Water Purification.6-13Water Filtration Devices.6-15Chapter 7 FIRECRAFT.7-1Basic Fire Principles 7-1Site Selection and Preparation 7-2Fire Material Selection .7-5How to Build a Fire.7-6How to Light a Fire.7-8Chapter 8 FOOD PROCUREMENT .8-1Animals for Food8-1Traps and Snares 8-11Killing Devices8-25Fishing Devices8-27Cooking and Storage of Fish and Game .8-35Chapter 9 SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS.9-1Edibility of Plants9-1Plants for Medicine 9-12BOOK 2MAP READING AND LAND NAVIGATION, US Army Field Manual, FM 3-25.26, FM 21-26CONTENTSPREFACE. vCHAPTER 1. TRAINING STRATEGY1-1. Building-Block Approach .1-11-2. Armywide Implementation .1-21-3. Safety.1-2CHAPTER 2. MAPS2-1. Definition 2-12-2. Purpose 2-12-3. Procurement 2-22-4. Security .2-32-5. Care .2-32-6. Categories2-32-7. Military Map Substitutes.2-72-8. Standards of Accuracy 2-8CHAPTER 3. MARGINAL INFORMATION AND SYMBOLS3-1. Marginal Information on a Military Map 3-13-2. Additional Notes .3-53-3. Topographic Map Symbols .3-53-4. Military Symbols.3-63-5. Colors Used on a Military Map.3-6CHAPTER 4. GRIDS4-1. Reference System4-14-2. Geographic Coordinates4-14-3. Military Grids4-104-4. United States Army Military Grid Reference System 4-124-5. Locate a Point Using Grid Coordinates 4-174-6. Locate a Point Using the US Army Military GridReference System4-214-7. Grid Reference Box.4-244-8. Other Grid Systems .4-254-9. Protection of Map Coordinates and Locations4-27CHAPTER 5. SCALE AND DISTANCE5-1. Representative Fraction.5-15-2. Graphic (Bar) Scales .5-35-3. Other Methods.5-11CHAPTER 6. DIRECTION6-1. Methods of Expressing Direction .6-16-2. Base Lines .6-16-3. Azimuths .6-26-4. Grid Azimuths.6-46-5. Protractor.6-56-6. Declination Diagram .6-86-7. Intersection6-146-8. Resection.6-166-9. Modified Resection .6-196-10. Polar Coordinates6-20CHAPTER 7. OVERLAYS7-1. Purpose7-17-2. Map Overlay .7-17-3. Aerial Photograph Overlay .7-3CHAPTER 8. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS8-1. Comparison With Maps 8-1