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This manual meets the first aid training needs of individual servicemembers. Because medical personnel will not always be readily available,the nonmedical service members must rely heavily on their own skills andknowledge of life-sustaining methods to survive on the integrated battlefield.This publication outlines both self-aid and aid to other service members(buddy aid). More importantly, it emphasizes prompt and effective action insustaining life and preventing or minimizing further suffering and disability.First aid is the emergency care given to the sick, injured, or wounded beforebeing treated by medical personnel. The term first aid can be defined as?urgent and immediate lifesaving and other measures, which can beperformed for casualties by nonmedical personnel when medical personnelare not immediately available.? Nonmedical service members have receivedbasic first aid training and should remain skilled in the correct procedures forgiving first aid. This manual is directed to all service members. Theprocedures discussed apply to all types of casualties and the measuresdescribed are for use by both male and female service members. ... Read more

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The US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 is a good basic guide, standard reading for our troops, and unlike some survival manuals, it is fairly well written and organized. ... Read more

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US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76
exactly as described, brand new condition, e.t.a. on delivery was 4-6 weeks, received in Australia in 2 weeks. Nice service all round thank you.

Good, but not great :l
A good book with very useful info, but I was hoping for some color photos or something so I could better identify edible plants, etc. There are only line drawings, which makes it hard to identify the plants, etc. I think there are newer more recent editions that one could find. I plan on trying to find one.

This is core survival information and education, a good buy.
This is core education that should be required for all.There is more than enough information here that has been proven time and time again that works. It will make you a better outdoors person, save your life and give you the information to make living off the land much easier.Small example, in the morning placing rags around your ankles and walking in high grass to collect the dew (water) off of the grass, so you can give yourself some drinking water.The manual is written to help ensure understanding, which is great for this type of stuff.Overall and very good buy.

Avery good buy
This remains an excellent buy, the information enclosed, essential fundamentals.This edition does not have the slick color illustrations of what is edible and what isn't that the original does.This does nothing to diminish what it DOES contain.
A good item for any outdoorsman's shelf

You have to decipher good information from outdated information
The U.S. Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 although written in 1970 is still a valuable resource if you are able to decipher the valuable information from the not so valuable. A word of caution that some of the material is outdated and there have been significant advances in technology and gear. Many of the drawings aren't too bad although color photographs would be a very beneficial update to replace the drawings.

Chapters 1 and 2 on the Will to Survive and Survival Planning are a good introduction that really doesn't change much with time. Gear and technology may change but the fundamental principles remain intact even with the passage of time.

Chapter 4: Survival Medicine would really benefit from being updated. There have been significant changes in medicine and medical procedure since the writing of this book. I would recommend skipping this chapter and instead taking either a first aid course or an emergency medical technician (EMT) course to learn the latest and most effective medical procedures available.

The chapter on Wild Plants for Food is a bit short in length and detail. This is one of those areas that you don't really want to make a mistake or you may pay a hefty price with gastrointestinal problems such as vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration or severe stomach pain. Skip the plants and go for meat as it is much more nutritious, provides better caloric intake and valuable protein.

The chapter on shelters is good although at times you may feel that some information is lacking and you need more specific detail. This chapter will expose you to many different types of shelter that are commonly used in survival situations. Most are still very relevant and useful today.

Overall, I would recommend this book as a starting point to obtain basic information. There is a lot of information although you will need to conduct further research and practice to see what works, what does not work, along with the ins and outs of the minutia of survival. Good luck.
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This electronic book on CD-ROM presents a complete reproduction of a major U.S. Army Training Circular, TC 21-24, Rappelling - Tower, Ground, Helicopter, Fast-Rope Insertion and Extraction, Knots, and more.This circular provides basic rappelling techniques to soldiers and leaders for the conduct of rappelling operations. It serves as the primary reference for both resident and nonresident instruction presented to cadets, officer candidates, and both commissioned and noncommissioned officers. This circular also discusses several advanced techniques dealing with infiltration and exfiltration. Safety is always the most important consideration when conducting training. This circular provides guidelines for commanders to conduct operations safely. Commanders at all levels must analyze the complete training event to determine the degree of risk involved to men and or equipment. After determining the risks, risk reduction options or controls will be integrated into the training activity. These options or controls may range from a safety briefing or providing additional safety resources, to selecting other means of accomplishing the mission. Rappelling, FRIES, and SPIES operations are inherently dangerous; therefore, the safety notes and considerations presented in this circular are the minimum acceptable standards. TOWER RAPPELLING - The introduction to rappelling is taught on a static tower. Using the building block approach to training, soldiers systematically progress to more demanding platforms, including taller static towers, and finally to helicopters. The static tower used may vary in size and height from 34 to 90 feet. The concept of learning the basic rappelling techniques before helicopter operations does not vary. (Units may conduct ground training and wall-side tower rappelling without a rappel master. In this case, the unit commander would be responsible for the safety of the rappelling training.) BELAYER - Belay requirements are a subtask of basic rappel requirements. Soldiers must know how to belay before conducting rappelling training. The belayer - · Assumes a position at the base of the lane about one pace away from the tower area. Ensures that the rappel ropes are even with the ground during tower rappels. Loosely holds the rappel rope with both hands so as not to interfere with the rappeller but still be able to stop the rappeller should he fall. Immediately stops the rappeller by pulling downward on the rappel ropes if the rappeller shouts "falling" or loses control of his brake hand during descent. Does not wear gloves to ensure a firm grip on the rappelling rope. Watches the rappeller at all times, and maintains constant voice or visual contact. Wears a helmet to prevent injuries from falling debris. BELAY SAFETY - The belay safety must be ranger- or air assault-qualified. He ensures belay personnel are performing their duties properly. Rappel training requires one belay safety for each two rappel stations.In addition, this disc includes a comprehensive collection of U.S. Army training circulars (TCs), with dozens of detailed military training documents covering a wide variety of topics. They provide a wealth of information on military training!Bonus training circular contents include: Aircrew Training Manuals (ATM) AH-1, Utility Helicopter, C-12, Kiowa, H-60, AH-64A, OH-58D, AH-64D * Tactical NBC Handbook * Engineer Qualification Tables * Float Bridging * Air Base Damage Repair * Machine Tools * Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS) * Starlight Scope * Military Skiing * Religious Support Handbook * Aviation Element Handbook * Unmanned Aircraft System ATM * Environment * Geospatial Guide * Stryker Driver * Communications and Electronics Fundamentals: Basic AC/DC, Solid State Devices, Wave Propagation and Antennas, Digital Computers * Welding * Percussion * Band Section Leader * Cold Weat ... Read more

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Initiated in 1950, this 2007 edition is the latest in a classic series of books of the same title. Journalist-historian S. L. A. Marshall wrote the first at the behest of Gen. George C. Marshall, who formed the great citizen army of World War II. The general believed officers of all services needed to base their professional commitment on a common moral-ethical grounding, which S. L. A. Marshall set out to explain. Ever since, these books have provided a foundation of thought, conduct, standards, and duty for American commissioned officers.

Available now to the general public, this new edition takes the series’ inspirational premise into the new century. It educates officers of all services, as well as civilians, about the fundamental moral-ethical requirements of being a commissioned officer in the armed forces of the United States. Understanding the common foundation of commissioned leadership and command of U.S. military forces is essential for achieving excellence in the joint operations of today’s combat environment. This philosophy unites the officers of the uniformed services in the common calling of supporting, defending, and upholding the Constitution in service to their country. ... Read more

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Essential Reading
I have read this book, cover-to-cover, numerous times.Its lessons are timeless, lessons I've applied on a daily basis throughout my career.Every officer, scratch that, every leader needs to read this book.

A must have for any military officer past, present, or future
A comprehensive, well-written, essential "how to" book on officership.Would make a wonderful gift for any newly commissioned military officer.While aimed at the new officer, will serve as a wonderful touchstone on the basics of leadership for an entire career.Also a good read for anyone interested in military history.

Essential read for any officer of any branch
This book should be on the essential reading list for any junior officer in the armed services of the United States.It provides significant information on the history of the profession and outlook of each of the services.

It develops the though process of what being an officer means as a profession including the duties and responsibilities to society and your Soldiers/Sailors/Airman/Marines.

I can not recommend it in high enough terms.

An invaluable, meaningful reference.
This 2007 edition of a classic adds to a series of books of the same title, written by a journalist and historian who wrote the first book at the behest of Gen. George C. Marshall, who believed all officers needed to base professional commitments on a common moral-ethical foundation, presented here. Any military or public library strong in officer inspiration needs THE ARMED FORCES OFFICER: it updates scenarios to modern times, covers everything from accountability issues to honor, respect and duty concerns, and it surveys training routines and strategies across the board. An invaluable, meaningful reference. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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In the military, information technology (IT) has enabled profound advances in weapons systems and the management and operation of the defense enterprise. A significant portion of the Department of Defense (DOD) budget is spent on capabilities acquired as commercial IT commodities, developmental IT systems that support a broad range of warfighting and functional applications, and IT components embedded in weapons systems. The ability of the DOD and its industrial partners to harness and apply IT for warfighting, command and control and communications, logistics, and transportation has contributed enormously to fielding the world's best defense force.

However, despite the DOD's decades of success in leveraging IT across the defense enterprise, the acquisition of IT systems continues to be burdened with serious problems. To address these issues, the National Research Council assembled a group of IT systems acquisition and T&E experts, commercial software developers, software engineers, computer scientists and other academic researchers. The group evaluated applicable legislative requirements, examined the processes and capabilities of the commercial IT sector, analyzed DOD's concepts for systems engineering and testing in virtual environments, and examined the DOD acquisition environment. The present volume summarizes this analysis and also includes recommendations on how to improve the acquisition, systems engineering, and T&E processes to achieve the DOD's network-centric goals. ... Read more

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Here is the ultimate resource for anyone in business planning to sell products and services to the U.S. military. This deluxe ringbound book and four CD-ROM set provides the most comprehensive coverage available anywhere on military contracting, acquisition, and procurement, with the data you need to deal with hundreds of agencies! This extraordinary, encyclopedic collection of detailed material has 116,805 pages reproduced with Adobe Acrobat PDF software. BOOK - The ringbound book provides an up-to-date digest of federal publications on selling products and services to the U.S. military. It has vital information on the various programs that can help you position your business for contracting opportunities throughout the Federal Government and the Department of Defense. Contents of this digest include: Guide to DoD Contracting Opportunities, a step by step approach to the DoD marketplace, How to Do Business with the U.S. Air Force, Army Contracting Agency Cost and Price Analysis Handbook, United States Army Acquisition Corps, Contractors Accompanying the Force, Establishing Army policies and responsibilities for using contractors on the battlefield.FOUR CD-ROMS - This incredibly comprehensive superset of four CD-ROMs provides an up-to-date and vastly expanded collection of reference sources on selling products and services to the military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Army Corps of Engineers, DARPA, and more. There are over 60 files with full information on virtually every branch of the Department of Defense (DoD) that buys products and services, with vendor, contracting, and procurement data. If you plan to do business with the Pentagon, this thoroughly researched information is critical, with explanations of the arcane rules of government acquisition. This extraordinary, encyclopedic collection of detailed material has 116,805 pages reproduced with Adobe Acrobat PDF software. Contents include: Air Force Alternative Dispute Resolution, Research Labs AFOSR, USAF Procurement, AL&T acronyms, Army Contracting Agency Handbook, Contractors with the Force Regulation, Army Corps of Engineers CEPR, Hurricane Recovery Contracting, Selling to the Army, Army Women Business, Central Contractor Registration Handbook, Coast Guard Acquisition Regulations, MLCPAC Business, Vendor Fincen, DARPA doing business, DOD AT&L policy, contracting opportunities guide, DoD Decision Support Systems, Federal Business Opportunities Fedbizopps, DoD Acquisition Directive, DoD Acquisition Resources and Analysis, Guidebooks and Handbooks, Defense Contract Audit Agency Manuals, DLA, Columbus, Philadelphia, Richmond, DPAP, PGI, Energy Support, Information Technology DITCO DISA, Joint Forces Command Industry Partners, Maritime Administration Acquisition, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers, Recent Major Contracts, Special Operations Acquisitions, Technology Readiness Assessment Handbook, Energy Department DOE Business, Laboratories, Management Office Acquisition, Marine Corps Main Acquisition, SADBU MARCORSYSCOM, Missile Defense Acquisition, Navy Military Sealift Command Procurement, MWR Programs Acquisition, NAVAIR, NECO, Defense Acquisition University, Air Force SAF AQ, DoD AT&L Knowledge, DoD DLA Reutilization and Marketing, Federal Acquisition Institute.This incredible CD-ROM set on four discs is packed with over 116,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. ... Read more

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In this book we have introduced the basics of the federal budget process,provided an historical background on the foundation and development ofthe budget process, indicated how defense spending may be measured andhow it impacts the economy, described and analyzed how Planning, Programming,Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) operates andshould function to produce the annual defense budget proposal to Congress,analyzed the role of Congress in debating and deciding on defenseappropriations and the politics of the budgetary process including the useof supplemental appropriations to fund national defense, analyzed budgetexecution dynamics, identified the principal participants in the defensebudget process in the Pentagon and military commands, assessed federaland Department of Defense (DoD) financial management and businessprocess challenges and issues, and described the processes used to resourceacquisition of defense war fighting assets, including reforms in acquisitionand linkages between PPBES and the defense acquisition process. ... Read more

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Don't buy this book!
Do not buy this book no matter what!The older version is cheaper and almost identical missing only a list of acronyms in the back which is neither necessary nor required.This book is horribly written as others have already commented.This book has clearly never been edited or read, even by its authors.Misspellings everywhere, sentences that don't make sense and very repetitive.Sad to see a company would publish it.

Defense Budget Text
The product was in good condition. The text itself is not an easy read. It has too many acronyms which distract from the content. You will end up looking back to figure out what given acronyms stand for andf lose track of the reading.

Time better spent reading a phone book
The author is my instructor.He's a super nice guy, genuinely concerned with his students and generally quite humorous.The book, however, is a disaster.Personally, I'd be embarassed to put my name on the cover.There is a ton of unorganized information presented in a rambling of acronyms, run on sentences and long chapters.It's extremely difficult to extract or retain any knowledge at all from this book.Your time will be better spent reading the phone book. ... Read more

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This book sets forth guidance for all personnel responsible for physical security.It is the basic reference for training security personnel.It is intended to be a "one-stop" source for the (DOD) Department of Defense. ... Read more

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The US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76 is a good basic guide, standard reading for our troops, and unlike some survival manuals, it is fairly well written and organized. ... Read more

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Don't Judge a Book by its Cover...
Don't be fooled by the date for this book. The actual copy right date is 1957. I was expecting a 2007 revised FM 21-76 BUT got deceived. Whoever put this NEW cover on this old book needs to be slapped. The information in the book is alright BUT not current! NOW... IF you want a revised FM 21-76... get the June 1992 edition. This copy has more modern information that most of us are looking for AND they have color pictures of plants and snakes. VERY NICE Survival book!

Not the real deal.
I wonder when I purchase this book about the cover becuase I had never seen a military manual with such a nice looking cover.Well you know the saying don't judge a book by it's cover.This is not a new book from the Army I found out.Should have just gotten a real military manual.
Buyer Beware.

Close to the Army Survival Manual, the only thing new is the cover.
I think you will be wasting your money on this one.It's pretty on the outside but what is inside is what matters.Save your money buy used.

NOT THE ARMY'S MANUAL BUT A PUBLISHING COMPANY.
FIRST THERE IS NO 2007 ARMY SURVIVAL MANUAL OUT, DON'T GET TRICK INTO THINKING THIS IS THE NEWEST.IT'S JUST THE YEAR THE BOOK IS PRINTED IN AND THEIR MAKING YOU THINK IT'S THE NEWEST.IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUY A MILITARY MANUAL BUY THE ARMY'S YOUR BETTER OFF GETTING IT FROM THE ARMY. ... Read more

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"Stock up" on authentic military information, now available to the public in this manual . Learn how to increase the strength of troops and special forces, as you get the inside scoop on how to manufacture munitions from seemingly innocuos, locally available materials. A "loaded" source of information on how to improve and improvise munitions! ... Read more

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Small Price, Small reprint
Good copy reprint. Cover and pages similar to original although smaller format. For reference, perfect. Not an original document.

horrible trash!!
I was writing an action novel about a unit of special forces soldiers and thought that a cool old army handbook might help me understand the mind of a US special forces soldier, so I ordered this book..
What a waste of six dollars!!!!
This is a horribly violent book that should not be sold! Anyone would be completely insane to even think about attempting anything in this horrible publication!
Don't waste your money on this book, it's just a book on making horrible violent weapons. I was very upset that something like this would be sold, especially through amazon!!

nice read
unless your planning on breaking into the local armory.. not much you can use here.
but it is a good reference book.
unfortunately there should be a dis calmer..
Don't try this at home!!

Inaccurate, but with practice you can work out all the bugs
1) Supposed to contain recipes "safer" than the anarchist cookbook - never read it(edit: meant, that at the time I wrote this review I haven't read the ACbook yet, though now I have, but this review is correct, I read a copy of TM-31 before reviewing), but if this were true we wouldn't have anarchists anymore. Goes over some basic primaries, some of the recipes leads to unstable products, and mislabels them as high explosive

2)Could go over more third world chemical sources

3) Expanding on number 1, definitely could use more modern recipes

However that said, its a pretty good book considering it's meant for untrained army operatives in the 1960's. Though outdated in today's terms, with the right amount of tinkering you can modify and perfect the methods in the book.

Awesome
This book is jam-packed with interesting pyrotechnic expertise.I have to admit that you would have to be completely insane to do half of the things in here, but there are quite a few that are relatively sane for backyard experimentation.Great buy. ... Read more

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In 1992, Congress for the first time explicitly directed the federal agencies making SBIR grants to use commercial potential as a criterion for granting SBIR awards. In response, the Department of Defense developed the SBIR Fast Track initiative, which provides expedited decision-making for SBIR awards to companies that have commitments from outside vendors. To verify the effectiveness of this initiative, the DoD asked the STEP Board to assess the operation of Fast Track. This volume of original field research includes case studies comparing Fast Track and non-Fast Track firms, a large survey of SBIR awardees, and statistical analyses of the impact of regular SBIR and Fast Track awards. Collectively, the commissioned papers and the findings and recommendations represent a significant contribution to our understanding of the SBIR program. ... Read more

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A great value!Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separate you will pay more for the books plus shipping cost.Military Mountaineering:Mountains exist in almost every country in the world and almost every war has included some type of mountain operations. This pattern will not change; therefore, soldiers will fight in mountainous terrain in future conflicts. Although mountain operations have not changed, several advancements in equipment and transportation have increased the soldiers' capabilities. The helicopter now allows access to terrain that was once unreachable or could be reached only by slow methodical climbing. This field manual details techniques soldiers and leaders must know to cope with mountainous terrain. These techniques are the foundation upon which the mountaineer must build. They must be applied to the various situations encountered to include river crossings, glaciers, snow-covered mountains, ice climbing, rock climbing, and urban vertical environments. The degree to which this training is applied must be varied to conform to known enemy doctrine, tactics, and actions. This FM also discusses basic and advanced techniques to include acclimatization, illness and injury, equipment, anchors, evacuation, movement on glaciers, and training.Rappelling: Provides basic rappelling techniques to soldiers and leaders for the conduct of rappelling operations. It serves as the primary reference for both resident and nonresident instruction presented to cadets, officer candidates, and both commissioned and noncommissioned officers. This circular also discusses several advanced techniques dealing with infiltration and ex-filtration. ... Read more

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A great value!Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separately you would pay more for the books plus the extra shipping cost.U.S. Marine Corps Physical Readiness Training for Combat: This manual provides the information and references necessary to establish and conduct physical conditioning programs to prepare Marines for the physical demands of combat, the Physical Effects of Combat Stress, Limits of Physical Readiness, and Fitness for Marines. Chapter 1. Physical Readiness Leadership; 1. Role of Physical Fitness In Combat,2. Fundamentals of Physical Fitness, 3. Goals of Physical Readiness Training, 4. Leadership Roles.Chapter 2. Physical Readiness Training Programs; 1. Development of a Program, 2. Remedial Physical Training.Chapter 3. Physical Conditioning Activities; 1. Marching Under Load, 2. Conditioning Drills, 3. Rifle and Log Drills, 4. Grass Drills, 5. Guerrilla Exercises, 6. Running, 7. Circuit Training, 8. Basic Physical Skills and Obstacle Courses, 9. Individual Exercise Programs.Chapter 4. Combat Water Survival; 1. Marine Corp Water Survival Program, 2 The Battle Swimming Test. Chapter 5. Competitive Conditioning Activities; 1. Organization of Competitive Activities, 2. Combative, 3. Relays, 4. Team Contests and Athletics.Chapter 6. Evaluation of Performance During Training.Chapter 7. The Human Body.Marine Physical Fitness Training and Test: Instructions concerning physical fitness and body composition in the Marine Corp. Every Marine must be physically fit, regardless of age, grade, or duty assignment. ... Read more

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Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separately you would pay more for the books, plus the extra shipping cost.A great value!U.S. Marine Corps Wilderness Medicine Survival Course: is an excellent manual for anyone who might find themselves in a survival situation. Table of Content: Mountain Safety, Nutrition, Wilderness Patient Assessment, High Altitude Illness, Heat Related Injuries, Combat Casualty Care, Burn Management, Hypothermia / Re-warming, Submersion Incidents, Wilderness Orthopedic Injuries, Treatment of Reptile and Anthropoid, Cold Injuries, Land Navigation, Search and Rescue, Triage, Preventive Medicine / Water Purification, Appendix: Survival Techniques: Requirements for Survival, Survival Kit, Survival Signaling, Survival Shelters and Fires, Survival Navigation, Water Procurement, Foraging on Plants and Insects, Traps and Snares, Mountain Weather. PLUS:Desert Operations: Successful desert operations require adaptation to the environment and to the limitations its terrain and climate impose. Equipment and tactics must be modified and adapted to a dusty and rugged landscape where temperatures vary from extreme highs down to freezing and where visibility may change from 30 miles to 30 feet in a matter of minutes. Deserts are arid, barren regions of the earth incapable of supporting normal life due to lack of water. ... Read more

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Published by the U.S. Department of Defense, this essential manual provides essential survival instruction for any potential environment and situation. ... Read more

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Good book slight issues
Just to save everyone a few issues, the book is exactly as described and is a very good read for those interested in survival. The only problem with the book is that it references several appendixes that just don't exist. Also, the table of contents lists up to page 123, but there are 230ish pages in the book. Also, all of the page numbers in the TOC do not correspond to the correct page numbers of the chapters. Other than that, I would personally recommend. The shipping was lightning fast and the book was in perfect order. ... Read more

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The Books That Changed History {4 1/2 stars}
This massive multi-volume study of US government policy on Vietnam has permanent value not just for scholars and students of the Vietnam War, but for anyone concerned with the making of American foreign policy. The "Papers" are fundamentally important not only in terms of content, of course, but even more so in contrast to the public statements of our leaders explaining the purpose and progress of the war. While this makes the (self-)deception and lies clear enough, it is the internal dialogue of bureaucratic thinking that is most fascinating.

The format of "The Pentagon Papers" is a bit confusing, with primary documents mixed into the main narrative, but not always in a distinguishable manner. The sheer bulk of the material will naturally deter many readers, but it does repay the effort and is superior to various abridgements. While the expurgated editions are useful, the nature of the selection process gives them an episodic quality, and tends to highlight dramatic incidents rather than the all-important mundane character of bureaucracy, even on life and death matters of global import.

Daniel Ellsberg, who released the papers to the press, may well have some unheroic qualities about him. But his greatness lay in transcending the constraints of background and institutional context, and recognizing a higher duty to his country and humanity. Not only the substance of "The Pentagon Papers" ensures their significance, but also Ellsberg's example of public service. This is vitally important in a time when yet another presidential administration deceives us all in pursuit of fatally flawed military adventures. Who will be the Daniel Ellsberg of the so-called "war on terror?"

Some of the issues raised by "The Pentagon Papers" and Ellsberg's career are addressed in N. Chomsky, "American Power and the New Mandarins" (especially the essays on intellectuals' responsibility); D. Ellsberg, "Secrets;" and from a rather different stance, J. Kwitny, "Endless Enemies."The fifth volume of the "Papers" contains invaluable critical essays by notable scholars such as Chomsky and Howard Zinn. For "balance," also look at Robert McNamara's mature reflections on Vietnam,"In Retrospect." But he still seems to be partly in denial. ... Read more

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This excellent book covers rigging and application of fiber rope, wire rope and chains used in various combinations to raise and move heavy loads.Chapters on knots, splices and attachment.Hoisting chains and hooks, slings and much more.Very well illustrated.Don't use ropes without it! ... Read more

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not Sure

A Published Date of this Book would have been nice to know about , and in my opinion would have been nice to see on the Book Advertisement on Amazons Website . Not that in this case would have made any difference as to whether I would have purchased this Book , or not , but for the other Book that I ordered from this Company it does.

a place to start
this book is by the military, so you can assume that it's about ten years behind the date on the cover.that means that all the info was developed in the mid 50's.it's a good place to start if you don't intend to splice or maintain kernmantle or use any modern equipment like a griphoist or tirfor.i got my copy for about four dollars out in the real world.

The Best on Rigging
This book is very concise, informational, and simply excellent.The best book on rigging. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more