DESCRIPTIONS

This ORIGINAL Field Manual 21-76 is based entirely on the keyword SURVIVAL. The letters in this word can help guide you in your actions in any survival situation. Whenever faced with a survival situation, remember the word SURVIVAL.<br /><br />S=SIZE up the Situation; U=USE all your Senses; R=REMEMBER Where you are; V=VANQUISH Fear and Panic; I=IMPROVISE; V=VALUE Living; A=ACT Like the Natives; L=LIVE by your Wits, LEARN BASIC SKILLS.<br /><br />CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION;<br />CHAPTER 2: PSYCHOLOGY OF SURVIVAL;<br />CHAPTER 3: SURVIVAL PLANNING;<br />CHAPTER 4: BASIC SURVIVAL MEDICINE;<br />CHAPTER 5: SHELTERS;<br />CHAPTER 6: WATER PROCUREMENT;<br />CHAPTER 7: FIRECRAFT;<br />CHAPTER 8: FOOD PROCUREMENT;<br />CHAPTER 9: SURVIVAL USE OF PLANTS;<br />CHAPTER 10: POISONOUS PLANTS;<br />CHAPTER 11: DANGEROUS ANIMALS;<br />CHAPTER 12: FIELD-EXPEDIENT WEAPONS, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT;<br />CHAPTER 13: DESERT SURVIVAL;<br />CHAPTER 14: TROPICAL SURVIVAL;<br />CHAPTER 15: COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL ;<br />CHAPTER 16: SEA SURVIVAL;<br />CHAPTER 17: EXPEDIENT WATER CROSSINGS;<br />CHAPTER 18: FIELD-EXPEDIENT DIRECTION FINDING;<br />CHAPTER 19: SIGNALING TECHNIQUES;<br />CHAPTER 20: SURVIVAL MOVEMENT IN HOSTILE AREAS;<br />CHAPTER 21: CAMOUFLAGE;<br />CHAPTER 22: CONTACT WITH PEOPLE;<br />CHAPTER 23: SURVIVAL IN MAN-MADE AREAS