The Survival Handbook [Paperback]

Peter Darman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 13, 1996

Provides advice on suriving in hostile environments and includes tips on shelters, traps, weapons, tools, food-finding, signaling, first aid, and other life-saving topics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Greenhill Books (June 13, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 185367236X
• ISBN-13: 978-1853672361
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,033,103 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

In a former life I used to be a research officer with the British Defence Intelligence Staff, compiling reports on the military capacity of the Warsaw Pact. But then I decided to enter the world of mainstream publishing, and for the last 20 years I have been writing military history books. You can find out more about me and my writing by taking a look at my website:

www.peterdarman.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Survival, April 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Survival Handbook (Paperback)

Everything you needed to know about survival. The book contains survival techniques of the french foreing legion, the brittish Special Air Service as well as the U.S. military. Their skills are fenomenal and the "tricks" section of the book is the most fenomenal and surprising reading I have ever read.. I myself like to see myself as a survivor but not until I read the book did I know what REAL survival is... The book has also got chapters that cover military boobytraps and urban-warfare weaponry making as well as using plants to eat, heal or cause poisoning.. For the price it's sold here you can't afford not to buy it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars by far the best survival book., August 7, 2000

By 

Jeremy Bowen (Rush, Ky United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Survival Handbook (Paperback)

I ordered this book over a year and a half ago and since then it never leaves my side when I enter the bush. I enjoy just looking at this book and observing the in depth details and description of everything. This book has many topics. Some of them are, how to tie many different knots, how to make a shelter using the minimal amount of supplies, it shows many ways to build fires and how to gut dear. Another thing i like is it shows what plants are edible and what plants are not. There are many great tips in the book which come from elite military groups such as SAS, Navy SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers, and other great units. This book is honestly one that could save you life. HOOYAH!!!! Thank a War Veteran.