The U.S. Navy SEAL Survival Handbook: Learn the Survival Techniques and Strategies of America's Elite Warriors [Paperback]

Don Mann (Author), Ralph Pezzullo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2012

A decorated member of Navy SEAL Team Six presents a comprehensive, illustrated practical guide to survival.

As the elite of the military elite, U.S. Navy SEALs know that they can be deployed anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. Whether in a temperate, tropical, arctic, or subarctic region, they might find themselves alone in a remote area with little or no personal gear. In The U.S. Navy SEAL Survival Handbook, decorated Navy SEAL Team Six member Don Mann provides a definitive survival resource. From basic camp craft and navigation to fear management and strategies for coping with any type of disaster, it is an essential resource for all outdoorspeople. Complete with 150 color photographs, this comprehensive guide includes life-saving information on: 

- Making weapons and tools 

- Finding water 

- Wildlife for food 

- Making shelters 

- Signaling 

- Sea survival

- And much more

150 color photographs

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Don Mann’s impressive military biography includes being a decorated combat veteran; corpsman; SEAL special operations technician; jungle survival, desert survival, and arctic survival instructor; and Survival, Evade, Resistance, and Escape instructor; in addition to other credentials.

Ralph Pezzullo is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and journalist. His books include Jawbreaker (with CIA operative Gary Berntsen). He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition (August 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1616085800
• ISBN-13: 978-1616085803
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 0.9 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Survival Skills
  • #19 in Books > Professional & Technical > Engineering > Special Topics
  • #39 in Books > History > Military > Intelligence & Espionage

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

62 of 68 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not What You Expect July 22, 2012

By Frustrated

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I was excited to receive this book as it purportedly was going to describe the strategies and techniques of the one of the world's most elite fighting forces. The book however is a great disappointment as there are few strategies and next to no techniques that are mentioned, let alone described or explained. The book is a series of lists of hazards (i.e. - frostbite, sun stroke, dehydration, scorpions, etc) that are more completely described in other survival books. Almost no techniques are given throughout the book, and the reader is expected to feel satisfied with the most vague descriptions and glossed-over strategies that even the arm-chair adventurer will feel lost and wanting. The book was also hastily edited with lots of repetitive information, especially in the captions of the laughingly general photos that seem as though the authors spent 5 minutes on Google finding the images.

I have the greatest respect for the US Navy Seals and am proud to be in a country where such elite individuals risk their lives for the greater good of our country, but this book falls short of what its title portrays is inside.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and unpolished September 15, 2012

By aruthecoyote

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I have taught SERE for the past 13 years to all four branches of the military, as well as going to survival courses all over the world, and practicing these skills. I have worked with many SEALs and SF guys over the years and have the utmost respect for them, what they do for our country, and how professional they are. I first heard about this book about 6 months before it came out and was excited to finally read it. I was disappointed to find it full of misspellings, information that is not current, and other errors. Just one example: List of the world's 10 largest deserts by size (only 9 are listed). The one thing that I do like about this book is that every chapter contains stories that are real world survival examples. Still, it appears Don Mann wants to sell his book solely on his reputation as a SEAL and not the comprehensiveness and quality of the information in it. The people associated with this book (Don Mann, Tony Nester, and others) have tons of outdoor experience in virtually every environment on earth, it is too bad they did not share more of it with us. I am just very disappointed in a book that had the potential to be one of the best survival books written.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars basics September 29, 2012

By Ray L. Hill

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This is really no better than a Boy Scout manual. How to use a tarp. How to start a fire.
Which plants are edible.