SAS Survival Handbook
Written by a former SAS survival instructor. Covers water, food, fire, shelter, navigation, signalling and first aid in every climate, plus a section on disasters at home. Dense, illustrated and practical.
- Why it's here
- The standard reference: water, fire, shelter, navigation, first aid and signalling in one volume.
- Keep in mind
- Large book; the Gem edition is the one to pack.
- Publisher
- William Collins
- Edition
- 3rd edition, 2014
- Format
- Paperback
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