Product Description

The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book is extremely practical and is illustrated throughout with easy-to-understand line art and diagrams.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #370 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03
• Released on: 2004-03-02
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 576 pages

About the Author
John `Lofty' Wiseman served for 26 years in the British Special Air Service (SAS) and was their Chief Survival Instructor. He lives in England.

Customer Reviews

good book
i have the other one too, i like both of them, they seem to deal with stuff relly well

Excellent survival handbook
Excellent survival handbook. It is very well written and has illustrations for everything that is taught, plus it comes the British SAS, a source that has been using these techniques for a long time. It provides extensive information on subjects that are critical and brief overviews of subjects that are unessential. You can use this handbook whether you plan to use it in a single climate type or in multiple climates. I use this book for my deployment in Iraq, I recommend this book.

Excellent purchase
I've found this book to be incredibly throrough and well written. The illustrations were very helpful as well. I wish I had had this book when I as teenager and had more time to put the knowledge into practice.

I did find, however that the book is more geared toward people who could potentially get caught in a survival situation for several weeks or even months; for example soldiers in enemy territory. Nowadays, an average outdoor enthusiast, if faced with a survival scenario, is probably going to be more concerned about signalling for help or getting out of there, than say, testing a plant for several days to find out whether it's edible or not; or setting up snare traps to catch animal food.

However, these are skills that I'd like to have anyway, and are unvaluable for anyone who spends time in the outdoors.