Surviving the World's Extreme Regions

by Chris McNab

Author	: Chris McNab
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 99
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 142228784X

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The world's elite soldiers can survive in the worst of conditions, whether the extreme heat of the desert or the snowy summit of a mountain. These units are trained to be experts in warfare, but their training also gives them the knowledge to live in the planet's wildest places for weeks at a time. Learn the techniques the world's finest soldiers use to survive in harsh conditions around the globe. Discover a variety of tips for surviving in barren deserts and freezing tundra. Find out how elite troops cope with danger and deprivation. You will also learn: • how to find water and food. • how to build shelters. • how to navigate. • how to perform first aid. • how to identify and avoid dangerous animals and insects.

Ropes & Knots for Survival

by Patrick Wilson

Author	: Patrick Wilson
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 105
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287750

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When you're in a survival situation, a rope can be useful or even vital. Knowing how to use a rope well in many ways and knowing how to tie a variety of knots can help with many things in the wilderness, from building a shelter to catching animals to eat. In addition, it's an indispensible skill to have if you need to climb up or descend a mountain. Soldiers around the world are trained to use ropes and knots in survival situations. In this book, you'll take a look at some of the techniques the best soldiers in the world practice, including: • how to take care of ropes. • the most useful knots to use in a survival situation. • how to make your own ropes from animal tendons or plants. • how to use your rope effectively. • how to lash together a raft made of saplings or logs.

Surviving with Navigation & Signaling

by Patrick Wilson

Author	: Patrick Wilson
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 105
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287858

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In any survival situation, you need to know where you are and where you're heading. If you get lost, you'll waste valuable time and energy—time that could be spent getting to safety or getting help.

Surviving Captivity

by Chris McNab

Author	: Chris McNab
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 103
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287815

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During a time of war, pilots face the risk of being shot down behind enemy lines and captured. For this reason, each pilot receives training to help him endure the stresses of captivity. During an interrogation, this training and the pilot's own strength and willpower are invaluable. This book discusses many of the techniques used to survive the experience of being in captivity. A captive pilot must be prepared to cope with boredom, resist interrogation, and work as a team with other prisoners. In addition, he must know how to go about escaping if he has the opportunity. Discover: • how some U.S. pilots in Vietnam coped with seven years of imprisonment. • how interrogators try to trick people into talking. • how interrogators are trained to detect lies. • survival techniques during escape. • tracking skills used by escaping pilots and the pursuing enemy.

Surviving Hostage Rescue Missions

by Chris McNab

Author	: Chris McNab
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 101
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287823

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When the lives of hostages are on the line, the soldiers of elite hostage-rescue units must act quickly and with skill. In a chaotic situation, soldiers must rely on their training, and each other, to save lives in danger. Take a look at how elite hostage-rescue units operate. Find out about the equipment that elite soldiers use and the training they must undergo. Learn about the different skills elite soldiers use, including: • fast-entry tactics through doors and windows using explosives. • building attacks using assault ladders and mountain-climbing techniques. • rescues from inside an aircraft. • negotiation techniques to calm a situation. • clues that tell when a terrorist is lying.

Surviving by Trapping, Fishing, & Eating Plants

by Patrick Wilson

Author	: Patrick Wilson
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 103
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287807

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Elite forces are often assigned to secret missions behind enemy lines, which means they have to spend time in the wilderness. They need to be prepared to live off the land for long periods of time to keep from being detected. Therefore, an important part of elite soldiers' training is how to live in remote areas and how to get food from the plants and animals around them. Discover some of the ways in which the armed forces survive in these conditions. Learn: • how to set traps to catch small animals like weasels and rabbits. • which fish can be caught with an improvised line and bait. • which plants and fungi can be eaten. • how to spot poisonous flora and fungi.

Learning Mental Endurance for Survival

by Chris McNab

Author	: Chris McNab
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 107
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287742

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Elite Special Forces units are often assigned to the most difficult missions. They must be prepared for the challenges they will face. This means being skilled and physically fit, but it also means being mentally tough. During most basic-training programs, recruits will be yelled at by instructors, deprived of sleep, and forced to run for miles. Under these difficult conditions, they will be required to make constant decisions. Only the toughest recruits will graduate, and they need certain traits to make it through: • intelligence • self-control • courage • knowledge • resistance to pain and discomfort • team spirit

Survival at Sea

by Chris McNab

Author	: Chris McNab
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 106
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287769

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Elite soldiers must know how to survive in every environment, including if they're stranded on the harshest ocean. Special Forces units trained to survive at sea are some of the most knowledgeable people in the world when it comes to a survival situation in the ocean. In this book, you will learn some of the techniques these soldiers use to stay alive at sea. You can learn from their training and discover: • what to do when a shark attacks. • how to tell when a storm is coming. • how to swim so that you save energy. • how to signal for help in the middle of the ocean. • how to treat a jellyfish sting. • how to build a raft out of logs or saplings.

Survival Equipment

by Patrick Wilson

Author	: Patrick Wilson
Publisher	: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages	: 109
Release	: 2015-02-03
Genre	: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN	: 1422287777

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Being in the Special Forces means you will be taken all over the world for some of the most difficult missions, often to unfriendly places and dangerous regions. Elite soldiers must be trained to survive anywhere, whether in the endless deserts of Africa or the freezing tundra of the Arctic. Soldiers need to know how to survive for weeks or even months at a time. They must also know how to survive with as few supplies as possible; after all, in the wilderness, you can't drop by the store to resupply! Find out what equipment elite soldiers need to have with them to survive. Discover how to improvise equipment using only the natural resources around you. Learn: • what clothing to wear in hot and cold climates. • what equipment to carry. • what a survival tin is and what's inside it. • how to make your own tools and clothing. • how to survive hostile terrains.