Description

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With almost 1000 illustrated pages of official US Army instruction, this is the biggest, most thorough book of Army skills available. It’s a treasure trove for active soldiers and anyone who wants to know how the US military operates.

Here are the most useful and curious tactics for the would-be soldier, historian, movie-maker, writer, or survivalist, including techniques on:

• First aid
• Survival in the hottest or coldest of climates
• Finding or building life-saving shelters
• Surviving nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks
• Physical and mental fitness
• How to find food and water anywhere, anytime.

With hundreds of photographs and illustrations showing everything from edible plants to rare skin diseases of the jungle, every page reveals how useful Army knowledge can be.

About the Author

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The  Department of the Army  (DA) is one of the three military departments within the  Department of Defense of the United States of America. Its mission is to fight and win our Nation’ s wars by providing prompt, sustained land dominance across the full range of military operations and spectrum of conflict in support of combatant commanders.