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U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook
By (Author) United States Air Force
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
17th April 2008
United States
General
Non Fiction
Military engineering
Reference works
613.69
Paperback
592
Width 216mm, Height 279mm, Spine 213mm
898g
Written for use in formal United States Air Force survival training courses, the U.S. Air Force Survival Handbook iis the bible for pilots who want to stay aliveno matter what. Assuming, as the Air Force does, that flight personnel may be faced at any time with a bailout or crash landing in hostile territory without supplies, the advice here is superlatively practical, but also surprisingly readable and interesting. Detailing specific survival threats at sea, in the tropics, in the desert, in Arctic conditions, and the psychological perils of imprisonment and torture, this handbook is replete with fascinating and useful (if unsettling) information. Precisely written, profusely illustrated, and completely authoritative, this is an essential book for anyonesoldier or civilianlooking for knowledge that could prove to be the difference between life and death in a dangerous situation.
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is the largest air force in the world and one of the most technologically advanced. As part of the United States Department of Defense, it is headquartered in the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia.