Table of Contents

FM 3-05-70: Survival (US Army Handbook)

• Preface 11
• Chapter 1: Introduction 22
• • SURVIVAL ACTIONS 22
  • PATTERN FOR SURVIVAL 44
• Chapter 2: Psychology of Survival 55
• • A LOOK AT STRESS 55
  • NATURAL REACTIONS 88
  • PREPARING YOURSELF 1010
• Chapter 3: Survival Planning and Survival Kits 1111
• • IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING 1212
  • SURVIVAL KITS 1212
• Chapter 4: Basic Survival Medicine 1414
• • REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF HEALTH 1414
  • MEDICAL EMERGENCIES 1919
  • LIFESAVING STEPS 1919
  • BONE AND JOINT INJURY 2525
  • BITES AND STINGS 2727
  • WOUNDS 3131
  • ENVIRONMENTAL INJURIES 3434
  • HERBAL MEDICINES 3737
• Chapter 5: Shelters 3737
• • PRIMARY SHELTER UNIFORM 3737
  • SHELTER SITE SELECTION 3737
  • TYPES OF SHELTERS 3838
• Chapter 6: Water Procurement 5050
• • WATER SOURCES 5050
  • STILL CONSTRUCTION 5555
  • WATER PURIFICATION 5858
  • WATER FILTRATION DEVICES 6060
• Chapter 7: Firecraft 6060
• • BASIC FIRE PRINCIPLES 6161
  • SITE SELECTION AND PREPARATION 6161
  • FIRE MATERIAL SELECTION 6363
  • HOW TO BUILD A FIRE 6464
  • HOW TO LIGHT A FIRE 6565
• Food Procurement 6868
• • ANIMALS FOR FOOD 6969
  • TRAPS AND SNARES 7575
  • KILLING DEVICES 8484
  • FISHING DEVICES 8585
  • COOKING AND STORAGE OF FISH AND GAME 9090
  • Chapter 9 9494
• Survival Use of Plants 9494
• • EDIBILITY OF PLANTS 9494
  • PLANTS FOR MEDICINE 101101
  • MISCELLANEOUS USES OF PLANTS 104104
  • Chapter 10 104104
• Poisonous Plants 104104
• • HOW PLANTS POISON 104104
  • ALL ABOUT PLANTS 105105
  • RULES FOR AVOIDING POISONOUS PLANTS 105105
  • CONTACT DERMATITIS 106106
  • INGESTION POISONING 106106
  • Chapter 11 107107
• Dangerous Animals 107107
• • INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS 107107
  • LEECHES 109109
  • BATS 109109
  • VENOMOUS SNAKES 109109
  • SNAKE-FREE AREAS 111111
  • DANGEROUS LIZARDS 111111
  • DANGERS IN RIVERS 111111
  • DANGERS IN BAYS AND ESTUARIES 112112
  • SALTWATER DANGERS 112112
  • OTHER DANGEROUS SEA CREATURES 114114
  • Chapter 12 114114
• Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, and Equipment 114114
• • STAFFS 115115
  • CLUBS 115115
  • EDGED WEAPONS 117117
  • OTHER EXPEDIENT WEAPONS 119119
  • CORDAGE AND LASHING 121121
  • RUCKSACK CONSTRUCTION 122122
  • CLOTHING AND INSULATION 123123
  • COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS 124124
  • Chapter 13 125125
• Desert Survival 125125
• • TERRAIN 125125
  • ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS 126126
  • NEED FOR WATER 129129
  • HEAT CASUALTIES 131131
  • PRECAUTIONS 131131
  • DESERT HAZARDS 132132
  • Chapter 14 132132
• Tropical Survival 132132
• • TROPICAL WEATHER 133133
  • JUNGLE TYPES 133133
  • TRAVEL THROUGH JUNGLE AREAS 135135
  • IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATIONS 136136
  • WATER PROCUREMENT 137137
  • FOOD 138138
  • POISONOUS PLANTS 138138
  • Chapter 15 138138
• Cold Weather Survival 138138
• • COLD REGIONS AND LOCATIONS 139139
  • WINDCHILL 139139
  • BASIC PRINCIPLES OF COLD WEATHER SURVIVAL 140140
  • HYGIENE 142142
  • MEDICAL ASPECTS 142142
  • COLD INJURIES 142142
  • SHELTERS 146146
  • FIRE 149149
  • WATER 150150
  • FOOD 151151
  • TRAVEL 153153
  • WEATHER SIGNS 154154
  • Chapter 16 155155
• Sea Survival 155155
• • THE OPEN SEA 155155
  • SEASHORES 176176
  • Chapter 17 179179
• Expedient Water Crossings 179179
• • RIVERS AND STREAMS 179179
  • RAPIDS 180180
  • RAFTS 182182
  • FLOTATION DEVICES 185185
  • OTHER WATER OBSTACLES 186186
  • VEGETATION OBSTACLES 186186
  • Chapter 18 187187
• Field-Expedient Direction Finding 187187
• • USING THE SUN AND SHADOWS 187187
  • USING THE MOON 189189
  • USING THE STARS 189189
  • MAKING IMPROVISED COMPASSES 191191
  • OTHER MEANS OF DETERMINING DIRECTION 191191
  • Chapter 19 192192
• Signaling Techniques 192192
• • APPLICATION 192192
  • MEANS FOR SIGNALING 193193
  • CODES AND SIGNALS 199199
  • AIRCRAFT VECTORING PROCEDURES 202202
  • Chapter 20 203203
• Survival Movement In Hostile Areas 203203
• • PHASES OF PLANNING 203203
  • EXECUTION 205205
  • RETURN TO FRIENDLY CONTROL 208208
  • Chapter 21 209209
• Camouflage 210210
• • PERSONAL CAMOUFLAGE 210210
  • METHODS OF STALKING 212212
  • Chapter 21 215215
• Camouflage 215215
• • PERSONAL CAMOUFLAGE 215215
  • METHODS OF STALKING 217217
  • Chapter 23 220220
• Survival In Man-Made Hazards 220220
• • THE NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT 220220
  • BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS 230230
  • CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENTS 233233
  • Appendix A 235235
• Survival Kits 235235
• • Appendix B 241241
• Edible and Medicinal Plants 241241
• • Appendix C 326326
• Poisonous Plants 326326
• • Appendix D 337337
• Dangerous Insects and Arachnids 337337
• • Appendix E 341341
• Venomous Snakes and Lizards 341341
• • WAYS TO AVOID SNAKEBITE 342342
  • SNAKE GROUPS 342342
  • DESCRIPTIONS OF VENOMOUS SNAKES 343343
  • LIZARDS 348348
  • VENOMOUS SNAKES OF THE AMERICAS 348348
  • VENOMOUS SNAKES OF EUROPE 365365
  • VENOMOUS SNAKES OF AFRICA AND ASIA 373373
  • VENOMOUS SNAKES OF AUSTRALIA 407407
  • VENOMOUS SEA SNAKES 413413
  • POISONOUS LIZARDS 416416
  • Appendix F 419419
• Dangerous Fish and Mollusks 420420
• • FISH THAT ATTACK MAN 420420
  • VENOMOUS FISH AND INVERTEBRATES 422422
  • FISH WITH TOXIC FLESH 427427
  • Appendix G 428428
• Ropes and Knots 428428
• • TERMINOLOGY 428428
  • BASIC KNOTS 429429
  • VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION LASHINGS 433433
  • Appendix H 434434
• Clouds: Foretellers of Weather 434434
• • Glossary 439439
  • Bibliography 440440