U.S. Army Survival Manual FM 21-76
June 1992
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| Chapter 1 - Introduction (52KB) |
| Chapter 2 - Psychology of Survival (56KB) |
| Chapter 3 - Survival Planning and Survival Kits (29KB) |
| Chapter 4 - Basic Survival Medicine (248KB) |
| Chapter 5 - Shelters (310KB) |
| Chapter 6 - Water Procurement (235KB) |
| Chapter 7 - Firecraft (182KB) |
| Chapter 8 - Food Procurement (579KB) |
| Chapter 9 - Survival Use of Plants (172KB) |
| Chapter 10 - Poisonous Plants (34KB) |
| Chapter 11 - Dangerous Animals (81KB) |
| Chapter 12 - Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, and Equipment (198KB) |
| Chapter 13 - Desert Survival (99KB) |
| Chapter 14 - Tropical Survival (100KB) |
| Chapter 15 - Cold Weather Survival (244KB) |
| Chapter 16 - Sea Survival (455KB) |
| Chapter 17 - Expedient Water Crossing (154KB) |
| Chapter 18 - Field-Expedient Direction Finding (84KB) |
| Chapter 19 - Signaling Techniques (208KB) |
| Appendix A - Survival Kits (138KB) |
| Appendix B - Edible and Medicinal Plants (19,153KB) |
| Appendix C - Poisonous Plants (2,196KB) |
| Appendix D - Dangerous Insects and Arachnids (140KB) |
| Appendix E - Poisonous Snakes and Lizards (23,430KB) |
| Appendix F - Dangerous Fish and Mollusks (246KB) |
| Appendix G - Clouds - Foretellers of Weather (761KB) |
| Appendix H - Contingency Plan of Action Format (35KB) |