Kategoria BISAC: Self-Help >> Safety & Security - Survival & Emergency Preparedness

In 2012, there were 661,000 missing person cases opened in the United States. While the majority of missing person cases that get opened are closed quickly, by the end of the year over 2,000 remained unresolved. In many instances, when the missing person is lost in the woods, or in the desert, search and rescue missions become an essential tool that can mean the difference between life and death.

Fundamentals of Mantracking is the essential guide written by the people who spent most of...

Do you have what it takes to be a special ops soldier? To be a member of the military's most elite units--Navy SEALs, Marine Force Recon, Army Rangers or Green Berets--you must be in phenomenal condition, able to endure high levels of physical and mental stress. In this book, author Augusta DeJuan Hathaway shows how to get in the best shape of your life using the program he developed as a strength and conditioning specialist for the U.S. military special forces.

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Human knowledge is collective, distributed across the population. It has built on itself for centuries, becoming vast and increasingly specialized. Most of us are ignorant about the fundamental principles of the civilization that...

Camping or backpacking in winter is appealing for many who enjoy the serenity of wilderness settings without the crowds and bustle of the summer season. But as rewarding as they can be, these outings require special preparation and a different set of skills than are necessary at other times of the year. Snowfall can quickly cover one's tracks and make orientation difficult. Hypothermia is insidious, and rapidly changing weather conditions can become treacherous, even life-threatening.

In addition to those who are exploring the outdoors recreationally, there are also those who find...

In 2013, well known scholar and leading authority on Second World War evasion and escape tactics Bob Baldwin, author of "Last Hope: The Blood Chit Story" (Schiffer Publishing, 1997), was invited to guest curate an important exhibit of evasion and escape artifacts at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville, Kentucky. The exhibit, "Behind Enemy Lines: Evasion and Escape Aids of World War II," showcased hundreds of rare items which are seldom seen and had never previously been displayed together in one place.

To accompany the exhibit, a high quality, full colour catalog featuring...