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Essential Survival Book List

This document provides a survival book list covering several topics that could be useful for survival situations. The list includes 15 books on general survival skills like map reading, navigation with and without GPS, search and rescue techniques. It also lists 9 books on identifying edible and medicinal flora and fauna as well as catching fish. Finally, it lists 5 books on wilderness medicine, treating injuries like hypothermia and providing first aid in remote locations. The list serves as a starting point for individuals interested in learning more about survival skills from library or purchased resources.

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Essential Survival Book List

This document provides a survival book list covering several topics that could be useful for survival situations. The list includes 15 books on general survival skills like map reading, navigation with and without GPS, search and rescue techniques. It also lists 9 books on identifying edible and medicinal flora and fauna as well as catching fish. Finally, it lists 5 books on wilderness medicine, treating injuries like hypothermia and providing first aid in remote locations. The list serves as a starting point for individuals interested in learning more about survival skills from library or purchased resources.

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SURVIVAL BOOK LIST


Note: These books are not a required reading list and the SERE Specialist career field and Air Force
does not endorse a particular author or book. If interested, start by visiting your library to find these
books. Many can also be purchased in an electronic or hardcopy version.

A. GENERAL

1. Be an Expert with Map & Compass, The Orienting Handbook


by Bjorn Kjellstrom. Joline Press, Any Edition.

2. Map Reading and Land Navigation, FM 21-26 (1987), FM 3-25.26, (2011)


by Headquarters Department of the Army.

3. The Basic Essentials of Map & Compass


by Cliff Jacobson. ICS Books, Inc., 2007.

4. A Comprehensive Guide to Land Navigation on GPS


by Noel J. Hotchkiss. Alexis Pub; 3rd edition, 1999

5. GPS Made Easy


by Lawrence Letham. The Mountaineers Books, 2008.

6. AF Regulation 64-4, Vol 1, Search and Rescue Survival


by Department of the Air Force, 1985.

7. The SAS Survival Handbook


by John Wiseman. William Morrow Paperbacks, 2009.

8. Staying alive in the Arctic, A Cold weather Survival Manual


By Frank Heyl. American Petroleum Institute. 1976.

9. How to stay Alive in the Woods


by Bradford Angier. Collier-Macmillan LTD, Any Edition

10. Fieldbook, Boy Scouts of America


by Any Edition. Older versions discuss more primitive skills.

11. Tom Brown’s Field Guides:


a. Wilderness Survival d. Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
b. Nature & Survival for Children
c. Nature Observation & Tracking by Tom Brown. Berkley Publishing Group

12. High Angle Rescue Techniques, A Student guide for Rope Rescue Classes
by Tom Vines and Steve Hudson, Mosby-Year Book, Inc. 1992.

13. River Rescue

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by Les Bechdel and Slim Ray. Globe Pequot Press.

B. FLORA & FAUNA

1. Field Guide to Medicinal Plants


by Bradford Angler. Stackpole Books, 1978.

2. Best-Tasting Wild Plants of Colorado and the Rockies


by Bob Seebeck. Westcliffe Publishers, Inc., 1998.

3. Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountains and Neighboring Territories
by Terry Willard Ph.D. Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, Ltd., 1992.

4. Plants of the Southern Interior, British Columbia


by Ray Coupe, Roberta Parish, Dennis Lloyd. Lone Pine Publishing, 1996.

5. Deer from Field to Freezer


by John & Geri McPherson. Ag Press, 1995

6. Step-by-Step, Brain Tanning the Sioux Way


by Larry Belitz. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 1995.

7. Complete Guide to Game Animals


by Leonard Lee Rue III. Grolier Book Clubs, Inc. 1981.

8. Catching More Freshwater Fish


by Barney Rowe. Wellspring, 1993.

9. Tom Brown’s Field Guides, Wild edible & medicinal Plants:


by Tom Brown. Berkley Publishing Group, 1983.

C. MEDICINE

1. Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities


by James A. Wilkerson, MD. The Mountaineers, 1992.

2. Wilderness Medicine, Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies


by Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP. Mosby-Year Book, Inc. 1995.

3. Hypothermia, Frostbite and other Cold Injuries


by James A. Wilkerson, MD. The Mountaineers, 1986.

4. The Outward Bound, Wilderness First-Aid Handbook


by Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C. Lyons Press, 1998.

5. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured

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by American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. 7th Edition, 1999.

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