Surviving the Unthinkable: A Comprehensive Review of the SAS Survival Handbook
SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere by John Lofty Wiseman is a definitive and comprehensive manual packed with practical and indispensable advice for surviving any adverse conditions, including natural disasters, in any location worldwide.
At the core of the SAS Survival Handbook, written by former SAS soldier and instructor, John Lofty Wiseman, is the belief that the will to survive is critical but so is knowledge. The handbook teaches the reader how to stay alive in the wilderness, at sea, in a hostile urban environment, or in the midst of terrorist attacks.
The first section focuses on essential preparation such as understanding the potential threats, risk assessments, building a survival kit, and physical and mental fitness. This section underlines that survival chances greatly increase with prior preparation.
The following section on ‘Survival Basics’ gives a thorough grounding in key skills. These include making camp, dealing with emergencies, navigation using stars or sun, reading maps and using a compass. Wiseman imparts survival essentials such as making a fire without matches, finding water, and hunting for food.
