How to Survive Anything, Anywhere: A Handbook of Survival Skills for Every Scenario and Environment

by Chris McNab

Get Out Alive! How to Survive Anything, Anywhere is a complete handbook of the urban and wilderness survival skills practiced by elite U.S. and U.K. military units. Dr. Chris McNab has collected expertise from both sides of the Atlantic, and reveals the fundamentals of survival for every environment, from the subzero arctic to the scorching desert―and for every scenario, from being lost in a trackless wilderness to being under attack in a city. Each of more than 500 practical techniques is presented in easy-to-follow steps accompanied by 500 helpful illustrations that show you how

Genres: Survival, Reference, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Dr Chris McNab has written over a hundred books in a career spanning over two decades. He is a historian with a specialisation in military history.

Reviews

[Readasaurus Rex · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was good but some of the advice was just unreasonable and far fetched. Fire drills and fire ploughs rarely produce a fire easily. Some of the methods of gathering water seemed outlandish as well

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you're an author of action/adventure stories, this is a good resource... not so much for the kind of advice it gives you, but more for the plot ideas it can dredge up when you're stuck for something to write about. I keep my copy handy for those bouts of writer's block.

[Daniel Gale · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full detail with many useful pointers, I highly recommend

[Benjamin J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent resource with quality diagrams and illustrations.

[Megons Show · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was great I liked the final part... great book.

[Jaanika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definetely a book everybody should read but especially these people who like to hike or live in risky areas. I would like to have this book in my home and furthermore, I think it should be compulsory reading in schools because it's not only interesting and may help to save your life but also it gives you ideas HOW to think if you are in some kind of difficult situation.

Maybe illustrations were a little bit blank and unexpressive that's why 4 points.

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not becoming paranoid, just looking for tips that may prove useful someday since I like camping, boating, and other outdoor activities.

Upon completion, it had a lot of interesting information, but much of it was common sense. It was a decent book and a worthwhile read.

[Mari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Got this as a gift. A lot of situations are covered. Very entertaining book as well as being informative...with lots of pretty (well...) pictures. Will definitely reread this book again...and probably again.

[Philski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Drinking from the firehose, a wide breadth of content on disparate survival situations. Not a lot of depth in most of them. Useful to glean a few nuggets here and there but otherwise look for a deeper book on the specific situations you are planning for.

[Eero · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mis sajandil me elame? Me võime küll kõik sattuda loodusõnnetusse või sõjapiirkonda, aga me tee raamatut , mis näeb välja nagu oleks '60-tel NSVL-is välja antud. Joonistatud pildid nagu vanal, heal, vene ajal seeneraamatus.

[Vijay · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little ambitious, but informative nonetheless. I carried this book into questionable situations for a while, but it never saved my life, so I leave it at home now.

[Dustin · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was no info on surviving a falling satellite. Oh well, duck and cover is always a good call.

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

cool

[Jaime Gonzalez · Rating 4 out of 5]

I set this as 'currently-reading' because, for me, it's more of a reference book than an actual read

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to own. The book covers any possible survival situation in complete detail.