PMCI September 2015 | Page 8

pmcimagazine.com “SAS AND ELITE FORCES GUIDE: PREPARING TO SURVIVE” Natural disasters that kill thousands, and possibly even millions of people, have occurred throughout history. Tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, big freezes and pandemics; all have wrought destruction and devastation. It’s often the case though that people, and in some cases even the emergency services and the authorities themselves, are woefully ill prepared. “SAS and Elite Forces Guide: Preparing to Survive” teaches you how to be ready and ensure that if disaster does strike you can manage the crisis calmly and effectively. The guide covers pretty much every eventuality: preparing for severe weather, securing your home, installing a power supply, digging a bunker, stockpiling food and survival cooking, finding water outdoors, using your car as a mobile base, and hunting, fishing and foraging. It goes further too, looking to surviving in the modern day urban setting. It looks at how to approach troops in a Martial Law setting, how to identify threats, self defence techniques, and making your own weapons. There is also a really good section on emergency first aid, and how to cope with injuries, viruses and diseases. Written, as is the norm with these super little books, in easy to understand steps and accompanied by more than 150 black and white illustrations “SAS and Elite Forces: Preparing to Survive” is presented in a compact pocketbook format that is easily carried with you. It could be the difference between surviving… or not! Chris McNab is an experienced specialist in survival techniques. He has published over 20 books, a number of them available in the same pocketbook format as this one. Chris is based in Wales, and provides instructional courses on wilderness hunting techniques. Author: Chris McNab Publisher: Amber Books ISBN: 978-0762782826 Price: £12.50 Paperback , fully illustrated 8 pmcimagazine.com