The SAS Survival Handbook
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| Author | John Wiseman |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Bushcraft |
| Genre | Guidebook, Travel literature, Reference work |
| Publisher | Collins Harvill |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | UK |
The SAS Survival Handbook is a survival guide by British author and soldier, John Wiseman, first published by Williams Collins in 1986. Second, revised edition came out in 2009.[1] A digital app for smartphones based on the book is also available.[2] The book spans over 11 sections, and an introduction and postscript, detailing how to survive in dangerous surroundings.
Overview
[edit]With this book, John Wiseman seeks to provide the reader with the knowledge to survive any wilderness survival or disaster situation. It details basic survival skills, like how to build a fire, to more complex and situation-specific skills, like how to take shelter while indoors during an earthquake.
Publication
[edit]A third, expanded version of the book was published in 2014.[3] A section on "Urban Survival" was added for this edition.
Reception
[edit]The book is a popular choice among survivalists and preppers.[4][5]
Sections
[edit]- Essentials: The basics of what you need to do to prepare for a journey and how to collect salt and water.
- Strategy: How to avoid getting yourself into a disaster situation.
- Climate & Terrain: How to survive in all manner of different environments from polar regions to arid regions.
- Food: How to track and kill animals and prepare them to eat.
- Camp Craft: How to set up campsites and tie knots and make fires correctly and quickly.
- Reading the Signs: The details of navigation by stars and by the sun.
- On the Move: How to cross dangerous areas relatively safely with minimal loss.
- Health: Learning first aid priorities and procedures, such as the Heimlich manoeuvre and others and a small encyclopedia of medicinal and poisonous plants and dangerous or poisonous animals.
- Survival at Sea: How to survive afloat in the open water.
- Rescue: How to get oneself rescued and signalling for help (includes tutorial for Morse code).
- Disasters: How to survive major disasters, such as floods, avalanches, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes and nuclear aftermaths.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wiseman, John 'Lofty' (2009). SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving, Revised Edition. HarperCollins. ASIN B00NBCW9J4.
- ^ "Ultimate SAS Survival | John 'Lofty' Wiseman". sassurvivalguide.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020.
- ^ Wiseman, John 'Lofty' (2014). SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere (3rd ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0062378071. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ Adama, John (9 January 2025). "Best Survival Books and Prepper Guides". theprepared.com. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ "Survival Books: Review of the 5 Best". Survival Skills Guide. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
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