I was given Eddie McGee's Complete Book Of Survival the other week by the owner of a second hand/surplus shop, in his words it was "really old and full of out of date stuff"......It's actually really interesting, I guess produced before it became 'The Done Thing' to write a survival book after leaving the forces, so it doesn't come across as trying to outdo anyone else or 'out Clever' someone else's ideas and suggestions. Just plain common sense ideas many that I had not seen or thought of. Using materials and items generally readily available and to hand depending on circumstances and conditions......plainly and clearly written, easy to follow with simple and clear diagrams. with explanations that are not overly technical and full of common sense. It wont suggest any ideas for storming embassy's but tells you for instance how to strip a pushbike down to make snares, fish hooks, knives, first aid items and a multitude of other things.
Couple of hundred pages too so it's definitely not a pamphlet.
D.B.