James:
I just found my way to this site and thought it would be another good
source of survival information for your readers, especially as it had been
compiled
with military rescues in mind at the time. I have no affiliation with the site,
author, etc. Just wanted to pass on a link: http://tions.net/CA256EA900408BD5/vwWWW/outdoor~03~000
Here is a snip from the site: "The section is home to an on-line edition
of a classic
text
that
is sadly now out of print, 'The 10 Bushcraft Books' by Richard Graves. Richard
Harry
Graves
was born 17th July, 1898 (some sources list year of birth as 1897 or 1899) in
Co. Waterford, Ireland. He died 3 days before I was born, on the 3rd of February,
1971 in Sydney, Australia. He is credited with the authorship of several books
and
is formerly a Commanding Officer of the Australian Jungle Survival & Rescue
Detachment
on active service with the U.S.A.A.F.
'The 10 Bushcraft Books' are the seminal texts on bushcraft and this on-line
edition (based on the first edition of the book set) has been released to share
this unique source of knowledge. Originally written as wartime information
for conducting rescue missions, the notes were later revised and prepared for
a School of Bushcraft which was conducted for nearly 20 years. Almost all the
quirks of the original text have been retained (illustrations by the author,
inconsistent word usage, strange punctuation, etc.) although I have removed
50% of
the commas (believe it or not). I have also converted all imperial measurements
into metric.
Each web page in this section is quite large (typically 100 to 150 Kb, including
images). All large images have a 'thumbnail' place holder that can be used
to access the full-size version of the image (by clicking on the thumbnail
image)."
Book 1. - Ropes & Cords
Book 2. - Huts & Thatching
Book 3. - Campcraft
Book 4. - Food & Water
Book 5. - Firemaking
Book 6. - Knots & Lashings
Book 7. - Tracks & Lures
Book 8. - Snares & Traps
Book 9. - Travel & Gear
Book 10. - Time & Direction
