U.S Army Field Manual 21-76

• Survival Actions
• Pattern for Survival

Chapter 2 - Psychology of Survival 

• A Look at Stress
• Natural Reactions
• Preparing Yourself 

Chapter 3 - Survival Planning and Survival Kits 

• Importance of Planning
• Survival Kits

Chapter 4 - Basic Survival Medicine 

• Requirements for Maintenance of Health
• Medical Emergencies
• Lifesaving Steps
• Bone and Joint Injury
• Bites and Stings
• Wounds
• Environmental Injuries
• Herbal Medicines 

Chapter 5 - Shelters 

• Shelter Site Selection
• Types of Shelters 

Chapter 6 - Water Procurement 

• Water Sources
• Still Construction
• Water Purification
• Water Filtration Devices

Chapter 7 - Firecraft 

• Basic Fire Principles
• Site Selection and Preparation
• Fire Material Selection
• How to Build a Fire
• How to Light a Fire

Chapter 8 - Food Procurement 

• Animals for Food
• Traps and Snares
• Killing Devices
• Fishing Devices
• Preparation of Fish and Game for Cooking and Storage

Chapter 9 - Survival Use of Plants 

• Edibility of Plants
• Plants for Medicine 

Chapter 10 - Poisonous Plants 

• How Plants Poison
• All About Plants
• Rules for Avoiding Poisonous Plants
• Contact Dermatitis
• Ingestion Poisoning

Chapter 11 - Dangerous Animals

• Insects and Arachnids
• Leeches
• Bats
• Poisonous Snakes
• Dangerous Lizards
• Dangers in Rivers
• Dangers in Bays and Estuaries
• Saltwater Dangers

Chapter 12 - Field-Expedient Weapons, Tools, and Equipment

• Clubs
• Edged Weapons
• Other Expedient Weapons
• Lashing and Cordage
• Rucksack Construction
• Clothing and Insulation
• Cooking and Eating Utensils

Chapter 13 - Desert Survival

• Terrain
• Environmental Factors
• Need for Water
• Heat Casualties
• Precautions
• Desert Hazards

Chapter 14 - Tropical Survival 

• Tropical Weather
• Jungle Types
• Travel Through Jungle Areas
• Immediate Considerations
• Water Procurement
• Food
• Poisonous Plants

Chapter 15 - Cold Weather Survival 

• Cold Regions and Locations
• Windchill
• Basic Principles of Cold Weather Survival
• Hygiene
• Medical Aspects
• Cold Injuries
• Shelters
• Fire
• Water
• Food
• Travel
• Weather Signs

Chapter 16 - Sea Survival 

• The Open Sea
• Seashores 

Chapter 17 - Expedient Water Crossings 

• Rivers and Streams
• Rapids
• Rafts
• Flotation Devices
• Other Water Obstacles
• Vegetation Obstacles

Chapter 18 - Field-Expedient Direction Finding 

• Using the Sun and Shadows
• Using the Moon
• Using the Stars
• Making Improvised Compasses
• Other Means of Determining Direction

Chapter 19 - Signaling Techniques 

• Application
• Means for Signaling
• Codes and Signals
• Aircraft Vectoring Procedures

Chapter 20 - Survival Movement in Hostile Areas

• Phases of Planning
• Execution
• Return to Friendly Control

Chapter 21 - Camouflage

• Personal Camouflage
• Methods of Stalking

Chapter 22 - Contact with People

• Contact with Local People
• The Survivor's Behavior
• Changes to Political Allegiance

Chapter 23 - Survival in Man-Made Hazards

• The Nuclear Environment
• Biological Environments
• Chemical Environments