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A Comprehensive Historic Handbook on Search and Rescue and Staying Unseen Build your library with this unabridged, high-quality Civilian Reference Edition facsimile reissue of the official Aircrew Survival - AF 64-5 Air Force Pamphlet, 1985 release. This historic unclassified civilian reference edition manual features the principles and procedures of Air Force search and rescue, survival, evasion, and escape when disaster strikes and waiting for rescue. Contents include historic comprehensive discussions on survival and search and rescue in hostile or extreme conditions, particularly with an eye for pilots downed in enemy territory. Chapters include what to do after landing, deciding on and building hole-up sites, medical challenges and illness prevention, personal protection, shelters, fire building, signaling and recovery, travel techniques, procuring food and water, and nuclear, biological, and chemical conditions. Learn how things were historically done in the military for personal enrichment and historical study by learning from the classic knowledge of the American soldier. Great for learning the history behind the ins-and-outs of principles for survival developed by the U.S. military. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts, backpackers, campers, hikers, hunters, scouts, military history enthusiasts, and veterans! A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series. This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of Aircrew Survival AF 64-5 (1985) is professionally restored and presented from the original facsimile source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this historic Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge. About the Doublebit Military Outdoors Skills Series Military manuals contain essential knowledge about outdoors life, thriving while in the field, and self-sufficiency.