Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Basic Survival Philosophy
Chapter 2: Combat in Built-Up Areas
Chapter 3: The Government’ View. of. asc :
Chapter 4: Water
Chapter.5: Sources of Energy
Chapter 6: Food
Chapter 7: Survival Food Preparation
Chapter 8: Emergency Shelter in Cities
Chapter 9: Caching and Storage
Chapter 10: Trading
Chapter 11: Guns
Chapter 12: Survival Nursing
Conclusion
About the Author
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Technical data presented here, particularly data on ammu-
nition and on the use, adjustment, and alteration of firearms,
inevitably reflect the author's individual beliefs and experi-
ences with particular firearms, equipment, and components
under specific circumstances that the reader cannot duplicate
exactly, The information in this book should therefore be used
for guidance only and approached with great caution. Neither
the author, publisher, nor distributors assume any responsibili-
ty for the use or misuse of information contained in this book.Preface
Iam frequently asked if city survival is similar to survival in
the country or wilderness. Answering that question is a major
premise of this book. Since what many people consider wilderness
survival actually refers to recreational activities—frequently prac-
ticed by elitist yuppies in SUVs— we must set these practices aside
before we can answer the question: Is city survival different from
rural survival?
The short answer is that city survival is very much like rural
A great many cities have been the scene of
vicious battles already in the 20th century. It is
foolish not to plan for such in the 21st century.
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survival, only different. It
is identical in that the
same basic Rule of Threes
applies in either place, and
that the Rule of Survival
Thermodynamics also is
still in force. (You'll learn
about these rules soon.)
None of these basics has
been repealed.
We also know that
caching and storage
remain cornerstones of any