The US Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Manual

  Author:    John Boswell
  ISBN:    046500797X
  Sales Rank:    120862
  Published:    2003-04
  Publisher:    Basic Books
  # Pages:    224
  Binding:    Paperback
  Avg. Rating:    5.0 based on 20 reviews
  Used Offers:    47 from $2.94
  Amazon Price:    $10.85
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The US Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Survival Manual
  
An essential guide to the best and most practical survival information available from the American Armed Forces, edited for civilian use by the same packager who brought us The U.S. Armed Forces Survival Manual that sold over 600,000 copies in the 1980s.

Experts agree that the next terrorist attack on our soil will not come in the same form as September 11. The possibility of nuclear, chemical or biological attack is increasingly likely. The U.S. Armed Forces Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Counter-Terrorism Handbook will enable its readers to survive such an attack. It contains the best practices of the United States' military, completely edited and adapted for civilian use.

For example, readers will learn how to:
Gain knowledge of an impending chemical attack using a simple warning system;
Protect against biological threats such as anthrax with a series of inoculations;
Guard against fallout from a terrorist nuke;
Achieve basic protection during chemical or biological attacks with a simple mask; and
Administer first aid after nuclear, chemical or biological attacks with a simple first aid kit.

It's all here. This handbook is the single most effective tool for civilians to protect themselves and their loved ones against the threat looming over our homeland.

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08-02-05 5 6\6
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As someone who served in the Army, I have had plenty of NBC training and can say that this book is something that everyone should take the time to read. In fact I learned even more from this book because it is presented in a way that anyone can understand, and it is targeted for use by the civilian population. READ IT, it may save your life one day.
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06-06-04 5 6\12
(Hide Review...)  Highly Recommended!
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We assigned writer prepared this recommendation on a lovely, though warm summer day, while butterflies fluttered over a stand of purple thistles. Until he read this book, it seemed like a peaceful scene. Then, it seemed full of threats and hidden perils. He wondered if his building is strong enough to protect against a nuclear attack. What will his family do if someone sprays anthrax spores from a crop duster? Is there a clear spot in the basement to store enough gas masks, and which ones? This book will make you paranoid, too. It says that the threat of an attack is real and growing. You could laugh that off, except that the police just busted an arms dealer for trying to bring missiles into the U.S., except that someone mailed anthrax to strangers, except that there used to be towers at the World Trade Center. Are recommendation - buy this book, read it, then decide whether it is better to prepare or to take your chances. Feeling lucky? At least go buy some flashlight batteries
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-04-15 16:16:30 EST)
01-23-04 4 3\3
(Hide Review...)  This book is very terrifying and very real
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As a former SEAL I have read several of Captain Couch's novels and liked them all. I thought that I would take a chance on this book because of his reputation. I am glad I did and have bought several more copies through you all for relatives. There is a wealth of great material here and I'll give the sequel five stars instead of four if it's longer!
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01-10-04 5 3\3
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My New Year's resolution was to read this book - and I'm glad that I did. It took hearing about the exploits of Special Forces in Afghanistan and Iraq to make me pick up and read this book by former Navy SEAL Captain Couch. He knows what he's talking about and has given us something straight from military training manuals.
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12-28-03 4 2\2
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I received this for Christmas from a cousin who is in the National Guard who told me his unit used it for training. I can see why. This is essential stuff...
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11-11-03 5 4\4
(Hide Review...)  The Handbook for the rest of us
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I live in a community with some reserve soliders and several national guard troops. It's a tight knit community and we all share a lot. I applaud the courage of my military neighbors, many who have been called up and two of whom are in the Iraq now. We we're discussing some of the hazards they face one day and the conversation turned to weapons of mass destruction and my army reserve neighbor told me about all of the training he gets in this area - and it sounds incredibly extensive. I asked him if he ever worries about WMD and he said "no, not with the training I've had." That got me thinking. I had no training. I searched around and found this book and showed it to another neighbor who is in the national guard. He said "looks just like the manuals we use to train." This is now an indispensible book for me and my family. Why the government doesn't provide these to the rest of us is beyond me.
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09-08-03 5 3\3
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Captain Couch's book was recommended to me by a neighbor who is a former Navy SEAL. After just a few pages I realized why a SEAL had written this...this book is a weapon against terrorism. Better information than I found on the Department of Homeland Security website. Bravo on this book.
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08-08-03 4 4\4
(Hide Review...)  Good information for my family - not dumbed down
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As parents of three college age students and college professors ourselves we have been looking for a survival guide that would hold our young adult's interest. This one did it. It's not 'light' reading, although the fact that the author has many novels to his credit comes through in the writing. We would give it five stars if it were more comprehensive, but it's the best we've found out there yet.
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07-22-03 5 4\4
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I bought one of these to teach a course at our community center. It wasn't enough. Now I've bought 15 for our next class. Every family needs one of these!
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06-25-03 5 5\5
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Short and sweet...this answers the mail for me...have been looking for something like this for months.
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