The Urban Survival Handbook

by John Wiseman

Book Overview

The author spent 18 years as an instructor in the SAS and upon retirement became the author of SAS Survival Handbook. This book looks at how to defend yourself in the urban environment, against muggers, rapists and Rottweilers without breaking the law, how to secure one's home and property against intruders, how to travel in safety, how to protect yourself, your family and your business against terrorists, and lifesaving techniques should the unthinkable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0002721643
• ISBN13: 9780002721646
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Every person should own a copy

In today’s unstable political, social, climate and economical status anything is possible and it’s better to be prepared than caught off guard. The first step is to obtain knowledge which in turn will serve as a confidence booster taking some of the worry away. It triggers a purpose to survive and thrive adapting to your environment. This book is well organized, fairly easy to use as a reference book but would have been nicer to have a back index as well. Wiseman doesn’t go into lengthy detail but the book gives you enough info to help you achieve the best possible outcome. Definitely not a one book knowledge base for survival but still worth owning.

Good Stuff!

Once again Mr. Wiseman has put out a thoroughly useful, practical and comprehensive book. It will help everyone who reads it.

Must read...

The book is useful to everyone. Topics such as emergency kits are very valuable, and practical. Get the book, and make your own call, I used something from the book just yesterday.

Not a worst case book

Urban life is unique in many ways. Life can be easy one day and tough the next. Urban life presents unique problems: stress, pollution, robberies, and so on. Life in the urban environment can also be pleasurable by being socially involved, and enjoying a well-paid job. The book Urban Survival is about how to survive day-by-day in the urban world. Unlike other survival books, Urban Survival is not so much about the "worst" case, but rather common mistakes that can be made and how to prevent such mistakes from happening. Most of the facts are common sense, but they can be easily overlooked in the urban world. The book ranges from common do-it-yourself accidents to the more extreme such as robberies and terrorism and natural disasters. The book makes a good effort to keep your home secure from hazards from both inside and outside. The book isn't about how to make your home a fortified fortress capable of stopping a massive invasion and arming yourself with the latest weaponry (as a matter of fact, the book is against using a gun for defensive reasons since it's very well possible that the weapon can be used against you or hurt someone you don't intend to hurt). No, this book is about how to enjoy your life in the urban world while keeping in mind about safely and playing it safe. Basically, it's better to be safe than sorry. I recommend this book to anyone living in the urban world. I think there are a lot of great tips in this book and some of them well make you say, "Well duh!"

the best survival book available for an urban environment

There is a lot of overlap with the John Lofty Wiseman's other survival manual, but that's because you need to know a lot of the same things in a crisis situation whether you're in an urban or wilderness situation. This survival book adds a bunch of things that the other book doesn't have--how to deal with terrorist acts like a hijacking, natural disasters like a tsunami, dangerous dogs, and all kinds of other stuff. This is the kind of reference that you might look through just for fun to learn a few things, but it's all an essential home reference that you'll be damn glad you have close at hand if all hell breaks loose or even if there's just one of those minor, everyday disasters.

Great Book

This is a fantastic book on survival in urban environments. Check out his other book on wilderness survival too.