Preparation can mean the difference between life and death, explains John Hudson, the British Military's Chief Survival Instructor. Your brain is the most important tool you have, so here's how to make sure you're ready when things go south. The stories told in this book - deserted on an island, stranded at sea, lost in the jungle, living through a pandemic, and other harrowing events - are described in breathtaking detail, then broken down to reveal invaluable lessons for dealing with anything and everything the world may throw at you. Learning the common mindsets that link a teenage plane crash survivor hiking to safety in the Amazon and a US Air Force fighter pilot forced to eject thousands of feet in the air will give readers more confidence in their own approach to life. So will understanding what a group of World War II sailors got wrong while lost at sea - and what a team of Australian airmen got right while trying to escape the outbreak. In every case, Hudson uses the Survival Triangle, his formula for success that combines planning, effort and hope, as the key tactic for survival. Smart readers will learn this formula and commit it to memory. It will serve them well.

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