Survival IV SAS Handbook on Mental Resilience and …

SURVIVAL 4: A Guide to Mental Resilience and Physical Endurance

SURVIVAL 4 is a comprehensive guide to testing and improving the mental flexibility and resilience of one of the world’s most elite combat units-the SAS.

The mental toughness and endurance techniques presented here are currently used by the Special Air Service-the British equivalent of the United States Special Forces.

This British Special Forces manual reveals the secrets to survival used by the most elite commandos in real combat. It is an indispensable guide for harnessing your mental capabilities, whether you are on the brink of death in battle or trying to stay alive while being pursued by your enemies.

The main topics covered in the book are:

• Building a strong will to survive;
• Stress resilience in real combat;
• The limits of endurance;
• Comprehensive mental training;
• Intelligence and concentration;
• Developing team thinking;
• Leadership;
• Combat tactics and skills;
• Weapons handling;
• Captivity, escape, and survival;
• Maintaining morale and effectiveness, and promoting peace and diplomacy.

The book also includes data on the number of military training programs and the methods used to assess the suitability of candidates for the most elite British special forces-the SAS-as well as strategies for overcoming difficulties and stress in combat. Fully illustrated with more than 200 images, the SAS handbook on mental and physical endurance explains everything you need to know about what exactly makes a fighter elite.