Staying Alive: Southern African Survival Ron Reid-Daly Selous Scouts Rhodesia

Staying Alive: A Southern African Survival Handbook

Written by Ron Reid-Daly; founding commander of the Rhodesian Selous Scouts.

Staying Alive is a guide on utilizing a wide range of skills—both basic and advanced—that are essential for anyone aiming to survive in the African wilderness. It covers crucial topics such as sourcing food, fuel, and fire, providing first aid, building shelter, navigation, tracking, and reading maps. Written by Ron Reid-Daly (1928-2010), a seasoned soldier and the founder of the Selous Scouts, the book drew on his extensive experience training many young men in survival techniques.

259 pages. Weight is 535 grams. Hardcover. Measures 23.5 cm x 15cm. Printed 1990. Mostly writing but also a number of illustrations.

There are some marks/stains on the edges. Inside the pages are mostly clean but there is the odd mark. At the back is what looks like a water stain that penetrated the corners of some of the pages. 

A complete, fair copy. Has some condition issues but priced accordingly.

The book will shipped with a courier instead of the very slow mail service.