This book list, posted to the USAF GO SERE webpage https://www.gosere.af.mil/, provides a list of books that should be of interest to anyone in the SERE community. Note: These books are not a required reading list and the SERE Specialist career field and US Air Force does not endorse a particular author or book. If interested, start by visiting your local library to find these books. Many can also be purchased in an electronic or hard-copy version.
A. GENERAL
1. Be an Expert with Map & Compass, The Orienting Handbook
- by Bjorn Kjellstrom. Joline Press, Any Edition.
2. Map Reading and Land Navigation, FM 21-26 (1987), FM 3-25.26, (2011)
- by Headquarters Department of the Army.
3. The Basic Essentials of Map & Compass
- by Cliff Jacobson. ICS Books, Inc., 2007.
4. A Comprehensive Guide to Land Navigation on GPS
- by Noel J. Hotchkiss. Alexis Pub; 3rd edition, 1999
5. GPS Made Easy
- by Lawrence Letham. The Mountaineers Books, 2008.
6. AF Regulation 64-4, Vol 1, Search and Rescue Survival
- by Department of the Air Force, 1985.
7. The SAS Survival Handbook
- by John Wiseman. William Morrow Paperbacks, 2009.
8. Staying alive in the Arctic, A Cold weather Survival Manual
- by Frank Heyl. American Petroleum Institute. 1976.
9. How to stay Alive in the Woods
- by Bradford Angier. Collier-Macmillan LTD, Any Edition
10. Fieldbook, Boy Scouts of America
- by Any Edition. Older versions discuss more primitive skills.
11. Tom Brown’s Field Guides:
- by Tom Brown. Berkley Publishing Group
a. Wilderness Survival
b. Nature & Survival for Children
c. Nature Observation & Tracking
d. Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants
12. High Angle Rescue Techniques, A Student guide for Rope Rescue Classes
- by Tom Vines and Steve Hudson, Mosby-Year Book, Inc. 1992.
13. River Rescue
- by Les Bechdel and Slim Ray. Globe Pequot Press.
B. FLORA & FAUNA
1. Field Guide to Medicinal Plants
- by Bradford Angler. Stackpole Books, 1978.
2. Best-Tasting Wild Plants of Colorado and the Rockies
- by Bob Seebeck. Westcliffe Publishers, Inc., 1998.
3. Edible and Medicinal Plants of the Rocky Mountains and Neighboring Territories
- by Terry Willard Ph.D. Wild Rose College of Natural Healing, Ltd., 1992.
4. Plants of the Southern Interior, British Columbia
- by Ray Coupe, Roberta Parish, Dennis Lloyd. Lone Pine Publishing, 1996.
5. Deer from Field to Freezer
- by John & Geri McPherson. Ag Press, 1995
6. Step-by-Step, Brain Tanning the Sioux Way
- by Larry Belitz. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 1995.
7. Complete Guide to Game Animals
- by Leonard Lee Rue III. Grolier Book Clubs, Inc. 1981.
8. Catching More Freshwater Fish
- by Barney Rowe. Wellspring, 1993.
9. Tom Brown’s Field Guides, Wild edible & Medicinal Plants:
- by Tom Brown. Berkley Publishing Group, 1983.
C. MEDICINE
1. Medicine for Mountaineering & Other Wilderness Activities
- by James A. Wilkerson, MD. The Mountaineers, 1992.
2. Wilderness Medicine, Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies
- by Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, FACEP. Mosby-Year Book, Inc. 1995.
3. Hypothermia, Frostbite and other Cold Injuries
- by James A. Wilkerson, MD. The Mountaineers, 1986.
4. The Outward Bound, Wilderness First-Aid Handbook
- by Jeffrey Isaac, PA-C. Lyons Press, 1998.
5. Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured
- by American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. 7th Edition, 1999.
In addition to the above list, PNWFOG has a collection of open source / public domain publications available at https://archive.org/details/@pacific_northwest_field_operations_grou. Download these documents and add them to your personal digital library.
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