Survival on Land and Sea

Survival on Land and Sea
Adopted for Conservation by
Linda and Jay Freedman
In honor of Harry (Joe) Monroe III and Harry (Mike) Monroe IV
on November 16, 2016
Cover of Survival on land and sea

Survival on land and sea. Prepared for the United States Navy by the Ethnogeographic Board and the staff of the Smithsonian Institution, with contributions by the Bureau of Aeronautics and Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, United States Navy

Washington: Publications Branch, Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy, 1944.

This pocket-sized, waterproof booklet was created by Smithsonian scientists for soldiers and airmen in the Pacific to carry with them during World War II.  It details survival information for stranded servicemen, including how to navigate without instruments, abandon ship, start fires, find water, build shelter, and identify edible and dangerous plants and animals in the tropics, the arctic, and the desert.  Over 1 million booklets were distributed by the end of the war and potentially saved numerous lives. 

Condition and Treatment: 

A small paperback binding with the cover detaching from the binding. Conservators will re-attach the cover and create a custom enclosure for this fragile item.

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Adoption Type: Preserve for the Future