The US Army Ranger Training Handbook, "Black Cover" Version (published 2000) --- Not For The Weak Or Fainthearted --- Prepare yourself and brush up on your skills with this unabridged, high-quality Civilian Reference Edition reissue of the official US Army Ranger Handbook, US Department of The Army SH 21-76, 2000 release (the "Black Cover" version). This training manual explains the skills and knowledge essential for the success of Army Rangers in the field. The exercises and operations described in this book are the definition of expertise in the outdoors and wilderness. Army Rangers are required to demonstrate mastery of the land, navigation, and survival to conduct their operations and get home safely. The same lessons are useful for anyone who seeks to be an expert of the wilderness, whether you're camping, hunting, backpacking, or practicing bushcraft or survival. Contents include essential knowledge about wilderness and remote operations, navigation across various types of terrain, fire support and movement, patrolling, leadership, communications, water operations, mountaineering, survival, evasion, first aid, demolition, and urban operations. Gain the essential backcountry skills held by the elite Army Rangers to handle any terrain that your path takes you. Full of backcountry knowledge for anyone interested in trying their hand at the intensive outdoors mastery of an Army Ranger. Great for camping, hiking, backpacking, hunting trips, and bushcrafting. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts and wilderness travelers! A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series: Volume 5 This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of US Army Ranger Handbook, SH 21-76 - 2000 Black Cover Version is professionally restored and presented from the original source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge. About the Doublebit Military Outdoors Skills Series Military manuals contain essential knowledge about outdoors life, thriving while in the field, and self-sufficiency. Unfortunately, many great military books, field manuals, and technical guides over the years have become less available and harder to find. These have either been rescinded by the armed forces or are otherwise out of print due to their age. This does not mean that these texts are worthless or "out of date" - in fact, the opposite is true! It is true that the US Military frequently updates its manuals as its protocols have changed based on the times and combat situations that our armed services face. However, the knowledge about the outdoors over the entire history of military publication is timeless! By publishing the Military Outdoors Skills Series, it is our goal at Doublebit Press to do what we can to preserve and share historic military works, such as army field manuals (the FM series), technical manuals (the TM series), and other military books that hold timeless knowledge about outdoors life, navigation, and survival. Through remastered reprint editions of military handbooks and field manuals, we can preserve the time-tested skills and institutional knowledge that was learned through hard lessons and training by the U.S. Military and our expert soldiers.