Preparedness You Can Hold

Home canning has changed greatly in the 180 years since it was introduced as a way to preserve food. Scientists have found ways to produce safer, higher quality products. The first part of this publication explains the scientific…

Lydia Maria Child, a controversial author who fought for the abolition of slavery, first published The American Frugal Housewife in 1829. The book was a huge success and went through 33 editions and secured her place in culinary history…

The U.S. Navy SEAL Nutrition Guide was originally developed for Navy SEAL trainees to help them meet the demands of Naval Special Warfare (NSW). This comprehensive guide covers all the basics of physical wellness with guidance on helping…

Because medical personnel will not always be readily available, non-medical Soldiers must rely on themselves and other Soldiers’ skills and knowledge of first aid methods to render aid until medical assistance arrives. First aid is given…

This 2004 3rd United States Revision is revised to reflect lessons learned from ongoing American involvement in Southwest Asia. It includes over 150 specially drawn illustrations that complement new material on the management of war wounds.

You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on the latest and greatest emergency survival gear for your outdoor adventures when you can assemble a functional, well-stocked kit for little or no money! Best-selling preparedness author Jim…

America has suffered two economic blows in less than a decade: the collapse of the dot com bubble in 2000 and the collapse of the real estate bubble in 2007-2009. These blows have left the U.S. struggling to stay on its feet. Spiraling…

There are a variety of circumstances where creating a cache is a wise preparation. Natural and man-made disasters abound in our headlines, many of which can completely destroy valuable preps in a matter of seconds. With proper techniques…

Modern combat is chaotic, intense, and shockingly destructive. In your first battle, you will experience the confusing and often terrifying sights, sounds, smells, and dangers of the battlefield–but you must learn to survive and win…

The U.S. Army Ranger Regiment is a lethal, agile, and flexible force, capable of conducting many complex, joint special operations missions. The encompass the “Big Five Philosophy:” marksmanship, physical training, medical training…

Air-powered guns offer many useful possibilities for informed shooters. First, we can mail-order both airguns and their ammunition, which don’t fall under the jurisdiction of BATF (check your local regulations). Airguns also tend to be…

Global economic meltdown. Widespread natural disaster. Disease pandemic. It doesn’t matter the cause. In the coming Dark Age, the delicate supply infrastructures of modern society will collapse, and you will no longer have access to…

This easy-to-follow handbook is for anyone interested in the business of importing, manufacturing and dealing in firearms. The book will be equally useful for firearms collectors who have questions about the application of the National…

Combined Arms Operations in Urban Terrain includes over 600 detailed pages of instruction on urban combat tactics and techniques with text and illustrations. While Urban Operations (UO) are not new to the U.S. Army, our country’s shift…

Handguns: A Buyer’s and Shooter’s Guide is Steve Markwith’s sixth and final firearms book in the Survival Guns series. Steve applies his conversational writing style with 25+ years as a full-time firearms instructor to guide the reader…

Shotguns: A Comprehensive Guide is Steve Markwith’s second firearms book in the Survival Guns series. This book covers the details of buying, owning, and shooting a shotgun. Steve takes the reader from understanding the many differences…

This is the classic Army field manual used to train America’s finest long-distance shooters. Sniper Training: FM 23-10 provides information needed to train and equip snipers and to aid them in their missions and operations. It is intended…

Survival Guns: A Beginner’s Guide is the first firearms book in the Survival Guns series that covers the basics of building a basic firearm battery. Steve Markwith will take the reader through the process of selecting and buying firearms…

Jeff Zimba brings the reader on a twenty-year journey through the testing and evaluation phase of America’s longest serving battle rifle, now known by many names, such as the AR-15, M16, M4, 416, and many others.

This book is an instruction guide for intermediate to advanced shooters. It addresses fighting with shoulder-fired weapons at ranges 0 through 600 meters. The book assumes the reader has mastered basic remedial techniques and is fully…

In today’s high-tech society, even the most advanced devices and systems are not fail-safe. Tools can break or wear out, batteries can go dead, and all sorts of malfunctions can render the modern conveniences we rely on totally useless. If…

James Ballou tapped a nerve with his best-selling Makeshift Workshop Skills for Survival and Self-Reliance, and now he’s back with even more plans, projects, and concepts for do-it-yourself craftsmen, preppers, and anyone interested in…

Learn how to train your dog like the U.S. military. This is the official military manual used for training military working dogs (MWD). Thorough, descriptive, and informative, we have taken the USAF Military Working Dog Program Manual…

Holding Your Ground is an instructional guide and planning tool that addresses defensive preparation of a location. If the government can no longer protect your apartment, house, or farm, Holding will teach you how. Holding covers…

This handbook, “In Time of Emergency,” contains basic general information on both nuclear attack and major natural disasters. This general guidance supplements the specific instructions issued by local governments. Since special conditions…

Would you be prepared to survive in the event of a complete breakdown of modern civilization?

This book makes Marine Corps water survival training and know-how available to anyone that wants to learn it. If you are on boats or around water a lot, the skills learned from the USMC could save your life.

This Small Unit Night Fighter Handbook combines existing doctrine with night-fighting tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) currently used by light infantry squads and platoons. The dismounted battle drills found in ARTEP 7-8, MTP…

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) Operations describes the various environmental conditions affecting human survival and describes isolated personnel activities necessary to survive during successful evasion or isolating events…

This is THE indispensable survival guide for soldiers, preppers, hunters, hikers, and outdoor enthusiasts.

WARNING: This book contains material that may be offensive to some readers. It is an instructional guide covering tactical actions and capabilities which should only be executed in last-resort survival situations.

Army Combat Fitness Test, Initial Operation Capability establishes the Army’s doctrine for the physical testing of Soldiers. It presents a summary of exercise and equipment options and performance optimization techniques.

Boobytraps: FM 5-31 is the official Department of the Army field manual originally published in 1965 during the height of the Vietnam War. We have re-formatted and re-published this book for today’s audience. This heavily illustrated book…

Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making was first published in 1881. The book is a complete, illustrated guide revealing how to catch everything from bears to squirrels and mice. There is general advice on camping…

Civil Disturbances provides discussion and techniques about civil disturbances and crowd control operations that occur inside and outside the continental United States. United States (U.S.) forces deploy in support of unified action…

This is the 2008 in-depth report to Congress on the threat to the United States from an EMP. They conducted tests on equipment and vehicles and project what would happen if the U.S. was subjected to an EMP. Chapters include Electric Power…

The TEOTWAWKI Tuxedo (The End Of The World As We Know It), focuses on personal equipment designed for security and defense, a subject that can be daunting to beginning preppers. The book provides no-nonsense guidance on how to dress and…

Two books in one! The Complete Military Working Dog Manual combines the U.S. Military’s Dog Training Handbook and U.S. Army’s Guide to Veterinary Care of Military Working Dogs into one book. This is a way for the dog owner who is…

Membership in the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community requires an extraordinarily high level of total body physical fitness. A combination of muscular strength, flexibility and cardiovascular fitness is essential to carry out assigned…

The ten-book 299 Days series by Glen Tate became a big hit right from the beginning. His series was mentioned on countless blogs, podcasts, and videos, and it continues to sell well to this day. Glen has gone on to help others write…

Julie Atwood is struggling with the day-to-day challenges of being a single mom. She works for a non-profit by day and clips coupons by night. The time in between is spent doing homework with her son. She wants a stable and secure life for…