Title: How to avoid being killed in a war zone /
Authors: Garthwaite, Rosie
Publisher: Bloomsbury,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Survival Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Survival Anecdotes.; Travel Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Adventure and adventurers Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Journalists Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Reporters and reporting Handbooks, manuals, etc.; War correspondents Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Journalists Anecdotes.; Reporters and reporting Anecdotes.; War correspondents Anecdotes.; Adventure and adventurers.; Journalists; Reporters and reporting; Survival.; Travel; War correspondents
Abstract: "Frostbite, minefields, war, tsunami, flying bullets -- whatever you might face on your travels, this is your essential survival guide. Since her first assignment in war-torn Basra, Rosie Garthwaite has been gathering practical advice on how to get by in war zones and other dangerous destinations from fellow journalists and operators.." --From publisher's description.
Contents: Planning, preparing and arriving -- Avoiding misunderstanding -- Getting around in a dangerous place -- Coping with gunfire, bombings and missiles -- Keeping safe in a crowd, protest or riot -- First aid and emergency medicine -- Feeding yourself under fire -- Avoiding trouble in sex, love and war -- Surviving extremes -- Staying fit and beating stress -- Surviving with and without weapons -- Surviving landmines, IEDs and chemical perils -- Suriving a kidnapping -- Surviving in potential trouble spots -- Arming yourself against trauma.