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Not sure if it fits Strategies and Tactics, though the book is certainly about strategies and tactics for staying alive and well in a crisis. If not appropriate feel free to move or delete.
"What to do when the Sh*t hits the fan"
David Black
This book was given to me as a Christmas present and I just got around to reading through it last night. It contains a good deal of useful and practical advice on preparing for and living through various types of emergencies ranging from natural disasters all the way to the many types of man-made disasters. The authors reasoning is generally sound and the advice he gives is (mostly) very practical, especially his focus on the fact that individuals have to prepare for themselves IN ADVANCE if they wish to greatly reduce the stress of a crisis.
However there are aspects of this book that are extremely puzzling and do not seem to match the attitude of the rest of the book. It makes me suspicious that some "creative editing" may have taken place along the way. There are also some glaring gaps in the advice given, most notably the almost absolute lack of any suggestions for security and self-defense preparations that I would have expected (at minimum) to see in the section on civil unrest. The book devotes exactly ONE page to the topic and that one page can be summed up in one sentence "don't bother with weapons they'll only make the situation worse".
In spite of considerable detail regarding crisis management, the author also completely glosses over the importance of things as cultivating a support group to cover your back, stealth, security of your supplies, and personal protection. I feel this is a grave mistake on the part of this author as following his instructions would have you well kitted to survive a Katrina type event...and completely exposed (or even highlighted) to the predators who operate in such a time of lawlessness and who would happily steal some or all of your stuff like generators, food, etc.
In short it's a good preparation manual as far as it goes, but there are other grim realities that should also be addressed in a similarly calm and rational manner and this book ignores those aspects completely.
Not sure if it fits Strategies and Tactics, though the book is certainly about strategies and tactics for staying alive and well in a crisis. If not appropriate feel free to move or delete.
"What to do when the Sh*t hits the fan"
David Black
This book was given to me as a Christmas present and I just got around to reading through it last night. It contains a good deal of useful and practical advice on preparing for and living through various types of emergencies ranging from natural disasters all the way to the many types of man-made disasters. The authors reasoning is generally sound and the advice he gives is (mostly) very practical, especially his focus on the fact that individuals have to prepare for themselves IN ADVANCE if they wish to greatly reduce the stress of a crisis.
However there are aspects of this book that are extremely puzzling and do not seem to match the attitude of the rest of the book. It makes me suspicious that some "creative editing" may have taken place along the way. There are also some glaring gaps in the advice given, most notably the almost absolute lack of any suggestions for security and self-defense preparations that I would have expected (at minimum) to see in the section on civil unrest. The book devotes exactly ONE page to the topic and that one page can be summed up in one sentence "don't bother with weapons they'll only make the situation worse".
In spite of considerable detail regarding crisis management, the author also completely glosses over the importance of things as cultivating a support group to cover your back, stealth, security of your supplies, and personal protection. I feel this is a grave mistake on the part of this author as following his instructions would have you well kitted to survive a Katrina type event...and completely exposed (or even highlighted) to the predators who operate in such a time of lawlessness and who would happily steal some or all of your stuff like generators, food, etc.
In short it's a good preparation manual as far as it goes, but there are other grim realities that should also be addressed in a similarly calm and rational manner and this book ignores those aspects completely.