Articles telling histories and tales about real survival experiences.

Survival History: The Construction Of The Burmese Railway (I) - The history of the construction of the Burmese railway tells us that true Survivors know that opportunities never disappear, but just go elsewhere, with someone else.

The Citroên - Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition - It is quite an experience to travel by truck, and drivers have a whole and fascinating subculture of their own; sometimes, overlanding or navigating with trucks over terrain becomes quite difficult and dangerous.

Always Carry A Backup Compass, It Is A Matter Of Survival - A compass is not very costly, and carrying one as a backup tool may prove essential for survival if our primary navigation systems suffers a malfunction when we need it most.

Tactical Rescue - What makes a tactical rescue different from other sorts of emergency operations?

The Survival Of Tyre - Tyre is an ancient city in southern Lebanon that can teach us a lot about the survival of its inhabitants as well as the town itself.

Writing Our Own Tales To Insure Our Future - There are some individuals who have a special talent for manipulating words and putting them into paper.

The Story Of Rype - Life has some surprises in store for the most unlikely individuals, and as Borges would have it in his Lottery of Babylon, you get the prizes that come to you, and you can't refuse them, good or bad as they might be; one day you may be living a splendid childhood, and the next one, you may watch everyone around you pass away; you may survive as a savage, and then become a millionaire.

Navigating With Your Brains - The Phoenicians managed to navigate around the whole African continent, which they knew only as 'Libya' and initially believed it to be a relatively small island; it is certain that they did that because the navigators described how the position of the sun changed as they went on their trip.

Situations in Which Laws Become Worthless - Law and order should be maintained even during emergencies of any kind, but those in charge of doing so should also understand reasonably that human nature has indeed some limits, especially when and where there is an exacerbated survival instinct.

How Religious People Learned To Gamble And Avoid Taxation - One of the ways in which commoners sought to acquire fortune bypassing the economic system of late medieval times, taxation and other kinds of fines, bribes and so on was by gambling.

The True Surival Story of A.H. Braun (I) - This is the story based on documents of First Lieut. A.H. Braun during WWII.

Survival tales: the case of the Uruguayan crash in the Andes (I) - A description of the accident of the FAU F-27 in the San Juan Andes, in 1973.

Survival tales: misterious deaths on Mount Aconcagua (I) - An accident with murder undertones, and a failed expedition.

Survival tales: trapped at 4.000 metres (I) - The real-life tale of a group of travellers trapped in the high Andes.

Survival tales: lost at 6.000 metres (I) - The survival story of Rev. Piers Grant Ferris on Mount Aconcagua.

Survival tales: murder at Wulaia (I) - The tale of the sole survivor of the H.M.S. Allen Gardiner.

Survival tales: blizzard in the Patagonian Andes (I) - A real-life tale of survivors in Patagonia.

Survival tales: accident in Tierra del Fuego (I) - A description of a car accident at the end of the world.

Survival tales: misterious lights in the Andes (I) - The tale of some disappeared in a Patagonian mountain.

Survival tales: the case of the Botha brothers (I) - The survival tale of two children walking home.

The History Of An Aristocrat's Game: Baccarat - Even the Church went into the gambling business for a while, as people preferred to throw dice and use cards instead of going to mass, and little by little certain games evolved and began to take shape, and one of those was an Italian game that we today know as Baccarat.

Outdoor Activities / Survival / Shelters and Bivouacs - How to build simple ones or full-sized, lodges, cabins and stone houses, useful for lengthy stays in isolated areas.

Survival / Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Survival - Practical articles on the characteristics of nuclear, biological and chemical mass-destruction weapons, how they work and how to avoid their deadly effects. Their relationship to terrorism and pollution.

Survival / Combat Survival - How to stay alive and survive in a war or armed conflict. Being a civilian does not preclude you from knowing how battles are fought and won, for in this way you may save your own life.

Survival / Combat Survival / Guns and Weapons - Advice and recommendations on choosing and handling weapons.

Survival courses - The various survival courses available (basic, intermediate, advanced and superior survial courses), thorough Andinia.com and The Gea Org (distance learning).

First Aid Courses - The various first aid courses available (basic, intermediate, advanced and superior first aid courses) thorough Andinia.com and The Gea Org.

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Geography and Outdoors / Mountains and Mountainous Regions - Detailed descriptions of some mountains and ranges of Patagonia, South America and the rest of the world that we have explored.

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