US Army Survival Manual
FM 3-05.70 field guide
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
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The U.S. Army Survival Manual (FM 3-05.70) — the definitive military field guide to staying alive in any environment — now in your pocket.
Built for soldiers, preppers, hikers, hunters, and anyone who takes preparedness seriously. Every technique is straight from the official Army field manual, no filler, no ads.
The full manual is free to read. A one-time $0.99 unlock adds the Study Guide, full-text search, and bookmarks.
FREE — WHAT'S INSIDE
21 chapters covering every survival situation:
• Survival Planning — The SURVIVAL acronym and survival mindset
• Water Procurement — Finding, collecting, and purifying water
• Food in the Wild — Universal Edibility Test, foraging, trapping
• Medical — MARCH protocol, wound care, improvised medicine
• Fire — Starting fire in any condition with any materials
• Shelter — Building field-expedient shelters for any climate
• Navigation — Land nav without GPS: stars, sun, terrain
• Signaling — SOS methods, signal fires, mirror signaling
• Desert, Arctic, Jungle, and Sea survival techniques
• Dangerous Animals — Venomous snakes, insects, and predators
• Poisonous Plants — Identification with photos of the most deadly species
FREE — ILLUSTRATED PLANT & SNAKE GUIDES
Appendix B includes hundreds of illustrated edible plant entries with original FM illustrations. Appendix E covers venomous snakes by region. The poisonous plants chapter shows clear photos of the world's most dangerous species — Water Hemlock, Deadly Nightshade, Manchineel, Monkshood, and more. Every image entry includes a direct Google Image search link for additional visual reference in the field.
STUDY TOOLS UNLOCK — $0.99 ONE-TIME
• Study Guide — drills, flashcards, and mastery tracking for survival fundamentals
• Manual Search — find any topic across all chapters and sections in seconds
• Bookmarks — save sections for one-tap access from anywhere
FREE — DESIGNED FOR THE FIELD
• 100% offline — works with no signal, no Wi-Fi
• Quick Reference panel for the most critical techniques
• High-contrast dark display — readable in low light and bright sun
• No ads. No subscriptions. No account required. One optional one-time purchase.
BASED ON PUBLIC DOMAIN ARMY DOCTRINE
FM 3-05.70 (also published as FM 21-76) is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain. This app presents that content in a clean, searchable format optimized for mobile.
Be prepared. Stay alive.
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- Size
- 239.2 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
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Guns or Other Weapons
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Study Tools $0.99
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