The authors produced this work in 1964 in the aftermath of the 1962 operations as a gift to the army. It was designed as an aid to training troops for survival when operating in small parties in otherwise remote, inaccessible areas.The book was thus pitched at the level of those who may not have been initiated in the formal study of plant life and has, therefore, been structured to make it usable by them. The introduction explains in ordinary terms the various ...