Essentials

A short list of manuals to open first.

FM 21-76 Survival (1992)
US Army · FM 21-76 · 1992 · 646 pages
FM 4-25.11 First Aid (2002)
US Army · FM 4-25.11 · 2002 · 224 pages
Food and Water in an Emergency
US Navy · 4 pages
FM 3-25.26 Map Reading and Land Navigation (2001)
US Army · FM 3-25.26 · 2001 · 246 pages
MCRP 3-40.3B Radio Operator's Handbook
USMC · MCRP 3-40.3B · 148 pages
FM 21-10 Field Hygiene and Sanitation (2000)
US Army · FM 21-10 · 2000 · 161 pages
FM 3-7 NBC Field Handbook
US Army · FM 3-7 · 1994 · 202 pages
SH 21-76 Ranger Handbook (2011)
US Army · SH 21-76 · 2011 · 357 pages