Book description
During my career as a military peace-keeper and foreign aid worker I ve
faced many life-threatening situations. In this book I ve drawn on my
experiences to create a unique compilation of survival solutions for
people who work abroad, for adventure travellers, for those
contemplating going to remoter parts of the world, or for anyone who
wants to know what to do when the going gets tough. There is advice here
on everything from being attacked by angry animals to surviving
earthquakes, escaping a burning building to flying without a pilot, and
much more. In the course of my work I have built an airstrip in Burundi,
helped deliver a baby to a Rwandan refugee on a Congolese roadside,
navigated to safety when lost in the deserts of Chad and negotiated with
a rebel warlord in Darfur. I hope you don t have to do the same. But if
things get dangerous, this guide will help you survive. Have a safe
trip. James Shepherd-Barron has been a military peace-keeper and
international humanitarian aid worker for over 25 years. A helicopter
pilot for the British army, he has since served as a peacekeeper for the
United Nations, as an advisor to the UK s Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, the Government of Albania and the European Commission. He has
worked in over 26 countries, including the conflict zones of Kosovo,
Croatia, Central Bosnia, Burundi and Rwanda. James nows runs a
successful humanitarian affairs consultancy, working with clients like
DFID, the Red Cross, World Health Organization, and UNICEF. When not on
mission , he advises and trains senior UN operational staff.
