Download or read book The Development of Rescue and Survival Techniques in the North American Arctic written by Air University (U.S.). Aerospace Studies Institute. Documentary Research Division and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study undertaken to provide background material on the operations of search and rescue units during World War II in the North American Arctic, and to outline post-war developments (to 1950). Explores search, rescue and survival techniques in northern areas with particular emphasis on Alaska, but includes Greenland and the North Atlantic. Includes historical information, maps, photographs and bibliography.