Cresson Henry Kearny (/ˈkɑːrni/; (1914-01-07)January 7, 1914 – (2003-12-18)December 18, 2003)[1] wrote several survival-related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Kearny attended Texas Military Institute in the 1930s, where he became the commanding officer of the cadet corps, a champion runner and rifle shot, and valedictorian of his class.
[2] He attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania before earning a degree in civil engineering at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude in 1937.
He then worked as an exploration geologist for Standard Oil in the Orinoco jungles of Venezuela,[4] where he became familiar with equipment and tools of the native inhabitants of the region.
[6] In that capacity he was able to invent, improve, and/or field test much of the specialized jungle equipment and rations used by U.S. infantrymen in World War II.
It describes civil defense research to determine the methods for ordinary citizens to build effective expedient shelters in a short period of time.