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The World's Most Dangerous Places

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Robert Young Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places
First edition
AuthorRobert Young Pelton
LanguageEnglish
GenreGuide book, War tourism[1]
PublisherHarperResource
Publication date
1st edition (1994)
4th edition (May 30, 2000)
5th edition (April 1, 2003)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages1088
ISBN0-06-001160-2
Followed byDP Professional Strength 

The World's Most Dangerous Places is handbook of survival tactics for high-risk regions first published in 1994, written by National Geographic Adventure columnist Robert Young Pelton and his contributors.[2] The fifth edition was published in 2003.[3]

Summary

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The book is divided into three parts.

The first is a primer on the basics of staying safe in war zones and high-crime areas. This includes safety advice regarding transportation, crime, terrorism, bribery, disease, drugs, weapons, kidnappings, land mines, mercenaries, and more.

The second is essentially a chapter-by-chapter list of dangerous locales. Each nation or autonomous administrative division is assigned a rating depending on the level and type of danger.

The third section contains the authors' first-hand stories of traveling through the listed places.

Bibliography

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  • Robert Young Pelton. The World's Most Dangerous Places (April 1, 2003 ed.). Collins. p. 1088. ISBN 0-06-001160-2.
  • The Best American Travel Writing
  • Best Adventure and Travel Stories
  • Boots on the Ground

References

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  1. ^ "Robert Young Pelton". PBS. 2004-03-24. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  2. ^ "Come Back Alive". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  3. ^ Pelton, Robert Young (2003). Robert Young Pelton's The World's Most Dangerous Places: 5th Edition. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780060011604. Retrieved 5 September 2017.