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Bilingual title graphic for the Combat Survival book feature, showing the unaltered book cover against a damaged street at night.

Book Features

Combat Survival: Surviving War and Crisis

When being seen becomes a danger, familiar survival principles need reassessment. Across 23 chapters, Ronny Schmidt examines the situation of an individual civilian facing hostile conditions.

Bilingual title graphic for Die Migration, die wir vielleicht nicht brauchen, showing the unaltered book cover against an automated industrial site at night.

Book Features

Die Migration, die wir vielleicht nicht brauchen

Ronny Schmidt brings immigration and automation into the same discussion, asking how much human labour the future will require and who will benefit from greater productivity.

Bilingual title graphic for the Amok & Terror book feature, showing the original book cover against a night-time street.

Book Features

Amok & Terror: Eigensicherung und Überleben

Ronny Schmidt’s handbook connects Run, Hide, Fight with the practical preparation of workplaces, schools and other everyday settings, including emergency roles and a year-long training plan.

Data analysis, definitions and practical guidance

Bilingual title graphic on acting safely during a knife threat or attack, showing a night-time exit, an emergency-call phone and a first-aid bag.

Responding to Dangerous Situations

Acting Safely During a Knife Threat or Attack

A source-based distinction between threats and attacks, with research on reaction time and group behaviour and a clear treatment of environment, escape, last-resort defence and first aid.

Bilingual title graphic about first aid for stab and cut injuries, showing an open trauma kit inside a modern public building.

Responding to Dangerous Situations

First Aid for Stab and Cut Injuries

Stab and cut injuries may appear minor while still being life-threatening. This specialist article explains effective first aid, from direct pressure and wound packing to tourniquets, shock management and emergency calls.