Rex Applegate's "Kill or be Killed" is a timeless classic of WW2 military combatives. Printed in 1943 for military and civil markets, it explores the core techniques and training needed to stay safe in the warzones and combat theatres of the second world war. Kill or Get Killed, via a wide array of photographs and illustrated diagrams explore unarmed combat, use of blades, pistols and sub-machine guns. The manual also provides details on training programs and setting up ranges for skill development. Rex Applegate was ...
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Rex Applegate's "Kill or be Killed" is a timeless classic of WW2 military combatives. Printed in 1943 for military and civil markets, it explores the core techniques and training needed to stay safe in the warzones and combat theatres of the second world war. Kill or Get Killed, via a wide array of photographs and illustrated diagrams explore unarmed combat, use of blades, pistols and sub-machine guns. The manual also provides details on training programs and setting up ranges for skill development. Rex Applegate was famous for his holistic approach in training soldiers and spies in WW2 using his own methods, and those inspired and taught by contemporaries such as W.E Fairbairn. The manual is designed to be an easy-to-follow guide for learning and teaching the tactics, strategies and approaches. Rex Applegate's "kill or be killed" helped prepare America's marines, soldiers, sailors, spies and airmen for the realities of war. This highly shared and respected work provides all you need to know about unarmed combat and close quarter engagement with the enemy.
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Very good. Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. VINTAGE PRINTING. CLEAN COVER AND CONTENT PAGES. Protective mylar plastic on dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Dust jacket in very good condition. Revised edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards and dust jacket show signs of shelf wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. xiii, 421pp, index, num bw ills. Or dark blue cloth in jacket. Very slight edge wear to jacket. Secrets of subduing individuals and mobs by a world authority on hand-to-hand fighting and mob control, for defense and law enforcement agencies. Armed and unarmed personal combat, self defense, controlling mobs. Step-by-step instructions and illustrations. Originally published in 1943 this volume has become the standard basic work in the field.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Military Service Publishing., Harrisburg, PA. 1951. Xiv, 316 pages. Second Edition. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Stain from removed bookplate present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The classic American manual on mortal combat. This highly-regarded manual was first printed during WWII and widely used in commando training. "War is a brutal business, whether it be war against an ememy or war against the criminal who strikes from within. And personal combat, at close quarters, is its most brutal aspect. Today [during the Korean War] we are fighting against an utterly ruthless Communist enemy, one who feels he must win at any cost, even at the cost of human decency. To survive, the soldier who meets such an enemy must know all the dirty tricks of close combat. The same principle applies when the enemy is domestic. This book is designed to meet this situation. It is an intensely practical and forthright description of the techniques of hand-to-hand combat."-Publisher's Foreword. EB; 8vo 8"-9" tall.
