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The Close-Combat Files of Colonel Rex Applegate

By Rex Applegate , Chuck Melson

Book information

Publisher
Paladin Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0873649982, 9780873649988
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
143 MB (149947645 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
208\212
Time added
2023-03-26 05:39:50
Combatfighting

Description

This is the remarkable story of how Col. Rex Applegate, William Fairbairn, Eric Sykes and Wild Bill Donovan trained and employed OSS and MID commandos during WWII. Includes the facts behind the development of point shooting, knife fighting, hand-to-hand combat and a staggering number of other fighting skills as taught by the top instructors of the era. Contains rare archival photos and the Colonel's graphic original lesson plans.

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