HAND TO HAND COMBAT PB NEW & FREEPOST IN UK 9781474535823

HAND TO HAND COMBAT\nFrancois d\u2019Eliscu taught thousands of U.S. Army Rangers how to fight down and dirty in World War II.d\u2019Eliscu doesn\u2019t get the press that Fairbairn and Applegate do, but he did a commendable job writing this book, It is basic, meant for training raw recruits in a short amount of time before sending them to the front, but simple is good when you are in combat, as most combative experts\u2019 will tell you.\nD\u2019Eliscu wrote this manual when in France in 1944 organising training at the officers\u2019 candidate school at Fontainebleau. \u201CHand to Hand Combat \u201Coutlined his techniques for hip throws, joint locks, eye-gouging finger strikes, shin kicks, grappling on the ground, and defensive tactics against knife attacks. \u201CPractice for speed and perfection,\u201D d\u2019Eliscu admonishes in it. \u201CBe cautious. Do not take advantage of your partner in practice. Save your own personal techniques for the enemy!\u201D\nSB. 51pp. inc. many li.