At Close Quarters: SOE close combat pistol instructor Colonel Hector Grant-Taylor - Softcover

David Armstrong

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781553203 ISBN 13: 9781781553206

Publisher: Fonthill Media, 2015

Synopsis

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the paramount Allied sabotage force of the Second World War. Its job, in Churchill's words, was 'to set Europe ablaze' by means of sabotage, insurrection and assassination. One of SOE's great 'legends' was the close-combat pistol instructor Colonel Hector Grant-Taylor. Grant-Taylor trained commandos, secret agents and irregular soldiers in the art of killing face to face. The founding principles of his instruction were ruthlessness and stealth, and as one might expect from a man who pioneered such an art, Grant-Taylor's own life was a mystery worthy of a John Buchan thriller. Misinformation, deception, bravery, killing and ultimately redemption all played a part in his story. At Close Quarters presents a fascinating history of close quarter combat from before the First World War to the present day, paying tribute to the remarkable legacy of Colonel Hector Grant-Taylor. It finally puts to rest the myths that surround Grant-Taylor's extraordinary life, while, for the first time.

About this title

About the Author:

David Armstrong works as a freelance security consultant and investigator. It is during this career that he studied what is known as the "Grant-Taylor shooting method." Five years ago he began by researching who Grant-Taylor was, and as of now, is the only person who has managed to gather together all the pieces of his life accurately and present it in a comprehensive work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781553203
• ISBN 13: 9781781553206
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160