The Close-Combat Files of Colonel Rex Applegate

Rex Applegate; Chuck Melson

ISBN 10: 0873649982 / ISBN 13: 9780873649988

Published by Paladin Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Close-Combat Files of Colonel Rex ...

Publisher: Paladin Press

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Col. Rex Applegate was universally recognized as America's foremost authority on close combat with or without weapons.