The Close-Combat Files of Colonel Rex Applegate

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.

• GET TOUGH!: How To Win In Hand To Hand Fighting
• All-in Fighting
• Kill or Get Killed
• Scientific Self-defense
• Hand to Hand Combat for Amphibious Scouts: US Navy(1945)
• Kill Or Get Killed: Riot Control Techniques, Manhandling, and Close Combat for Police and the Military
• Bullseyes Don't Shoot Back: The Complete Textbook of Point Shooting for Close Quarters Combat
• Combat Use of the Double-edged Fighting Knife
• No Second Place Winner
• Shooting To Live