W.E. Fairbairn's Complete Compendium of Lethal, Unarmed, Hand-to-Hand Combat Methods and Fighting
$92.25
- Paperback
792 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2020
Summary
The fully illustrated distilled knowledge of W.E. Fairbairn, legendary SOE instructor in unarmed combat, and co-inventor of the Sykes-Fairbairn knife, who learned his deadly skills in 30 years on the Shanghai waterfront. It has been suggested that Fairbairn was the inspiration for Q Branch, in Ian Fleming’s fictional books about the British Secret Service agent James Bond.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783317042 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783317043 |
| Author: | W.E. Fairbairn |
| Publisher: | Naval & Military Press |
| Imprint: | Naval & Military Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 792 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2020 |
| Weight: | 1.09kg |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 40mm |
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About The Author
W.E. Fairbairn
William Ewart Fairbairn (28 February 1885 - 20 June 1960) was a British Royal Marine and police officer. He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the Shanghai Police during the interwar period, as well as for the allied special forces during World War II. He created his own fighting system known as Defendu. Notably, this included innovative pistol shooting techniques and the development of the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.
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