The classic close-quarters combat manual that offers practical fighting skills and historical insight into the evolution of this self-defense technique. Scienti

The author of this concise guide to unarmed combat and self-defence is a legend. W. E. Fairbairn (1885-1960) spent over thirty years in the tough environment of

Defendu, William E. Fairbairn's seminal manual on close-quarters combat, is finally available in a quality reprint edition. Originally published in 1926, the bo

This book, by the man who taught them, shows how the British Commandos fought in the Second World War in unarmed hand-to hand combat. It shows how they won thei

"Hands Off!" shows the emancipated woman how to deal with any 'unpleasant' situation which would immeasurably increase their efficiency in the War Effort.