Hand to Hand Combat
Hand to Hand Combat by Francois D’Eliscu, published by Naval & Military Press on May 3, 2022, is a concise manual focused on combat techniques developed during World War II. This 58-page book presents practical methods for training U.S. Army Rangers, emphasizing straightforward approaches suitable for raw recruits preparing for frontline duty. D’Eliscu’s work, created while he was organizing training in France in 1944, details various techniques including hip throws, joint locks, and defensive tactics against knife attacks.
Readers will find that Hand to Hand Combat serves as a historical document that outlines essential fighting skills necessary for military training. The manual stresses the importance of practice for speed and perfection, making it a straightforward guide for those interested in military history and special forces training. The book’s focus on basic yet effective techniques reflects the urgent needs of combat situations, providing insights into the training methods of the time.
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Francois d’Eliscu taught thousands of U.S. Army Rangers how to fight down and dirty in World War II.
d’Eliscu doesn’t get the press that Fairbairn and Applegate do, but he did a commendable job writing this book. It is basic, meant for training raw recruits
in a short amount of time before sending them to the front, but simple is good when you are in combat, as most combative experts will tell you.
D’Eliscu wrote this manual when in France in 1944 organising training at the officers’ candidate school at Fontainebleau. Hand to Hand Combat outlined his techniques for hip throws, joint locks, eye-gouging finger strikes, shin kicks, grappling on the ground, and defensive tactics against knife attacks. “Practice for speed and perfection,” d’Eliscu admonishes in it.
This book is published strictly for historical purposes. The Naval & Military Press Ltd expressly bears no responsibility or liability of any type, to any first, second or third party, for any harm, injury, or loss whatsoever.
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