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| Nom de l'objet : | Book |
| Titre : | Get Tough! How to win in hand-to-hand fighting, as taught to the British Commandos and US Armed Forces |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Major W. E. Fairbairn |
| Type de l'objet : | Instruction |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Communication Artifacts |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Documentary Artifact |
| Numéro d'accession : | 2008.8.2 |
| Fabricant : | D. Appleton-Century Company Inc. |
| Nom du marchand : | Unknown |
| Date de fin de production : | 19420000 Circa |
| Description : | Soft covered; still has dust jacket; on cover is an image of a German soldier being attacked by an Allied soldier, who is grabbing the German's face and preparing to knee him in the groin; the title is written in large letters across the top with an exclamation mark; there is writing along the bottom; there is a red sticker covering the price; short author's biography is on the back. Inside book are illustrations of various holds and attacks. |
| Commentaires : | The preface of the book notes that Major Fairbairn's technique was taught to the British army including their commandos and parachute troops, the British Home Guard, and the United States Marine Corps. William Ewert Fairbairn 1885-1960 developed a form of close hand-to-hand combat while working with the Shanghai Military Police. Fairbairn joined the force in 1907 and by 1935 had risen to the position of Assistant Commissioner as well as Chief Instructor in close combat and firearms training. While with the Shanghai Military Police, Fairbairn established the first riot squad, called the Reserve Unit. During World War II, Fairbairn became an instructor for the British military at the Special Training Centre. He taught shooting as well as knife and unarmed combat. The knife issued to British commandos during the war, the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, was based on a knife co-created by Fairbairn during his time in Shanghai. Following the war, he outlined his techniques in the books Get Tough and Shooting to Live. |
| Hauteur : | 2 |
| Longueur : | 19 |
| Largeur : | 14 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Établissement : |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Debert |
| Province de l'établissement : | NS |
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