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COMBAT

Armed and Unarmed Combat Skills from the Official Training Manuals of the World’s Elite Military Corps

Editor: LEN CACUTT

This book is not about heroics, or deeds of dashing bravery before the enemy.  This book does not glamorise war in the Hollywood style, and there are no heroes to win through in the last reel.  ‘Combat’ is all about the skills a soldier must learn if he is to become a valued and trusted member of a highly trained body of men.

Every war produces its quota of medal-winners, but the average soldier does his bit, often in very dangerous circumstances, gets it over with, and remains unheralded and unsung.  But if that job was done well the best praises he will hear will be from those of his comrades who relied on him at some crucial moment.

‘Combat’ is about some of the soldiers hard learned skills such as patrols, ambushes, fighting in and from armoured vehicles, street combat, and how to cope with the battlefield left contaminated after attack.  And should he become a PoW, a chapter is included on how to cope with the sudden trauma of loss of freedom and interrogation, and what to do if and when the soldier at last gets over the wire.

There is no glory in ‘Combat’, nothing but reality and the test of hard training in order to become an efficient soldier.

This 1993 edition hardback publication is in good / very good overall condition.  The pages are tightly bound and are free from tears, creases, and any significant marks.  The dustjacket displays some rubbing, knocks, small tears and minor chipping to the edges and corners (see photograph).  Any damage is restricted to the dustjacket.  The book runs to 188 large format pages (27cm x 20cm), includes a general index, and is very well illustrated throughout with photographs, diagrams and artist’s illustrations; many in colour.


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