Paladin Press - Silent Killing - Nazi Counters to Fairbairn-Sykes Techniques

Silent Killing - Nazi Counters to Fairbairn-Sykes Techniques

The Annotated English Translation of the Classic German World War II Manual

with a foreward by Phil Mathews

SKU SILENT

Softcover
978-1-58160-648-5
114 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
photos

DESCRIPTION

"Silent Killing" was the name given to the lethal techniques for dispatching Nazi sentries and other German troops that close-combat masters W.E. Fairbairn and E.A. Sykes taught to Allied soldiers, paratroopers and commandos during World War II. These quick, brutal techniques were so effective that the German Army Command was forced to develop counters to what they termed "English Gangster Methods". 

This extremely rare manual was printed in 1942 for German troops in occupied Norway and is not believed to have been distributed outside that country. It remained largely unknown until rediscovered in 2001. Silent Killing - Nazi Counters to Fairbairn-Sykes Techniques is the first English translation of the German wartime manual. It contains the original German text and photos, the English translation and annotations, and an extensive foreword by British combatives researcher Phil Mathews, which provides valuable new information about the origins of the manual, how the Germans obtained the "secret" Allied training documents and the state of close combat instruction in Germany and Britain before and during World War II. The historical value of this manual for students of World War II, Fairbairn and Sykes, and hand-to-hand combat is immeasurable.

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Paladin Press - Shooting to Live

$15.00
SHOOT3

Softcover
978-1-58160-678-2
122 pages
5.5" x 8.5"
photos



SHOOTING TO LIVE
Expanded Edition
by Capt. W. E. Fairbairn and Capt. E. A. Sykes

One of the most influential combat shooting books ever published, Shooting to Live is the product of Capt. W.E. Fairbairn's and Capt. E.A. Sykes' practical experience with the handgun from their many close-quarters gunfights while working for the Shanghai Municipal Police in the 1930s. This expanded edition contains a new foreword by British World War II combatives expert Phil Mathews, which sheds new light on the career of E.A. Sykes – the "forgotten hero" of the Fairbairn-Sykes duo – as well as previously unpublished photos.

Hundreds of actual incidents provided the basis for Shooting to Live, the first true instruction manual on life-or-death shootouts with the pistol. In clear, concise terms, the book teaches the concepts, considerations and applications of combat pistolcraft. A foreword by Col. Rex Applegate explains how Fairbairn and Sykes introduced their groundbreaking methods into American military training circles at the height of World War II.

Captain W.E. Fairbairn taught unarmed combat to the famed British Commandos and the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Before the war he served as assistant commissioner of the Shanghai Police Force. He was the inventor of the Fairbairn Commando Knife and the author of the classics Get Tough, Defendu and Scientific Self Defense.

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Paladin Press - Get Tough

Get Tough

by Capt. W.E. Fairbairn

SKU GETT

Softcover
978-0-87364-002-2
120 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
illust.

DESCRIPTION

The father of modern hand-to-hand combat, Captain W. E. Fairbairn, taught the famed British Commandos from this classic, long-out-of-print manual on unarmed combat. Known for his "get tough" attitude, Fairbairn designed these practical methods after years of training troops and watching ruffians, thugs, bandits and bullies. Now you can profit from his experience.

AUTHOR BIO

Captain W.E. Fairbairn taught unarmed combat to the famed British Commandos and the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Before the war he served as assistant commissioner of the Shanghai Police Force. He was the inventor of the Fairbairn Commando Knife and the author of the classics Defendu, Scientific Self-Defense and Shooting to Live.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) Blows 
- Edge-of-the Head 
- Chin Jab 
- Boot 
- Knee 
2) Releases 
- From Wrist Hold 
- From Strangle Hold 
- From Bear Hug 
- From Hair Hold 
3) Holds 
- Thumb Hold 
- Sentry Hold 
- Japanese Strangle Hold 
- Handcuff Hold 
- Bent-Arm Hold 
- Head Hold 
4) Throws 
- Hip Throw 
- Wrist Throw 
- Back Break 
5) Miscellaneous Advice 
6) Use of the Knife 
7) The Smatchet 
8) Disarming an Opponent of His Pistol

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Paladin Press - Scientific Self-Defense

Scientific Self-Defense

by Captain W E Fairbairn

SKU SSD

Softcover
978-1-58160-529-7
182 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
photos

DESCRIPTION

One of the most highly sought volumes in the library of legendary hand-to-hand combat manuals is finally available from Paladin Press. W.E. Fairbairn's Scientific Self-Defence, published in 1931 as a slightly modified reprint of Defendu (1926), outlines the brutally effective close-quarters combat program developed during Fairbairn's renowned service with the Shanghai Municipal Police. Fairbairn's straightforward techniques for defending against various holds, dealing with assailants armed with guns or knives, applying truly effective holds and throws, using the club and walking stick for self-defense, and other areas of close-in fighting have had an extraordinary influence on the development of the combat arts. His immense impact on generations of fighting men – from an elite cadre of instructors who trained soldiers in realistic hand-to-hand combat during World War II to today's practitioners of hard-core self-defense – can now be studied directly from the source in this quality reprint edition of Scientific Self-Defence.

AUTHOR BIO

Captain W.E. Fairbairn taught unarmed combat to the famed British Commandos and the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Before the war he served as assistant commissioner of the Shanghai Police Force. He was the inventor of the Fairbairn Commando Knife and the author of the classics Get Tough and Shooting to Live.

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Paladin Press - Defendu

Defendu

 

by Captain W E Fairbairn, with a foreward by Kelly McCann

SKU DEFENDU

Softcover
978-1-58160-602-7
178 pages, 7" x 10"

DESCRIPTION

Defendu, William E. Fairbairn's seminal manual on close-quarters combat, is finally available in a quality reprint edition. Originally published in 1926, the book was the first to present Fairbairn's hard-core system of close-in fighting under the name by which it became legendary among practitioners of no-holds-barred self-defense and battlefield skills.

Through Defendu and his other revolutionary books (including Scientific Self-Defence, Get Tough and All-In Fighting), as well as his years spent training members of the Shanghai Municipal Police in the 1930s and elite-unit soldiers during World War II, W.E. Fairbairn probably had more influence on the evolution of practical hand-to-hand combat than any other individual in modern history. As U.S. Marine Corps veteran and CQC expert Kelly McCann writes in the exclusive foreword to Paladin's reprint edition, "W.E. Fairbairn contributed more to the knowledge base of how to kill the enemy in close quarters than perhaps anyone else."

Paladin spent years actively searching for a copy of Defendu through the Internet, out-of-print book outlets, rare-book shops and military book specialists before we found one we could borrow to make this reprint edition possible. So it is with great pride that we add this highly sought volume, with an insightful foreword by best-selling author Kelly McCann to our library of Combat Classic titles.

AUTHOR BIO

Captain W.E. Fairbairn taught unarmed combat to the famed British Commandos and the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Before the war he served as assistant commissioner of the Shanghai Police Force. He was the inventor of the Fairbairn Commando Knife and the author of the classics Get Tough and Shooting to Live.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) Defense Against Various Holds 
2) Disarming 
3) Holds 
4) Throws 
5) Baton, "Night Stick" or Club 
6) Walking Stick 
7) An Effective Knot 
8) Falling

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Paladin Press - All-In Fighting

All-In Fighting

by Captain W E Fairbairn

SKU AIF

Softcover
978-1-58160-506-8
130 pages, 5.5" x 8.5"
illust.

DESCRIPTION

This hard-to-find 1942 classic on hand-to-hand combat from Capt. W.E. Fairbairn – one of the most respected names in close-quarters combat – is finally available to collectors of World War II-era literature and practical, ruthless fighting instruction in its original, all-inclusive British version.

All-In Fighting, published in the United States with the title Get Tough, was written to introduce soldiers and civilians alike to the realities of close combat. As Fairbairn states in his introduction: "Some readers may be appalled at the suggestion that it should be necessary for human beings of the twentieth century to revert to the grim brutality of the Stone Age in order to live. But it must be realized that, when dealing with an utterly ruthless enemy who has clearly expressed his intention of wiping this nation out of existence, there is no room for any scruple or compunction about the methods to be employed in preventing him."

Featuring the same clear, no-holds-barred information as Get Tough, but with an expanded introduction by Fairbairn, a preface by Lieut. Colonel J.P. O'Brien Twohig and a section on rifle and bayonet fighting by Capt. P.N. Walbridge, All-In Fighting covers strikes, holds, releases and more, all vividly illustrated.

Original copies of this book are highly sought after and, when they can be found, command a high price. This exact reproduction from Paladin Press offers every collector a chance to add Fairbairn's legendary wisdom to his personal library.

AUTHOR BIO

Captain W.E. Fairbairn taught unarmed combat to the famed British Commandos and the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Before the war he served as assistant commissioner of the Shanghai Police Force. He was the inventor of the Fairbairn Commando Knife and the author of the classics Get Tough and Shooting to Live.


CHAPTER LIST

BOOK CHAPTER LIST 
1) Blows 
- Edge of the Hand 
- Chin Jab 
- Boot Defense, Side Kick, and Bronco Kick 
- Knee 
2) Releases 
- Against a Wrist Hold 
- Against Strangle 
- Against Bear Hug 
- Against Hair Hold 
3) Holds 
- Thumb Hold 
- Sentry Hold 
- Japanese Strangle 
- Handcuff Hold 
- Bent Arm Hold 
- Head Hold 
4) Throws 
- Hip Throw 
- Wrist throw 
- Back Break 
5) Miscellaneous Advice 
6) Disarming (Pistol) 
- Disarm from Front 
- Disarm from Behind 
- Disarming Third Party 
7) Rifle in Close Combat by Capt. P.N. Walbridge

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