U.S. Army Hand-To-Hand Combat

Can only say that I ordered for a friend and he was very pleased

Excelente libro. Mi favorito ahora.

Replacement of my long lost old original eighties white paper cover issued edition. This is an updated modern one. Miss my lost eighties one I first had years back ago, that was a reprint of the 1950s edition. Still the same basic technique illustrated as useful survival skills in any hand to hand self defence situation. Classic US Department of the Army Field manual. For interest purposes and research only.

Absolout OK - Gleicht der Originalausgabe der 60 er Jahre absolout. Und genau so erinnernd lehrend.

I have been a lifetime student (and instructor) of numerous martial arts (Judo, Jujitsu, Karate-Do, Kenjutsu, Tanto-Jutsu) and combative systems (American Combatives, Military combatives, Krav Maga). I have also read countless volumes on anything to do with combatives and self-defense. I recently purchased this (U.S. Army Hand-to-Hand Combat put out by the Department of the Army) dated, but very interesting book.For those who are into the military combative systems, the U.S. Army has revised their official program which now includes various Gracie Jiu-jitsu ground tactics etc. In my opinion, as well as some U.S. Army veterans I know, this fantastic book is still valid for the purposes of the taking out the enemy. In fact, many of the present take combative systems are actually based upon the material in this informative manual. In spite of the poor quality of the photographs I maintain that most of the information in it is as valid today as it was during WW1, 2.191 page manual is organized into ten chapters. Chapters one to three cover the basic introduction, fundamentals of hand-to-hand combat and vulnerable points of the body. Chapter four covers knife attack methods. Chapter five explains how to silence sentries. Chapter six shows fall positions and throws. Chapter seven focuses on holds and escapes. Chapter eight covers various disarming methods. Chapter nine deals with prisoner handling. The final chapter covers the instructor and safety instructions. There is also a great index in this book. This is a true military combatives manual.Even though I question some of the procedures used in some of the techniques shown in this manual; nevertheless, most of the material can be effective when combined with an instructor showing all the finer points of a technique.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale: (Author: Tactical Principles of the most effective combative systems).