The fully illustrated distilled knowledge of W.E. Fairbairn, legendary SOE instructor in unarmed combat, and co-inventor of the Sykes-Fairbairn knife, who learn

All 844 images of Fairbairn and his assistants can now be seen in full colour in one volume, lending a clarity to the practical methods of dealing with an assai

The fully illustrated distilled knowledge of W.E. Fairbairn, legendary SOE instructor in unarmed combat, and co-inventor of the Sykes-Fairbairn knife, who learn

The classic close-quarters combat manual that offers practical fighting skills and historical insight into the evolution of this self-defense technique. Scienti

The author of this concise guide to unarmed combat and self-defence is a legend. W. E. Fairbairn (1885-1960) spent over thirty years in the tough environment of