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 HOW
TO FIGHT TOUGH
Lt. Jack Dempsey (136 pages) PP
Price $20.95
SB
Paladin is pleased to present this rare reprint of a
little-known hand-to-hand combat classic. At the outset of World War II,
boxing heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey was appointed as a lieutenant in
the U.S. Coast Guard and given the job of director of physical fitness. His
orders: "Make 'em tough!" His task: to teach rookie Coast Guardsmen how to
fight down and dirty in the face of the very real threat of enemy troops
infiltrating American shores. Dempsey gives 18 fully illustrated lessons in
the art of bashing and brawling on the battlefield, including Subduing an
Armed Enemy, The Unbreakable Strangle, Beating the Punch, Hammering Your Way
Out of a Stranglehold, The Belt Trick, Fooling the Smart Knife Man, Turning
the Tables with a Bayonet and Breaking a Standoff. All students of nasty
close-quarters combat in the tradition of Sykes, Fairbairn, Applegate and
other giants of the World War II era will thoroughly enjoy this fascinating
piece of CQB history. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, 136 pp.
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