Kill or Get Killed. by Applegate, Rex - 1951

Boulder : Paladin Press, 1976. Hardcover. Good. Original cloth, dust jacket, illustrations in b/w, 8vo.

"KILL OR GET KILLED" - Riot Control Techniques, Manhandling, and Close Combat, for Police and the Military by Lieutenant Colonel Rex Applegate with its original dust jacket. Published in 1976 by Paladin Press. Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings throughout. The contents are as follows: Introduction to Unarmed Combat; Offensive Unarmed Combat; Defensive Unarmed Combat; Knife Attack and Defense; Combat Use of the Hand Gun; Combat Firing with Shoulder Weapons; Disarming; Prisoner Handling and Control; Raids and Room Combat; Training Techniques and Combat Ranges; Elementary Fieldcraft; Police Baton and Miscellaneous Weapons and Techniques; Chemical Munitions for Control of Mobs and Individuals; Civil Munitions for Control of Mobs and Individuals; Civil Domestic Disturbances and Their Control; Communist Tactics and Strategy in Directing Mob Violence; The Professional Riot Control Unit.From the dust jacket: "'Kill or Get Killed' brings together in one volume the best information on… Read More

UsedLikeNew. Page block, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper in fine, like new condition. Previous owners name on the inside of front endpaper. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.

Paladin Pr. Collectible - Acceptable. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press, 1976. 5th edition. 8vo Paperback. 421pp. B/W illustrations. Fair book. Spine cracked. (riot control, hand-to-hand fighting, martial arts ) Inquire if you need further information.

Paladin Press, 1976-10-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paladin Press, 1976-10-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

E-333. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Military Service Publishing. , Harrisburg, PA. 1951. Xiv, 316 pages. Second Edition. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Stain from removed bookplate present to the FFEP. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The classic American manual on mortal combat. This highly-regarded manual was first printed during WWII and widely used in commando training. "War is a brutal business, whether it be war against an ememy or war against the criminal who strikes from within. And personal combat, at close quarters, is its most brutal aspect. Today [during the Korean War] we are fighting against an utterly ruthless Communist enemy, one who feels he must win at any cost, even at the cost of human decency. To survive, the soldier who meets such an enemy must know all the dirty tricks of close combat. The same principle applies when the enemy is… Read More

Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press, 1976. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Navy Blue cloth with title in gilt on cover. Octavo. Inscribed, signed and dated [October 1993] by the author on the front endpaper. xiii,421 pages, index. Profusely illustrated with text photos and drawings. Introduction by no less than Bill Jordan, author of "No Second Place Winner". Colonel Applegate was THE recognized authority on unarmed combat techniques. "This edition is being published at a time when the world is in a state of unrest. Race riots, intolerance, Communist-inspired mob violence, and nationalism emphasize the importance of mob control by the established forces of law and order. Three new chapters have been added on the techniques involved. in riot control..." (from Publisher's Foreword). "In 1941 Applegate was developing armed and unarmed close quarter combat courses for the US Army Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S), specifically to build and run what was called 'The School for Spies and Assassins',… Read More