{"product_id":"hand-to-hand-combat-us-navy","title":"Hand to Hand Combat [US Navy]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Hand] [to] [Hand]\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand to Hand Combat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraining Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, US Navy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUS Naval Institute, MD. 1943. First edition hardcover thus. No dust jacket. Yellowing to text block, age appropriate. Throughout the book, what appears to be a child's pencil doodles appear - these don't hamper the readability, but appear throughout (see images for examples, these could be erased by you - I left them in for providence's sake). A good copy of a very rare one. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the publisher:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is one of the best combative manuals from World War 2, developed by the US Navy V-Five Staff, that included the renowned American wrestler Wesley Brown. It is then not especially surprising that wrestling skills predominate in this manual, and form the base skill-set for this combative system. From opening gambits and fundamental combative skills, such as eye-gouging and groin kicks, to advanced sentry removal techniques and disarms, this wrestling legacy makes it unlike other hand-to-hand manuals that use Karate or jujitsu as the base fighting form.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon't pass this over on the account of some pencil doodles...it is pretty mind blowing. This is all about how to survive when backed into a corner. The real deal. The dudes in here are buff and cool looking and all about fighting dirty. An extremely fun and interesting read. Highest recommendation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alarum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49231251177780,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/4895\/3652\/files\/PXL_20260731_205258664.jpg?v=1785690839","url":"https:\/\/alarumbooks.com\/products\/hand-to-hand-combat-us-navy","provider":"Alarum Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}