''All-In Fighting'' is a hand-to-hand

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used by

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s during

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.All-in fighting by W .E. Fairbairn 1942 The book illustrated the use of the commando

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and unarmed combat skills. In addition to unarmed combat skills, ''All-In Fighting'' also includes a section by Captain P.N. Walbridge on how to use and shoot the Lee-Enfield rifle, the

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rifle, and the

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in close quarters combat.

References

External links

* '' All-In Fighting'' by William E. Fairbairn, 1942. Commercial reprint of 2007:
All-In Fighting

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