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Kill Or Get Killed | 
 enlarge | Author: Rex Applegate
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 317224
Media: Paperback
Pages: 120
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.4
ISBN: 1581605587
EAN: 9781581605587
Publication Date: October 1976
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This is the best and longest-selling book on close combat in history. Reprinted and in current use by the U.S. Marine Corps as an official training manual, it details methods of self-defense, offensive close combat, combat shooting and crowd-control techniques in riot situations. Colonel Rex Applegate is widely regarded as the father of modern close combat and combat shooting, and this book is considered the standard by which all other books on the subject are judged.
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 not exactly self defense, unless you're in a battle zone or a spy October 29, 2008
Joseph C. McDaniel (Arizona)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was designed as an encyclopedic examination of the best ways to handle yourself on the battlefield, or behind enemy lines, or as a cop in a tough spot.
It is emphatically NOT for a high school kid who is being bullied, unless that kid wants to be bullied at Folsom instead of in high school.
It is the result of a lot of study, including study with Fairbairn (get all of his books if this book speaks to you), and it shows it.
While this is an overview and exposition of techniques of offensive self defense and the use of knives and guns and crowd control (including tear gas and handcuffs), it is an overview that was at the cutting edge when it was written during and after World War II. Obviously, there are developments (new handguns and handcuffs) and new guidelines for use of force. And by the same token, these are techniques that worked and work, although if you use a chin jab or neckbreaker or ear slap during a fistfight in a bar, you will need to hire a good lawyer and you may well go to jail, depending on whether a group of folks believed what you did was justifiable. And rules differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
The techniques in this book are effective and useful in the most severe situations. They are certainly not the only sorts of techniques that work in fights, nor all the fighting techniques that work in fights. They are specifically designed for battlefield use.
The use of "pre-emptive" techniques (hitting first) is strongly recommended in this book, because they work.
Certain well-thought-out choices show up in this book. There is virtually no emphasis on groundfighting of any kind, based on the thought that while you grappled with your opponent, his compatriots would be kicking you in the head. And Applegate believed that the best groundfighting techniques for you involved your boots applied to his prone body.
Do not give this book to children or anybody with an anger control problem. Do not think that this book is for fun. It's not.
Do consider the study of this book if you're going into a war zone. The insight it provides for that sort of environment seems priceless.
But if you try these attack-defense techniques at the local bar, brush up on your letter-writing skills, because the chances are you'll be doing time and writing to your family instead of seeing them. And if you avoid the police, you'll still have to deal with the civil suit.
But this is a professional product for professionals who deal with high levels of violence. And my guess is that if you need these techniques, you really need them a lot.
This is the sort of thing that people are talking about when they talk about World War II combatives.
This is a combat book September 8, 2008
Skip W. (Republic of Texas)
I've enjoyed this book but the information is somewhat dated. Still, it provides instruction on how to stay alive and survive. A worthwhile read for those interested in the topic.
KILLING Has Never Been So EASY! April 29, 2008
Troy A. Lettieri (NC, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
First printed in 1943 this book continues to be a staple reference on the subject of combatives. Over time this book has become dated and some of the subjects debunked and or disputed (for example the time table of death and point shooting). But with that this text is still of importance, value and significance in the field of hand-to-hand combat. In its day this book was the best example of practical combative techniques and sound training advice, as all this information was acquired on the fields of battle and mean streets of some of the worlds most violent cities of the time.
This book covers a vast array of subjects; hand-to-hand, close quarter marksmanship, pistolcraft, long-gun employment, riot control, stick and knife fighting and even Fieldcraft!
In establishing this book Applegate worked with and collaborated with his British equivalent, the legendary Fairbairn, as well as just about every other prominent combative instructors of the day.
The techniques and methods depicted in this book are not merely theoretically interesting but proven in war, so take that for what it is worth.
Overall this book is a great historical reference and a must own for the professional warrior.
Defendu April 27, 2008
DocMolar
Excellent nononsense text expands on Fairbairn's work. Recommend for anyone interested in this topic
 Pretty good January 5, 2008
The Doctor (The TARDIS)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a pretty informative book, and interesting, especially if you are interested in WWII hand-to-hand tactics. With that said, however, learning close combat (or any martial art) from a book is not very doable. Also, why is this book going for so much when you can get it free online?
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