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Hand to Hand and Unarmed Combat

While there are hundreds of books available on all aspects of martial arts and related disciplines, only those relating directly to special operations and military hand-to-hand combat will be provided here.  Know that many special units use a combination of techniques and many different styles for these types of actions.

General Military

Close-Quarter Combat : A Soldier's Guide to Hand-To-Hand Fighting - by Leonard Holifield 

KGB Alpha Team Training Manual : How the Soviets Trained for Personal Combat, Assassination, and Subversion 

The Close-Combat Files of Col. Rex Applegate - by Rex Applegate, Chuck Melson

Kill or Get Killed : Riot Control Techniques, Manhandling, and Close Combat, for Police and the Military - by Rex Applegate 

Get Tough!: How to Win in Hand-To-Hand Fighting - by W. E. Fairbairn 

Principles, Analysis, and Application of Effortless Combat Throws - by Tim Cartmell 

Knives

Combat Use of the Double-Edged Fighting Knife - by Rex Applegate 

Knife Self-Defense for Combat (Special Forces/Ranger-UDT/SEAL Hand-To-Hand Combat/Special Weapons/Special Tactics Series) by Michael D. Echanis 

Karate and other Martial Arts

Against Multiple Unarmed Assailants - by Donn F. Draeger, Masatoshi Nakayama 

Sabaki Method : Karate in the Inner Circle - by Kancho Joko Ninomiya, Ed Zorensky 

Filipino Martial Arts : Cabales Serrada Escrima - by Mark V. Wiley 

Stick Fighting

Basic Stick Fighting for Combat (Special Forces/Ranger-Udt/Seal Hand-To-Hand Combat/Special Weapons/Special Tactics Series)  by Michael D. Echanis 

Stick Fighting - by Masaaki Atsumi, Masaaki Hatsumi, Quintin Chambers (Contributor) 

Modern Arnis : Filipino Art of Stick Fighting - by Remy A. Presas, Gregory Lee (Photographer)

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