USA - MI6 - OSS - Hand-to-Hand Fighting - First Edition with Capt. Rank - Book "Get Tough" by Capt W.E. Fairbairn - Sykes - complete with dust cover - 1942

VERY RARE book ''Get Tough'', Hand-to-hand fighting, as taught to the British Commandos by Major W.E, Fairbairn. Extremely nice OSS-MI6 related handbook WITH original rare dustcover which is very often missing - in used but nice condition, please look at the photo's carefully for an important own impression.This is a FIRST EDITION, as indciated by the rank of Fairbairn - Capt instead of Major. Only the first edition carries his rank as Capt. This is a rare early edition in nice condition, see photo's.

Fairbairn was a British Royal Marine officer. He developed hand-to-hand combat methods for the allied special forces during World War II. He developed innovative pistol shooting and fighting techniques and the development of the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife.

During WW2, he was recruited by the British Secret Service as an Army officer. Together with fellow close-combat instructor Sykes, Fairbairn was commissioned on the General List in 1941. He trained British, American and Canadian Commando and No. 2 Dutch Troop 10th Inter-Allied Commando forces, along with Ranger candidates in close-combat, pistol-shooting and knife-fighting techniques.