MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02021cam a2200325 i 4500
001 2015473735
003 DLC
005 20151001084753.0
008 150930s2011 enka b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015473735
020 $a9781849084314 (pbk.)
020 $a1849084319 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aU855$b.T463 2011
100 1 $aThompson, Leroy,$d1944-$eauthor.
245 10 $aFairbairn-Sykes commando dagger /$cLeroy Thompson ; series editor, Martin Pegler.
264 1 $aOxford :$bOsprey Publishing,$c[2011]
300 $a80 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aWeapon ;$v7
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 78-79) and index.
505 0 $aDevelopment : a fighting knife for the Commandos -- Use : fighting Hitler with cold steel -- Impact : the icon of special forces -- Conclusion -- Appendix.
520 $a"Designed as the issue sidearm for the World War II Commandos, the Fairbairn-Sykes dagger is the most recognizable fighting knife in the world. Its origins can be traced to lawless 1930s Shanghai and to police combat expert W.E. Fairbairn's efforts to develop the perfect fighting knife. When war came, the Shanghai Municipal Police veterans became instructors for the Allies' new Commando force and the classic Fairbairn-Sykes dagger was born. A superb fighting knife and an icon of the men who used it, the Commando dagger is now a proud emblem of special forces worldwide. Written by a close-combat expert and prolific weapons author, this book traces the history of the Fairbairn-Sykes dagger from the anarchic streets of Shanghai to the strongholds of occupied Europe."--Back cover.
650 0 $aFairbairn-Sykes fighting knife$xHistory.
650 0 $aFairbairn-Sykes fighting knife$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aDaggers$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCommando operations.