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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger
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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger
The dagger was first used during early Commando raids into occupied Europe but saw action in every theatre of World War II. US Rangers and Marines who had trained with the Commandos took their Fairbairn-Sykes daggers home which also influenced the development of American Special Forces daggers.
From World War II to the Fairbairn-Sykes dagger and techniques for its use have helped turn civilized young men and women into deadly weapons.
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The Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger has become iconic as the most widely recognised fighting knife in the world. The origins of the dagger can be traced to Shanghai in the 1930s where W. E. Fairbairn and US Marine officers, including Sam Yeaton, carried out experiments to develop what they considered the perfect knife for close combat.
When Fairbairn and Sykes became instructors for the Commandos, they refined the design which would evolve into the classic Fairbairn-Sykes dagger. The dagger was first used during early Commando raids into occupied Europe but saw action in every theatre of World War II. US Rangers and Marines who had trained with the Commandos took their Fairbairn-Sykes daggers home, and this also influenced the development of American Special Forces daggers.
The Fairbairn-Sykes remained in use with many units after the war. It has become a symbol of Commando and special forces units throughout the world.
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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger by Leroy Thompson is praised for its meticulous detailing of the variations and evolution of the commando dagger design. Reviewers appreciate the extensive use of photographs, which include both historical and modern images, providing an effective visual complement to the text.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781849084314
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 March 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Illustration: 21 b/w; 23 col
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Howard Gerrard
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 182.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. Martin enjoys shooting historic firearms, and has participated in many shooting competitions. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums. In his spare time Martin runs motorcycle tours of the battlefield. He is the author of a number of books including 'The Military Sniper since 1914' (Osprey, 2001), 'Firearms in the American West 1700-1900' (The Crowood Press, 2002), and the highly acclaimed 'Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper' (Osprey, 2004), and he has also contributed to a number of magazines. In the 1980s he had the privilege of interviewing many World War I veterans about their wartime experiences, and the recordings are now part of the sound archives of the Imperial War Museum, London
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