Description
Product ID: | 9781849084314 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | IN |
Series: | Weapon |
Title: | Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger |
Authors: | Author: Leroy Thompson, Howard Gerrard |
Page Count: | 80 |
Subjects: | Military history, Military history, Weapons and equipment, Weapons & equipment |
Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. The Fairbairn-Sykes Commando dagger has become iconic as the most widely recognized 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 in developing what they considered the perfect knife for close combat. |
Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2011-03-20 |