Author: David Tomkins
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
From the bloody plains of Angola to the jungles of Colombia, David Tomkins' career as a safe-breaker, arms dealer and mercenary spans five decades. A permanent fixture on the watch lists of intelligence agencies across the world, including the CIA and Interpol, he has served prison sentences on both sides of the Atlantic, most recently for conspiring to kill Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar. Dirty Combat is a no-holds-barred account of Tomkins' life, candidly told in his own words. Born in London during the Second World War, he was hospitalised for a time in a psychiatric ward and sent to reform school after he was deemed 'beyond parental control'. Later, following a spell in the Merchant Navy, he graduated from safe-blower to demolitions expert with a notorious mercenary army in Angola. From intrigue in Mayfair offices to the wild Tribal Areas of Pakistan, from guerrilla training camps in South America to solitary confinement in a US jail, Tomkins lets us in on the secrets of his life as a soldier of fortune. Tomkins' story reads like a real-life version of a Tom Clancy thriller. It is a shocking account of crime and corruption, and the scope of his activities will amaze and intrigue.
Dirty Combat
Author: David Tomkins
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
From the bloody plains of Angola to the jungles of Colombia, David Tomkins' career as a safe-breaker, arms dealer and mercenary spans five decades. A permanent fixture on the watch lists of intelligence agencies across the world, including the CIA and Interpol, he has served prison sentences on both sides of the Atlantic, most recently for conspiring to kill Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar. Dirty Combat is a no-holds-barred account of Tomkins' life, candidly told in his own words. Born in London during the Second World War, he was hospitalised for a time in a psychiatric ward and sent to reform school after he was deemed 'beyond parental control'. Later, following a spell in the Merchant Navy, he graduated from safe-blower to demolitions expert with a notorious mercenary army in Angola. From intrigue in Mayfair offices to the wild Tribal Areas of Pakistan, from guerrilla training camps in South America to solitary confinement in a US jail, Tomkins lets us in on the secrets of his life as a soldier of fortune. Tomkins' story reads like a real-life version of a Tom Clancy thriller. It is a shocking account of crime and corruption, and the scope of his activities will amaze and intrigue.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780570775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
From the bloody plains of Angola to the jungles of Colombia, David Tomkins' career as a safe-breaker, arms dealer and mercenary spans five decades. A permanent fixture on the watch lists of intelligence agencies across the world, including the CIA and Interpol, he has served prison sentences on both sides of the Atlantic, most recently for conspiring to kill Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar. Dirty Combat is a no-holds-barred account of Tomkins' life, candidly told in his own words. Born in London during the Second World War, he was hospitalised for a time in a psychiatric ward and sent to reform school after he was deemed 'beyond parental control'. Later, following a spell in the Merchant Navy, he graduated from safe-blower to demolitions expert with a notorious mercenary army in Angola. From intrigue in Mayfair offices to the wild Tribal Areas of Pakistan, from guerrilla training camps in South America to solitary confinement in a US jail, Tomkins lets us in on the secrets of his life as a soldier of fortune. Tomkins' story reads like a real-life version of a Tom Clancy thriller. It is a shocking account of crime and corruption, and the scope of his activities will amaze and intrigue.
Quick and Dirty Fighting
Author: Airek Windslayer
Publisher: Booksurge Llc
ISBN: 9781419686559
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Quick and Dirty Fighting contains clear, concise instructions on how to improvise weapons and how to use them. Most of these weapons can be improvised within seconds. In certain situations you will not have a long time to make a weapon to defend yourself, more often, you will just have to rely on what you can pick up and use immediately. This book will show you how and where to strike to use your weapon effectively. Some of the descriptions are very graphic, this is because these methods are real. All these methods have been used in real life situations and the results are not sugar coated.
Publisher: Booksurge Llc
ISBN: 9781419686559
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Quick and Dirty Fighting contains clear, concise instructions on how to improvise weapons and how to use them. Most of these weapons can be improvised within seconds. In certain situations you will not have a long time to make a weapon to defend yourself, more often, you will just have to rely on what you can pick up and use immediately. This book will show you how and where to strike to use your weapon effectively. Some of the descriptions are very graphic, this is because these methods are real. All these methods have been used in real life situations and the results are not sugar coated.
Dirty Fighting
Author: L. T. David Morrah
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781983747892
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Dirty Fighting- An Introduction to the Principles of Combat without Weapons, was written by LT. David Morrah JR at the Anti-Aircraft Artillery School( AAA School) at Camp David, NC during WW-2. The concept was that artillery men's weapons may not be ready while working the guns so focused specialized hand to hand training was developed for them. It based upon simple effective fighting methods. The author's methods are: simple, effective and removes the sport fair play mentality in his methods. Great old-school street fighting methods from WW-2.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781983747892
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Dirty Fighting- An Introduction to the Principles of Combat without Weapons, was written by LT. David Morrah JR at the Anti-Aircraft Artillery School( AAA School) at Camp David, NC during WW-2. The concept was that artillery men's weapons may not be ready while working the guns so focused specialized hand to hand training was developed for them. It based upon simple effective fighting methods. The author's methods are: simple, effective and removes the sport fair play mentality in his methods. Great old-school street fighting methods from WW-2.
It's Time to Fight Dirty
Author: David M. Faris
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612196950
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The American electoral system is clearly failing more horrifically in the 2016 presidential election than ever before. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris expands on his popular series for 'The Week' to offer party leaders and supporters concrete strategies for lasting political reform - and in doing so lays the groundwork for a more progressive future. With equal parts playful irreverence and persuasive reasoning, It's Time to Fight Dirty is essential reading as we head toward the 2018 midterms... and beyond.
Publisher: Melville House
ISBN: 1612196950
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
The American electoral system is clearly failing more horrifically in the 2016 presidential election than ever before. In It's Time to Fight Dirty, David Faris expands on his popular series for 'The Week' to offer party leaders and supporters concrete strategies for lasting political reform - and in doing so lays the groundwork for a more progressive future. With equal parts playful irreverence and persuasive reasoning, It's Time to Fight Dirty is essential reading as we head toward the 2018 midterms... and beyond.
Dirty Ground
Author: Kris Wilder
Publisher: Ymaa Publications
ISBN: 9781594392115
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Examines the gap in martial arts training between sport and combat techniques, analyzes fundamental strikes, kicks, and locks, and presents sport competition forms modified for each of the three environments.
Publisher: Ymaa Publications
ISBN: 9781594392115
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Examines the gap in martial arts training between sport and combat techniques, analyzes fundamental strikes, kicks, and locks, and presents sport competition forms modified for each of the three environments.
The Filthy Thirteen
Author: Richard Killblane
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1935149814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The true story of the 101st Airborne Division’s most notorious squad of combat paratroopers—the inspiration for the classic WWII film, The Dirty Dozen. Since World War II, the American public has learned of the exploits of the 101st Airborne Division, the paratroopers who led the Allied invasions into Nazi-held Europe. But within the ranks of the 101st, one unit attained truly legendary status. Known as the Filthy Thirteen, they were the real-life inspiration for The Dirty Dozen. Primarily products of the Dustbowl and the Depression, the Filthy Thirteen became notorious within the elite Screaming Eagles for their hard drinking and savage fighting skills. From D-Day until the end of the war, the squad’s heart and soul—and its toughest member—was a half Native American soldier named Jake McNiece. McNiece made four combat jumps, was in the forefront of every fight in northern Europe, yet somehow never made the rank of PFC. The Filthy Thirteen offers a vivid group portrait of hardscrabble guys whom any respectable person would be loath to meet in a dark alley: a brawling bunch whose saving grace was that they inflicted more damage on the Germans than on MPs, the English countryside, and their own officers.
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1935149814
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
The true story of the 101st Airborne Division’s most notorious squad of combat paratroopers—the inspiration for the classic WWII film, The Dirty Dozen. Since World War II, the American public has learned of the exploits of the 101st Airborne Division, the paratroopers who led the Allied invasions into Nazi-held Europe. But within the ranks of the 101st, one unit attained truly legendary status. Known as the Filthy Thirteen, they were the real-life inspiration for The Dirty Dozen. Primarily products of the Dustbowl and the Depression, the Filthy Thirteen became notorious within the elite Screaming Eagles for their hard drinking and savage fighting skills. From D-Day until the end of the war, the squad’s heart and soul—and its toughest member—was a half Native American soldier named Jake McNiece. McNiece made four combat jumps, was in the forefront of every fight in northern Europe, yet somehow never made the rank of PFC. The Filthy Thirteen offers a vivid group portrait of hardscrabble guys whom any respectable person would be loath to meet in a dark alley: a brawling bunch whose saving grace was that they inflicted more damage on the Germans than on MPs, the English countryside, and their own officers.
American Combat Judo
Author: Bernard J. Cosneck
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473382440
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This handbook of American Judo is a thorough study in the methods and techniques of hand-fighting. It is based upon the classic jiu-jitsu but incorporates most recent improvements in the scientific development of modes of personal combat. The first purpose of this book is to develop a technique of disabling and, if necessary, seriously injuring an opponent. The second purpose is to give the reader adequate skill and knowledge in defending himself against an assailant. Includes 200 photographs illustrating jiu-jitsu, wrestling, foot-fighting and police tactics.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473382440
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
This handbook of American Judo is a thorough study in the methods and techniques of hand-fighting. It is based upon the classic jiu-jitsu but incorporates most recent improvements in the scientific development of modes of personal combat. The first purpose of this book is to develop a technique of disabling and, if necessary, seriously injuring an opponent. The second purpose is to give the reader adequate skill and knowledge in defending himself against an assailant. Includes 200 photographs illustrating jiu-jitsu, wrestling, foot-fighting and police tactics.
Cheap Shots, Ambushes, And Other Lessons
Author: Marc Animal MacYoung
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9780873644969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Streetfighting is a down and dirty topic, and the author, an ex-streetfighter, shares his hard-learned lessons here. Want to know how to recognize a mugging setup? How to avoid getting sucker punched? It's all here, as well as tips on bullies, weapons, martial arts vs. streetfighting and more.
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9780873644969
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Streetfighting is a down and dirty topic, and the author, an ex-streetfighter, shares his hard-learned lessons here. Want to know how to recognize a mugging setup? How to avoid getting sucker punched? It's all here, as well as tips on bullies, weapons, martial arts vs. streetfighting and more.
The Brutal Art Of Ripping, Poking & Pressing Vital Targets
Author: Loren W. Christensen
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9781581605259
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There is nothing pretty or clean about brawling. It hurts, it's frightening, it's brutal and it's ugly. If you accept the fact that all fighting is dirty all the time, then you must take advantage of every dirty trick you can muster. That's where this book comes in. The ripping, poking, pinching and pressing techniques in this book emphasize quick, vicious delivery to the eyes, throat, ears, groin, nerve points and other acutely vulnerable targets on the human body. They range from annoying (to distract an attacker while you set up other moves) to devastatingly destructive, when there are no other options but to cause intense pain and potential injury. The criteria for their inclusion are that they must be simple, they must hurt and they must work in close-in fighting. No streetfighting education is complete without the arsenal of nasty tricks in The Brutal Art of Ripping, Poking, and Pressing Vital Targets
Publisher: Paladin Press
ISBN: 9781581605259
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There is nothing pretty or clean about brawling. It hurts, it's frightening, it's brutal and it's ugly. If you accept the fact that all fighting is dirty all the time, then you must take advantage of every dirty trick you can muster. That's where this book comes in. The ripping, poking, pinching and pressing techniques in this book emphasize quick, vicious delivery to the eyes, throat, ears, groin, nerve points and other acutely vulnerable targets on the human body. They range from annoying (to distract an attacker while you set up other moves) to devastatingly destructive, when there are no other options but to cause intense pain and potential injury. The criteria for their inclusion are that they must be simple, they must hurt and they must work in close-in fighting. No streetfighting education is complete without the arsenal of nasty tricks in The Brutal Art of Ripping, Poking, and Pressing Vital Targets
Chasing Dirty Money
Author: Peter Reuter
Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economics
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Originally developed to reduce drug trafficking, efforts to combat money foundering have broadened over the years to address other crimes and, most recently, terrorism. In this study, the authors look at the scale and characteristics of money laundering, describe and assess the current anti-money laundering regime, and make proposals for its improvement. -- From back cover.
Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economics
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Originally developed to reduce drug trafficking, efforts to combat money foundering have broadened over the years to address other crimes and, most recently, terrorism. In this study, the authors look at the scale and characteristics of money laundering, describe and assess the current anti-money laundering regime, and make proposals for its improvement. -- From back cover.