Commando Dagger
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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger
Author: Leroy Thompson
language: en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date: 2011-05-03
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 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.
Commando Dagger
The Fairbairn-Sykes dagger is recognised as the most important fighting knife in history. Special forces units during World War II had such faith in it that they kept it ready whenever silent killing was called for. Now this knife and its descendants are detailed in one comprehensive, heavily illustrated reference.
Commando Tactics
Stephen Bull, in this in-depth study of commando tactics and history, seeks to dispel the myths and the misunderstandings that surround the Commandos, and places these elite troops of 70 years ago in the context of their times.
