Do or Die: A Supplementary Manual on Individual Combat

First published in 1937, Do or Die served the U.S.Marine Corps through two world wars, training America’s elite soldiers and special agents in the art of hand-to-hand combat.  Inside you’ll find priceless information on defending yourself and incapacitating enemies with techniques from,

  • Bayonet fencing

  • Knife fighting

  • Jiu-jitsu

  • Kickboxing (savate)

  • Boxing

The author, Lt. Col. A.J. Drexel Biddle, was an expert in sword, bayonet, broadsword, dagger, and epée combat techniques.

Biddle, A. J. D. (1944). Do Or Die. Leatherneck association, Incorporated. https://archive.org/details/Do_or_Die_1944_A_J_Biddle/mode/2up