# All-In Fighting

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{{Short description|British hand-to-hand combat manual}}
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| author         = [William E. Fairbairn](/source/William_E._Fairbairn)
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| pub_date       = 1942
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| isbn           = 978-1-58160-506-8
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'''''All-In Fighting''''' is a [hand-to-hand](/source/Hand-to-hand_combat) [combat manual](/source/combat_manual) used by [British](/source/United_Kingdom) [Commando](/source/Commando)s during [World War II](/source/World_War_II).<ref>All-in fighting by W .E. Fairbairn 1942</ref> The book illustrated the use of the commando [dagger](/source/dagger) and unarmed combat skills.<ref name=paladin>{{cite web|url=http://www.paladin-press.com/product/All-In_Fighting/Combat_Classics|title=All-In Fighting by Captain W E Fairbairn}}</ref>

In addition to unarmed combat skills, '''''All-In Fighting''''' also includes a section by Captain P.N. Walbridge on how to use and shoot the [Lee-Enfield](/source/Lee-Enfield) rifle, the [Pattern 1914 Enfield](/source/Pattern_1914_Enfield) rifle, and the [M1917 Enfield](/source/M1917_Enfield) in close quarters combat.

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==External links==
* ''[All-In Fighting](/source/iarchive%3AAllInFightingByCapt.W.E.Fairbairn1942)'' by William E. Fairbairn, 1942. Commercial reprint of 2007: {{ISBN|978-1-58160-506-8}}
* [https://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/fs/allinfighting.htm All-In Fighting]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309130945/http://www.gutterfighting.org/WEFallintro.html Intro]

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Category:Official military publications
Category:British Army training
Category:British non-fiction books
Category:1942 non-fiction books

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