Secrets of subduing individuals and mobs by a world authority on hand-to-hand fighting. This third edition of Applegate’s timeless and acclaimed close-combat classic expands upon the original work to address the unique challenges faced by civilian law enforcement officers. It provides comprehensive instruction in self-defence, offensive close combat, combat shooting, prisoner control, room-clearing tactics, knife attack and defence, as well as crowd-control techniques for riot situations. Widely regarded as the definitive reference in its field, this book remains the benchmark against which all others on the subject are measured.