Ortona is one of the lesser known Urban Battles in World War Two, but definitely one of the most important to study, especially from the standpoint of the Defense of a City.
Here is another worthy read on the subject by the same author.
WW2 Combatives taught by Fairbairn, Applegate and Sykes are some of the most practical and street proven methods of self-defense every devised because they are #1 SIMPLE and #2 DOVETAIL into every level of the use of force continuum for the civilian: empty-hand, stick, knife and gun.
This means you don’t have to learn a new “method” for each weapon. It is truly One Mind, Any Weapon.
An older video by Kelly McCann showing the jugular notch:
I had read a book on the Alamo Scouts a few years back and the desctiption of the training here was accurate. Just to make it fun the blind fold test was done at night in the Pacific Jungle! Ouch.
The Tactical Hermit 
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