In the newest addition to the Greenhill Military Manual series, Combat Knives, respected Greenhill author Leroy Thompson has turned his attention to the various fighting-knives developed and used in countries around the world, including France, Belgium, Germany, Britain, the US, Australia, China and Central America. Accompanied by fascinating, detailed historical background, this compact guide provides a wealth of information on these wide-ranging and adaptable weapons: from the earliest effective fixed-blade copper combat knives and the bronze daggers and short swords used in ancient warfare, to the rondel, baselard and quillion steel daggers of the middle ages; from the trench knives of WWI and the clandestine edged weapons developed for the SOE and OSS during WWII and beyond, to the various combat knives used by Contra rebels in the Central American jungle. Leroy Thompson served in Vietnam and has spent many years teaching and training military and civilian forces on weapon-handling and armament instruction. He is also a noted author in the Greenhill Military Manual series and his works include Combat Shotguns, The Hostage Rescue Manual and The Bodyguard Manual. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 129 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2004 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com