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Francois D'Eliscu was an American military officer, football and basketball coach, and college athletics administrator.

Although he is less known then other WWII Combat Readiness authors like W.E. Fairbairn, he is what many would consider the "Father of Modern Military Fitness Training". Commissioned by the U.S. Government to prepare a program for military inductees, he compiled a group of experts to devise a military fitness and combat program for the U.S. Rangers and other military personnel.

Originally published in 1943 this training manual is still as applicable in many areas as it was during its creation. Part training manual, part military combative techniques, this manual is a rare glimpse into the military combatives that have shaped all military training since.