D'Eliscu wrote this manual when in France in 1944 organising training at the officers' candidate school at Fontainebleau. "Hand to Hand Combat "outlined his techniques for hip throws, joint locks, eye-gouging finger strikes, shin kicks, grappling on the ground, and defensive tactics against knife attacks. "Practice for speed and perfection," d'Eliscu admonishes in it. "Be cautious. Do not take advantage of your partner in practice. Save your own personal techniques for the enemy!"