NOW AVAILABLE!
Rare and Important Books
by Vic Hurley
Swish of the Kris, Authorized and Enhanced Edition
The early history of the Philippine and Moro peoples.
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Jungle Patrol, the Story of the Philippine Constabulary (1901-1936)
The Philippine police force that created law and order.
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Arrows Against Steel, the History of the Bow and How it Forever Changed Warfare
The deadly battle weapon that launched missile warfare.
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Swish of the Kris, Authorized and Enhanced Edition
by Vic Hurley
LEGENDARY WARRIORS, THE ISLAMIC MOROS OF THE PHILIPPINES HAVE NEVER BEEN CONQUERED
This edition of Vic Hurley's rare and timeless classic "Swish of the Kris" contains: the entire original text; never before published new photographs from the author's private collection; a new introduction describing the context in which the book was written; new maps and a new index to this compelling and comprehensive history. This book should be in the library of every serious student of American political and military history, the history of Spain and the Spanish-American war, Islamic history, or the history of the Philippines. This work continues to be cited in current academic and military studies. .Cerberus Books, trade paperback, 320pps, 10 illus, 2 maps ISBN13:978-061- 538-242-5; 10:061-538-242-5) (2010)
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Jungle Patrol, the Story of the Philippine Constabulary (1901 - 1934)
by Vic Hurley
“To be outnumbered, always; to be outfought, never.”
….. the Philippine Constabulary
Hurley’s remarkable and hard-to-find book about an obscure and heroic quasi-military force, the Philippine Constabulary, is now re-issued by Cerberus Books.This improved edition contains all of the original text plus new material. The original edition is rarely for sale, and costly if found. This book details America’s first experiment with jungle guerilla warfare and America’s first experiment with the use of local native personnel as a police or military force under the command of ‘foreigners’ – American and European.
Both of these military experiments are studied, even today, by West Point officers and cadets. Professional and amateur military historians and strategists; historians from the West, Southeast Asia, and the Mid-East, as well as the families of these mythically heroic men, often search in vain for this rare book. (Cerberus Books, trade paperback, 422 pps 22 illust. 3 maps, ISBN 13:978-0-9834756-2-0 ; 10: 0-9834756-2-8) (2011)
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Arrows Against Steel, the Story of the Bow
and How It Forever Changed Warfare
by Vic Hurley
THE BOW AND ARROW HAS BEEN THE MOST DEVASTATING KILLER OF MEN IN HISTORY.
A new edition of the author’s rare classic work, it is the product of more than forty years of Hurley’s military experience, travel, and research. This book places this weapon in its proper historical perspective.
Students of military history and archery enthusiasts alike, will find this book compelling reading. The development and use of the bow and arrow throughout history revolutionized warfare and taught the importance of a unified strategy, battle discipline, and mobility. A superior weapon with a deadly range, it triumphed over the thrust-and-parry tactics of earlier battle methods, and gave birth to modern offensive military missile-based strategies.
Hurley uses colorful narratives of famous battles and engagements of the past to emphasize the advantage of missile-based warfare over more traditional direct confrontational strategies. Modern military weapons are merely technologically advanced remotely launched missiles, still governed by these historic principles - and no one is a better guide to all this than Vic Hurley. ( Cerberus Books, trade paperback, 240 pps ISBN 13: 978-0-9834756-1-3 10: 0-9834756-1-X (2011)
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