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The Vampire Combat Manual: A Guide to Fighting the Bloodthirsty Undead

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Vampire Combat Manual: A Guide to Fighting the Bloodthirsty Undead

Contributors:

By (Author) Roger Ma

ISBN:

9780425247655

Publisher:

Penguin Putnam Inc

Imprint:

Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.

Publication Date:

9th November 2012

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

398.21

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

320

Dimensions:

Width 140mm, Height 209mm, Spine 18mm

Weight:

326g

Description

The Vampire Combat Manual is your indispensable key to survival, whether in a one-on-one battle for blood or a face-off against multiple attackers. Don't wait until the sun goes down-prepare yourself now! When darkness falls . . . When the undead rise with a hunger for blood . . . When the hunt is on-and you are the prey . . . Will you be ready In the inevitable event of a vampire attack, the average citizen will be forced to engage in vicious hand-to-hand combat. To avoid serious injury, disfigurement, or death by exsanguination, you need to know the proper combat strategies and techniques to ward off a stronger, faster, more agile undead opponent looking to drain the life from your body. Are you prepared With detailed illustrations and firsthand accounts from vampire combat veterans-as well as interviews with actual members of the undead-this manual provides you with the information you need to survive with your life and blood supply intact, including- Debunking myths, i.e.- vampire flight, animal metamorphosis, physical attraction to humans Crafting the most lethal vampire weapons from everyday materials The pros-and cons-of decapitation Weaponizing Ultraviolet (UV) light against an undead opponent Using the Domicile Histodiscordant Reaction (DHR), otherwise known as 'The Vampire Invitation,' to your advantage Solo attacks, team-based combat, and much more . . . The Vampire Combat Manual is your indispensable key to survival, whether in a one-on-one battle for blood or a face-off against multiple attackers. Don't wait until the sun goes down-prepare yourself now!

Reviews

Praise for The Zombie Combat Manual

The Zombie Combat Manual kicks undead ass! Roger Ma saves the day with this smart, funny, and thoroughly practical book on fighting the living dead.--Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero and Zombie CSU

As a practitioner of martial arts, and a former US Army Ranger, I cannot stress enough how important empty-hand fighting isThere are many survival books out there on how to deal with the living dead and then theres this one. Roger Mas book should be on the short list of handy manuals to take with you to the zombie apocalypse.--Don Roff, author of Zombies:A Record of the Year of Infection

If youre a reader who likes books about zombies that never blink and keep up the intensity for the entire read, then The Zombie Combat Manual is the book for you.--Scott Kenemore, authorof The Zen of Zombie and Z.E.O.


Author Bio

Roger Ma specializes in hand-to-hand combat against the undead. He is the author of The Zombie Combat Manual- A Guide to Fighting the Living Dead, The Vampire Combat Manual- A Guide to Fighting the Bloodthirsty Undead, The Zombie Combat Field Guide, and The Vampire Combat Field Guide. He is the founder of the Zombie Combat Club and the Vampire Combat Club, organizations that focus on battling the undead without the aid of a firearm. He was recently featured as a zombie expert on the History Channel documentary 'Zombies- A Living History.' He currently trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

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