Close Quarters

	Close Quarters ''Close Quarters'' may refer to: * ''Close Quarters'' (Gilbert), a novel by Michael Gilbert * ''Close Quarters'' (Golding), a novel by William Golding ''Close Quarters'', a novel by Kenneth Bulmer, writing as Adam Hardy ''Close Quarters'', a novel by Jeff Gulvin ''Close Quarters'', a novel by Larry Heinemann "Close Quarters" (''The Professionals''), an episode of the crime action television drama series See also * Close-quarters combat * ''At Close Quarters ''At Close Quarters'' is a 2007 novel by Spanish author Eugenio Fuentes. Martin Schifino's English translation appeared in 2009 under Arcadia Books' imprint ''Euro Crime''. Plot The unexpected death of a highly disciplined and successful army ... '', a 2007 novel {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Close Quarters (Gilbert) Close Quarters is the first novel by the British mystery writer Michael Gilbert. Published in England by Hodder and Stoughton in 1947, it did not appear in the United States until 1963. By then Gilbert's reputation had been firmly established in both countries and his regular American publisher for many years had been Harper & Brothers. ''Close Quarters'', however, was published by Walker and Company, a less prestigious house. In it we are introduced to Chief Inspector Hazlerigg, who will go on to be a recurring character in a number of Gilbert's works throughout the next ten years. Gilbert, who was appointed CBE in 1980, was a founder-member of the British Crime Writers' Association. The Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master in 1988 and in 1990 he was presented Bouchercon's Lifetime Achievement Award. Golden Age conventions A series of deaths, the first one an apparent accident, takes place in the normally quiet cathedral town of Welchester, more particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Close Quarters (Golding) ''To the Ends of the Earth'' is the title given to a trilogy of nautical, relational novels—''Rites of Passage'' (1980), ''Close Quarters'' (1987), and ''Fire Down Below'' (1989)—by British author William Golding. Set on a former British man-of-war transporting migrants to Australia in the early 19th century, the novels explore themes of class and man's reversion to savagery when isolated, in this case, the closed society of the ship's passengers and crew. The first of the books, ''Rites of Passage,'' was awarded the Booker Prize in 1980. The trilogy as a whole was adapted by the late Leigh Jackson and Tony Basgallop for a 2005 BBC drama mini-series of the same name, directed by David Attwood and starring Benedict Cumberbatch. It aired in the United States in PBS' 2006 season of '' Masterpiece Theatre''. It became available in 2016 on Netflix and Hulu streaming. Plot summaries ''Rites of Passage'' ''Rites of Passage'' (1980) is an account of a six-month voyage to Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kenneth Bulmer Henry Kenneth Bulmer (14 January 1921 – 16 December 2005) was a British author, primarily of science fiction. Life Born in London, he married Pamela Buckmaster on 7 March 1953. They had one son and two daughters, and they divorced in 1981. Bulmer lived in Tunbridge Wells, Kent where he died on 16 December 2005. Career in science fiction A prolific writer, Bulmer penned over 160 novels and numerous short stories, both under his real name and various pseudonyms. For instance, his long-running Dray Prescot series of planetary romances was initially published as Alan Burt Akers, and later as by the first-person protagonist of the series, Prescot himself. Bulmer's works are popular in translation, particularly Germany, to the extent that in some cases they have been published only in German editions, with the original English-language versions remaining unpublished. Bulmer did some work in comics, writing Jet-Ace Logan stories for ''Tiger'', scripts for ''War Picture Library'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Larry Heinemann Larry Curtis Heinemann (January 18, 1944 – December 11, 2019) was an American novelist born and raised in Chicago. His published work – three novels and a memoir – is primarily concerned with the Vietnam War. Life Heinemann served a combat tour as a conscripted draftee in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1968 with the 25th Infantry Division, and described himself as the most ordinary of soldiers. He received a B.A. from Columbia College, Chicago in 1971, taught creative writing there for fifteen years, and meanwhile wrote his own first and second novels. In 1986 he resigned over a furious argument about nepotism and academic freedom."Larry Heinemann in Conversation With Kurt Jacobsen" . '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Close Quarters (The Professionals) This is a list of all ''The Professionals'' episodes, which comprises the following cast members: Gordon Jackson (George Cowley), Martin Shaw (Ray Doyle) and Lewis Collins (William Bodie). Since the deaths of Gordon Jackson and Lewis Collins on 15 January 1990 and 27 November 2013 respectively, Martin Shaw is the only surviving cast member of the show. Series overview The Professionals was produced by Brian Clemens's Avengers Mark 1 Productions for London Weekend Television (LWT) in five production blocks. These episodes were originally broadcast on the ITV ITV or iTV may refer to: ITV Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of: * ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ... network in a series of five scheduling runs. The transmission order of the episodes in these series was often different from the production order, but given that each ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Close-quarters Combat Close-quarters combat (CQC) or close-quarters battle (CQB) is a tactical situation that involves a physical fight with firearms involved between multiple combatants at short range. It can occur between military units, police/corrections officers and criminal elements, and in other similar situations. In warfare, it usually consists of units or teams of varying size engaging the target or attacking personnel with personal weapons within a distance of up to 100 meters (110 yards), from proximity hand-to-hand combat to close-quarter target negotiation with usually automatic weapons. In the typical close combat scenario, the attackers try a very fast, violent takeover of a vehicle or structure controlled by the defenders, who usually have no easy method to withdraw. Because attacking and defending personnel, hostages/civilians, and friendly personnel can be closely intermingled, close-quarters combat demands a rapid assault and a precise implementation of lethal force. The operators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]