On the first morning after our arrival we met ‘Dan’ Fairbairn and ‘Bill’ Sykes. We were taken into ... then with the guard put on and then the handle, the grip. The grip was to be ...

The Fairbairn-Sykes dagger has one purpose: to kill. Issued to British commandos, it has a thin, exceptionally sharp blade that will open an artery with a quick flick. That’s the story behind ...