Most of them are grenadiers, who won't be worth much in a hand-to-hand battle.

After a hand-to-hand battle, Jo won and Maria lost her will to fight.

A ferocious hand-to-hand battle now ensued, lasting two to three hours.

"If it becomes an all-out, hand-to-hand urban battle for Baghdad, then we'll have done something wrong," a senior military official said.

The Marines and the Japanese engage in a fierce hand-to-hand battle to the death.

Shortly before the story begins, a hand-to-hand battle has occurred on an icy plain.

The Metrons caught us both and decided to resolve our conflict with a hand-to-hand battle.

Both operate on the edge of the play and find themselves in hand-to-hand battle with recognized superstars.

An intense, six-hour hand-to-hand battle ensued, and many were killed on each side.

Sometimes the hand-to-hand battles would last all through the night.