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BY THE SWORD
GLADIATORS, MUSKETEERS, SAMURAI WARRIORS, SWASHBUCKLERS AND OLYMPIANS |
| By: |
Cohen |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1849831661 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781849831666 |
| Publisher: |
SIMON & SCHUSTER LTD |
| Pub. date: |
10 June, 2010 |
| Pages: |
560 |
| Description: |
A wide-ranging history of swordsmanship through the ages, written with passion and artistry by a former Olympic fencer. |
| Synopsis: |
The art and science of sword fighting goes back almost to the dawn of civilization and has been an obsession for much of mankind throughout recorded history. From the Roman arena to feudal Japan and from the duellists of Europe to the development of modern-day Olympic fencing, Richard Cohen traces the course of swordsmanship with wit and erudition in a fascinating and wonderfully discursive account. Packed with anecdote, superbly written and built on a solid foundation of historical research, this is a tribute to a deadly but beautiful skill, the mastery of which for centuries defined a man. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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