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Download or read book Swordsmen written by Roger Burrow Manning and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based upon a wide range of historical and literary sources, Swordsmen is a scholarly study of the military experiences of peers and gentlemen from the British Isles who volunteered to fight in the religious and dynastic wars of mainland Europe from the English intervention in the Dutch war of independence in 1585 to the death of the soldier-king William III in 1702. This apprenticeship in arms exposed these aristocrats to the chivalric revival, the military revolution and the values of neostoicism, and revived the martial ethos of the English aristocracy and reinvigorated the martial traditions of the Irish and Scots.
Book Synopsis Swords and Swordsmen by : Mike Loades
Download or read book Swords and Swordsmen written by Mike Loades and published by Pen & Sword Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swords and Swordsmen chronicles the major developments in the sword's design, manufacture and use from Ancient Egypt to the American Civil War. Author Mike Loades traces the history of the sword in war and the evolution of the private duel. The book takes certain surviving swords as landmarks on this journey of discovery. Each can be linked to a specific individual, allowing each sword to be discussed in the social and military context of its time and forming the starting point for detours through other types of sword and contemporary developments in their design, manufacture and use. From Tutankhamun to General Custer, and including a chapter on the legendary samurai Uesugi Kenshin, this book charts the lives of warriors from many ages and cultures; men whose lives often depended on their skill with the sword. Illustrated with line drawings (many derived from old fight manuals) and dozens of photographs of surviving swords, Swords and Swordsmen celebrates these weapons as iconic works of art and powerful cultural symbols as well as examining the lethal practicality of their sue.
Book Synopsis Swords and Swordsmen by : Mike Loades
Download or read book Swords and Swordsmen written by Mike Loades and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-03-04 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A ‘must have’ book for anyone who has an interest in edged weapons . . . Loades holds the reader’s full attention with each sword’s story that he tells.” —The Lone Star Book Review This magnificent book tells the story of the evolution of swords, how they were made, how they were used, and the people that used them. It doesn’t claim to give comprehensive coverage but instead takes certain surviving examples as landmarks on a fascinating journey through the history of swords. Each is selected because it can be linked to a specific individual, thus telling their story too and giving a human interest. So the journey starts with the sword of Tutankhamun and ends with the swords of J. E. B. Stuart and George Custer. Along the way we take in Henry V, Cromwell and Uesugi Kenshin, and there is the most detailed discussion you’ll find anywhere of all of George Washington’s swords. The chapters on these specific swords and swordsmen are alternated with more general chapters on the changing technical developments and fashions in swords and their use. The reader’s guide on this historical tour is Mike Loades. Mike has been handling swords most of his life, as a fight arranger, stuntman and historical weapons expert for TV and stage. As much as his profound knowledge of the subject, it is his lifelong passion for swords that comes through on every page. His fascinating text is supported by a lavish wealth of images, many previously unpublished and taken specifically for this book. “Superb . . . the most breathtaking coverage from the earliest days to modern times. Brilliant.” —Books Monthly
Book Synopsis Paper Swordsmen by : John Christopher Hamm
Download or read book Paper Swordsmen written by John Christopher Hamm and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The martial arts novel is one of the most distinctive and widely-read forms of modern Chinese fiction. John Christopher Hamm offers the first in-depth English-language study of this fascinating and influential genre, focusing on the work of its undisputed twentieth-century master, Jin Yong.
Book Synopsis Swordsmen of the Screen by : Jeffrey Richards
Download or read book Swordsmen of the Screen written by Jeffrey Richards and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating study of the genre of swashbuckling films received wide critical acclaim when it was first published in 1977. Jeffrey Richards assesses the contributions to the genre of directors, designers and fencing masters, as well as of the stars themselves, and devotes several chapters to the principal subjects if the swashbucklers – pirates, highwaymen, cavaliers and knights. The result is to recall, however fleetingly, the golden days of the silver screen. Reviews of the original edition: ‘An intelligent, scholarly, well-written account of adventure films, this work is sensitive both to cinema history and to the literary origins of the "swashbuckler"....Essential for any library with books on film, it may very well be the definitive book on its subject.’ – Library Journal
Book Synopsis The Reluctant Swordsman by : Dave Duncan
Download or read book The Reluctant Swordsman written by Dave Duncan and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man is transformed into a barbarian fighter in this adventure from “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). Wallie Smith can feel the pain. He goes to the hospital and remembers the doctors and the commotion, but when he wakes up it all seems like a dream. However, if that was a dream, how do you explain waking up in another body and in another world? Little Wallie finds himself in the physique of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by both an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess and a voluptuous slave girl. Is this a rude awakening or a dream come true? What in the world will Wallie do now that he has found himself stranded in a strange realm? Well, it just so happens that the Goddess is in need of a swordsman. It will not be easy, but if he succeeds he will have everything he wants. If he does not, things could get ugly. Wallie is reluctant but sees his chance. If only he had the faintest clue as to the adventure he is about to unleash! If only he could imagine the forces that will be out to vanquish him!
Book Synopsis Enter the Manifeco: Symphony of the Swordsmen ACT 3 by : J.W. Plunkett
Download or read book Enter the Manifeco: Symphony of the Swordsmen ACT 3 written by J.W. Plunkett and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark once again through the Beastly Kingdom gates to witness the thrilling finale of the Symphony of the Swordsmen Trilogy. Join Saria Manifeco and her alliance as they infiltrate the fortress of their adversary. Will they claim victory and bring this quest to a swift conclusion or will they face a wrath which could tear them asunder.
Book Synopsis Enter the Manifeco: Symphony of the Swordsmen, ACT 2 by : J.W. Plunkett
Download or read book Enter the Manifeco: Symphony of the Swordsmen, ACT 2 written by J.W. Plunkett and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2023-01-24 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jump back into the Beastly Kingdom where the stakes have grown higher and even more dire for our feisty prodigy thief. With the name of their most recent foe the Doragonai revealed, Saria Manifeco and her allies make the long trek back to their secret hideout awaiting a most trusted confidante to help formulate a battle plan. Meanwhile, Saria's childhood friend James Miyatti is revealed to still walk amongst the living, hunting after the very same adversary. Destiny soon reunites them and together their combined wrath shall inflict much trepidation upon their common foe. The fateful reunion may not end up being quite what they envisioned however, for heartache and treachery lies around the corner. Ready to strike far too close to home.
Book Synopsis Yoshioka: dyers and swordsmen of Feudal Japan, 1540-1615 by : Satoru Matsumoto
Download or read book Yoshioka: dyers and swordsmen of Feudal Japan, 1540-1615 written by Satoru Matsumoto and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the capital of the political power of feudal Japan, Kyoto, around 1540, a clan of formidable swordsmen who had previously dedicated themselves to trade and the production of colors for dyeing fabrics began to emerge. However, their exploits as master swordsmen lasted only four generations; they then died out or had to return to their previous economic activities. More than for their skills as instructors of the house of the shogun, they, in fact, went down in history for a number of battles lost against Shinmen Munisai, and his legendary son, Miyamoto Musashi. In the stories passed down to us, truth and myth are blurred, leaving the researcher and the reader with many unanswered questions and doubts. Who were the Yoshioka? When did their exploits as swordsmen begin? Where did their martial art come from? Who were their opponents? Were they really defeated or killed in duels against Miyamoto Musashi?
Book Synopsis Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea by : Jeffrey Talanian
Download or read book Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea written by Jeffrey Talanian and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Role-Playing Game of Swords, Sorcery, and Weird Fantasy
Book Synopsis Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History by :
Download or read book Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History by : University of Pennsylvania. Department of History
Download or read book Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History written by University of Pennsylvania. Department of History and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History by : University of Pennsylvania. Dept. of History
Download or read book Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History written by University of Pennsylvania. Dept. of History and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Statistical Documents of the Middle Ages by : Roland P. Falkner
Download or read book Statistical Documents of the Middle Ages written by Roland P. Falkner and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of History written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Seventh Sword written by Dave Duncan and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 1781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young man is transformed into a barbarian fighter in this adventurous series from “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly). In this complete collection of the high fantasy Seventh Sword series by Aurora Award–winning author Dave Duncan, Wallie Smith must face a new destiny and save an unfamiliar world from evil forces. The Reluctant Swordsman: Wallie goes to the hospital and wakes up in the body of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by a voluptuous slave girl and an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess. When he learns the Goddess needs a swordsman, he reluctantly agrees to set off on her quest. The Coming of Wisdom: Wallie is staring death in the face when the Goddess gives him a new body and the fabled Sapphire Sword in return for being her champion. But Wallie and his weapon quickly find themselves outmatched in a world of high-stakes magic. The Destiny of the Sword: Wallie is entrusted by the presiding goddess with a mission to bring together all the swordsmen to finally defeat the sorcerers and their terrible technology. And while he’s not quite convinced he should oblige, goddesses can be very persuasive . . . The Death of Nnanji: For fifteen years the truce has held, but now sorcerers have started killing swordsmen again and swordsmen traitors are aiding them. Wallie, known now as Shonshu, must ride out to fight the war he hoped would never come, and his failure or success will determine the fate of the world for the next thousand years.
Book Synopsis Lives of Master Swordsmen by : Makoto Sugawara
Download or read book Lives of Master Swordsmen written by Makoto Sugawara and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: