First published in 1763, this new carefully edited
edition contains many illustrations. Essential reading for all historical swordfighters and students of martial arts and military history, much recommended.
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/the-school-of-fencing-with-a-general-explanation-of-the-principal-attitudes-and-positions-peculiar-to-the-art/#more-4122]here.[/link]
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First published in 1763, this new carefully edited
edition contains many illustrations. Essential reading for all historical swordfighters and students of martial arts and military history, much recommended.
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/the-school-of-fencing-with-a-general-explanation-of-the-principal-attitudes-and-positions-peculiar-to-the-art/#more-4122]here.[/link]
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This is a book that has seriously stood the test of time as it was first copyrighted by the author back in 1955, just four years before Lt. Col. Burne passed away. Burne served with the Royal Artillery during the First World War and served again in the second, assisting with cadet training. With the passing of time this important historical piece of work has been re-published several times, this example by Greenhill Books in 1990 followed again in 2016 by Frontline Books. For anyone studying the Hundred Years War, this book is a must. The following battles and campaigns are covered within this substantial paperback:- The 1339 and 1340 Campaigns; Brittany to The Battle of Morlaix, 1341-42; Brittany, 1342-47; The War in Gascony, 1345-47; The Crecy Campaign, 1346; The Battle of Crecy; The Siege of Calais; Between Crecy and Poitiers; The Black Prince’s ‘Grande Chevauchee’; Lancaster’s ‘Chevauchee’ in Normandy; Poitiers and Edward’s Last Campaign. While we associate Northern France.. Read more
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This is a book that has seriously stood the test of time as it was first copyrighted by the author back in 1955, just four years before Lt. Col. Burne passed away. Burne served with the Royal Artillery during the First World War and served again in the second, assisting with cadet training. With the passing of time this important historical piece of work has been re-published several times, this example by Greenhill Books in 1990 followed again in 2016 by Frontline Books. For anyone studying the Hundred Years War, this book is a must. The following battles and campaigns are covered within this substantial paperback:- The 1339 and 1340 Campaigns; Brittany to The Battle of Morlaix, 1341-42; Brittany, 1342-47; The War in Gascony, 1345-47; The Crecy Campaign, 1346; The Battle of Crecy; The Siege of Calais; Between Crecy and Poitiers; The Black Prince’s ‘Grande Chevauchee’; Lancaster’s ‘Chevauchee’ in Normandy; Poitiers and Edward’s Last Campaign. While we associate Northern France.. Read more
Military Modelling
If you’re interested in how people actually fought in the Early Modern Age, or just want to be able to visualize the duel between Romeo and Tybalt, The Art of Sword Combat is a book that will tell you everything you need to know.
Read the full review [link=http://www.medievalists.net/2016/08/31/fighting-to-win-the-art-of-sword-combat-in-the-early-modern-period/]here![/link]
Medievalists.net
If you’re interested in how people actually fought in the Early Modern Age, or just want to be able to visualize the duel between Romeo and Tybalt, The Art of Sword Combat is a book that will tell you everything you need to know.
Read the full review [link=http://www.medievalists.net/2016/08/31/fighting-to-win-the-art-of-sword-combat-in-the-early-modern-period/]here![/link]
Medievalists.net
Mercenaries are, of course, still prevalent in some of the modern-day conflicts we hear about on the news, but William Urban focuses on their deployment and employment during the middle years of the second millennium.
Books Monthly, May 2016 - Paul Norman
Mercenaries are, of course, still prevalent in some of the modern-day conflicts we hear about on the news, but William Urban focuses on their deployment and employment during the middle years of the second millennium.
Books Monthly, May 2016 - Paul Norman
The author has put the Battle of Agincourt into perspective against other important, if less well known, battles and engagements, providing also a greater depth to his presentation of the war than other authors have. The reader will come away from this book with a new understanding of how the armies fought and why the fortunes of war fell as they did. ... The great achievement of the author is to present his careful research and compelling arguments in a manner that is both satisfying to the historian, without reducing the attraction to the layman.
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The author has put the Battle of Agincourt into perspective against other important, if less well known, battles and engagements, providing also a greater depth to his presentation of the war than other authors have. The reader will come away from this book with a new understanding of how the armies fought and why the fortunes of war fell as they did. ... The great achievement of the author is to present his careful research and compelling arguments in a manner that is both satisfying to the historian, without reducing the attraction to the layman.
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