| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1. The sword of Tutankhamun, pharaoh of Egypt -- Chapter 2. Swords of the Iron Age: Greek, Celtic, Roman -- Chapter 3. The sword of King Raedwald, king of the East Angles -- Chapter 4. The swords of the Northmen: pirates to crusaders -- Chapter 5. The sword of King Henry V, king of England -- Chapter 6. Medieval diversity: bearing swords, backswords, falchions and war swords -- Chapter 7. The sword of Maximilian I, Holy Roman emperor -- Chapter 8. The sword of Uesugi Kenshin, samurai warlord -- Chapter 9. The sword of Honour and the rise of the civilian duel -- Chapter 10. The sword of Henri IV, king of France -- Chapter 11. The sword of Oliver Cromwell, lord protector of England -- Chapter 12. The gentleman's companion: the age of the smallsword -- Chapter 13. The many swords of George Washington: swords in the American Revolutionary War -- Chapter 14. The sword of Lieutenant Henry Lane, hussar at Waterloo -- Chapter 15. The swords of J.E.B. Stuart and G.A. Custer: cavalry generals in the American Civil War -- Chapter 16. Epilogue. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Swords -- History.
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Swordsmen -- History.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Swords. (OCoLC)fst01140675
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Swordsmen. (OCoLC)fst01140688
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Schwert.
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Schwertkampf.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Loades, Mike. Swords and swordsmen. Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2010 9781848841338 (DLC) 2011380793 (OCoLC)712281658 |
| ISBN |
9781848847033 (electronic bk.) |
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1848847033 (electronic bk.) |
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