Swords and swordsmen /

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 swor...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Loades, Mike
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2010.
Temas:
Swords > History.
Swordsmen > History.
Épéistes > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Swords
Swordsmen
Schwert
Schwertkampf
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

Ejemplares similares