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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Duelists, Samurai, Swashbucklers and Points of Honour
By the Sword A History of Gladiators Musketeers Duelists Samurai Swashbucklers and Points of Honour
Author: Richard Cohen
Though fencing is seen as a graceful and noble sport, it is not without its seamy side. "By the Sword" traces the darkness behind the mask, from the sport'searly brutal days to the more civilized, yet no less dangerous, days of duelling and then to the present day. Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx and Mussolini were all involved in duels, Hitler gave ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780333901922
ISBN-10: 0333901924
Publication Date: 11/8/2002
Pages: 304
Edition: First edition.
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Publisher: Macmillan
Book Type: Hardcover
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