Swords and Swordsmen

By Mike Loades,

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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…

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As part of the research for a new series set in the Age of Sail I revisited my reference library and found this book a useful overview of the subjext

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