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By the Sword: Gladiators, Musketeers, Duelists, Samurai, Swashbucklers and Points of Honour - Softcover
Though fencing is seen as a graceful and noble sport, it is not without its seamy sides. By the Sword traces the darkness behind the mask, from the sport's early brutal days to the more civilised, 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 fencing a special emphasis in his regime and the best fencer the world has ever seen was an anti-Soviet spy. Cohen delves behind the headlines exposing lurid tales of cheating and blackmail, of murder and strange love affairs, the honour and dishonour of swordmanship and its cultural side from The Three Musketeers to Star Trek. Above all the book portrays the character of fencing - at once graceful, balletic, rough, technically beautiful and fiercely competitive.
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By the Sword Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who would cross swords with his daughter, Margaret, when she came home from school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Igantius Loyala challenged a man to a duel for denying Christ's divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussolini, who would tell his wife he was "off to get spaghetti," their co... Full description
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...it deals with the big themes of chivalry, the need to compete and that elusive quality that men call "honour". -- Sebastian Faulks
In this enormously learned but also gripping book, Richard Cohen... succeeds in conveying the sensations, excitement and sometimes terror of the contest. -- John Keegan, Military Historian
Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic and full of brio - the definitive study, hugely readable, of man's most deadly art. -- Simon Winchester (Author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne)
In this enormously learned but also gripping book, Richard Cohen... succeeds in conveying the sensations, excitement and sometimes terror of the contest. -- John Keegan, Military Historian
Like swordplay itself, By the Sword is elegant, accurate, romantic and full of brio - the definitive study, hugely readable, of man's most deadly art. -- Simon Winchester (Author of The Surgeon of Crowthorne)
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- PublisherPan Books
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0330482297
- ISBN 13 9780330482295
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages400
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Though fencing is seen as a graceful and noble sport, it is not without its seamy sides. By the Sword traces the darkness behind the mask, from the sport's early brutal days to the more civilised, 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 fencing a special emphasis in his regime and the best fencer the world has ever seen was an anti-Soviet spy. Cohen delves behind the headlines exposing lurid tales of cheating and blackmail, of murder and strange love affairs, the honour and dishonour of swordmanship and its cultural side from The Three Musketeers to Star Trek. Above all the book portrays the character of fencing - at once graceful, balletic, rough, technically beautiful and fiercely competitive. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001373994
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Book Description Paperback. The secret history of the fiercely beautiful art of fencing.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's early brutal days to the more civilised, 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 fencing a special emphasis in his regime and the best fencer the world has ever seen was an anti-Soviet spy.Cohen delves behind the headlines exposing lurid tales of cheating and blackmail, of murder and strange love affairs, the honour and dishonour of swordmanship and its cultural side from The Three Musketeers to Star Wars. Above all the book portrays the character of fencing - at once graceful, balletic, rough, technically beautiful and fiercely competitive. 2003. A fine, unmarked and unread copy. Seller Inventory # 21610948
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Book Description Paperback. The secret history of the fiercely beautiful art of fencing.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's early brutal days to the more civilised, 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 fencing a special emphasis in his regime and the best fencer the world has ever seen was an anti-Soviet spy.Cohen delves behind the headlines exposing lurid tales of cheating and blackmail, of murder and strange love affairs, the honour and dishonour of swordmanship and its cultural side from The Three Musketeers to Star Wars. Above all the book portrays the character of fencing - at once graceful, balletic, rough, technically beautiful and fiercely competitive. Seller Inventory # 16819747
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