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Showing top 10 titles, sorted by the number of recommendations:  Records of the Medieval Sword by Ewart Oakeshott  Forty years of intensive research into the specialised subject of the straight two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages are contained in this study. ...
 Show DetailsThis title has 43 recommendations by our members.. The Archaeology of Weapons: Arms and Armour from Prehistory to the Age of Chivalry (Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor) by R. Ewart Oakeshott  Tremendously detailed and thorough account of premodern weapons of war — from the prehistoric Bronze and Iron Ages and the breakup of the Roman Empire, to the ...
Show DetailsThis title has 36 recommendations by our members.. Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight: An Illustrated History of Weaponry in the Middle Ages by David Edge, John Miles Paddock  A fantastic book examining the arms and armor of the middle ages.
Show DetailsThis title has 36 recommendations by our members.. Fighting with the German Longsword by Christian Henry Tobler  Christian Henry Tobler presents a "how-to" course of study for learning Liechtenauer's secret art. Topics include the concepts of timing, distance, and initiative, ...
Show DetailsThis title has 25 recommendations by our members.. Armour from the Battle of Wisby by Bengt Thordeman  On a hot July day in 1361, 1,300 poorly armed men stood their ground to defend their city of Wisby against the pressure of King Waldemar. Unfortunately, the ...
Show DetailsThis title has 22 recommendations by our members.. Techniques Of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century by Brian R. Price  Few historical icons can match the evocative power of the medieval suit of armour, and this epic new book is a complete course in the tools and techniques of the ...
Show DetailsThis title has 20 recommendations by our members.. Swords of the Viking Age by Ian Peirce  This new work fills a vacuum in English language studies of the swords made and used in northern Europe during the Viking Age, from the mid-eighth through to the ...
Show DetailsThis title has 19 recommendations by our members.. The Sword in the Age of Chivalry by Ewart Oakeshott  A history and typology of the European knightly sword. Oakeshott draws on his extensive research to trace its development from the knightly successors of the Viking ...
Show DetailsThis title has 18 recommendations by our members.. Secrets of German Medieval Swordsmanship: Sigmund Ringeck's Commentaries on Liechtenauer by Christian Henry Tobler  Medieval Fighting with the German MastersChristian Henry Tobler presents a beautifully interpreted study of fighting techniques recorded in the mnemonic verse of ...
Show DetailsThis title has 16 recommendations by our members.. The Swordman's Companion: A Modern Training Manual for the Medieval Longsword by Guy Windsor  How was the medieval sword used? Although many books have been released detailing techniques of the medieval swordmasters, none of them can really be termed easily ...
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