Author: Richard Cohen
Publisher: BANTAM (BDD)/RANDOM HOUSE, Dec 2008
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 0-8129-6966-9
Synopsis
An epic history of sword fighting?a science, an art, &, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt. An engrossing history of the world via the sword. 544 pgs.
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By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting?a science, an art, &, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt & has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit & insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world via the sword.
