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Sword in Hand: A History of the Medieval Sword
by Ewart Oakeshott

Average myArmoury rating:  (7 votes)


List Price: $60.00

Edition: Hardcover

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This item is on 22 member reading lists:

P. Norton :: Unrated
—Updated Mar 16, 2012

Roberto Banfi :: Unrated
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Scott Hrouda :: Unrated
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Todd Hawkins :: Unrated
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Craig Johnson :: * RECOMMENDED *
Quite simply the story of the Medieval sword as told by the great Ewart Oakeshott. A great read for all levels of study and one that only Mr. Oakeshott could have written.
—Updated Feb 1, 2010

Carlo D. Tuzzio :: Unrated
—Updated Aug 10, 2009

JE Sarge :: Unrated
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Jon Tait :: Unrated
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Richard Fay :: Unrated
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Steve Maly :: Unrated
—Updated Feb 19, 2006

Edward Hitchens :: * RECOMMENDED *
An excellent resource for the novice and scholar alike. The tone of this book is almost like spending an evening with the author himself, as many other reviews have said. This book elaborates much on historical figures of the time as well as the swords themselves. Mr. Oakeshott ...
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—Updated Jan 12, 2006

Jason Elrod :: Unrated
—Updated Dec 18, 2005

Chad Arnow :: * RECOMMENDED *
Much of the information in this book is covered elsewhere, but the tone is more conversational and many images have been enhanced and enlarged. Also included are nice illustrations not seen in his other books. Not an enormous amount of text for the price, but still worth every ...
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—Updated Dec 13, 2005

Nathan Robinson :: * RECOMMENDED *
This is a compilation of articles originally featured in Gun Report Magazine. It's written from a narrative perspective that only a man with a life-long passion for the subject of European arms could muster. The author's unique ability to cite obscure references and note ...
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—Updated Dec 13, 2005 :: 2 of 2 members found this review helpful

Chuck Russell :: Unrated
—Updated Nov 6, 2005

Russ Ellis ::
This "book" is a compendium of articles originally published separately. There are some interesting anecdotes etc. and this book helps to round out Oakeshott but there is nothing truly revolutionary in this book that can't be pulled from other Oakeshott sources.
—Updated Oct 10, 2005

Steve Grisetti :: Unrated
—Updated Sep 25, 2005

Patrick Kelly ::
As a reprint of several articles written by Mr. Oakeshott for Man at Arms magazine this book serves as a good compilation of his views on the medieval sword and the typology he developed to describe it. While this is not the penultimate Oakeshott book it is a worthwhile addition to ...
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—Updated Jul 31, 2005

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—Updated Jul 21, 2005







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