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This book dispels the many myths and
misconceptions about swords and swordmanship that swashbuckler films like The Three
Musketeers have generated. This scholarly, entertaining guide is the most thorough work on
historical European swordsmanship ever undertaken. It serves as both a general reference
and an instructional guide for advanced and beginning sword enthusiast, students of
military history and martial artists. An invaluable compilation of historical and never
before published material, it includes information from rare 16th and 17th century
manuscripts from Germany, Italy, France and Great Britain. John Clements combined
exhaustive research with hands on practice in fencing, contact weapon sparring and
training with historically accurate replicas. He then illustrated the text with more than
100 original drawings depicting authentic Renaissance sword fighting techniques and how
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