This sixteenth-century German guide to sword fighting and combat training is a crucial source for understanding medieval swordplay techniques. Following his tra

The machines of war, and the effects of combat and its aftermath. The reader is also given a sense of how some writers and artists felt about the country and th

The Art of Unarmed Stage Combat is a guide to the principles and techniques of theatrical violence, combining detailed discussions of the mechanics of stage fig

Among the substantial legacy of martial arts texts left by combat masters working in the medieval German tradition, this book stands out as one of the most rema

The Flower of Battle is Colin Hatcher's translation of Fiore dei Liberi's art of combat from the early 15th century. The work included high-resolution images an