Author : George Neilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Dueling
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010617215
Trial by Combat
George Neilson
Trial By Combat
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The Last Duel
Eric Jager
Author : Eric Jager
Publisher : Crown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767914178
The Last Duel by Eric Jager Pdf
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite’s fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded—but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.
TRIAL BY COMBAT
GEORGE. NEILSON
Author : GEORGE. NEILSON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033573604
TRIAL BY COMBAT by GEORGE. NEILSON Pdf
Trial by Combat
Thomas M. Rice
Author : Thomas M. Rice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1418491306
Trial by Combat by Thomas M. Rice Pdf
This is a thrilling personal account of a paratrooper's experiences in the 1944 battle for Normandy. behind enemy lines six hours before the Allies stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-day. Rice doesn't sanitize or sensationalize his story; he tells us of the utter chaos of battle - the terror, the carnage, the horror, the folly of war. Words such as patriotism, courage, and honor are seldom written by Rice, but in the facts and eyewitness accounts presented here, we discover what genuine patriotism is, what courage consists of, and what a frightful price must sometimes be paid for honor.
Trial by Combat
George Neilson
Author : George Neilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Dueling
ISBN : OCLC:3928805
Trial by Combat by George Neilson Pdf
Trial by Combat
George Neilson
Author : George Neilson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354924827
Trial by Combat by George Neilson Pdf
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Blood Royal
Eric Jager
Author : Eric Jager
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316224536
Blood Royal by Eric Jager Pdf
A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation. On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his brother King Charles, who had gone mad. As panic seized Paris, an investigation began. In charge was the Provost of Paris, Guillaume de Tignonville, the city's chief law enforcement officer -- and one of history's first detectives. As de Tignonville began to investigate, he realized that his hunt for the truth was much more dangerous than he ever could have imagined. A rich portrait of a distant world, Blood Royal is a gripping story of conspiracy, crime and an increasingly desperate hunt for the truth. And in Guillaume de Tignonville, we have an unforgettable detective for the ages, a classic gumshoe for a cobblestoned era.
Medieval Combat
Hans Talhoffer
Author : Hans Talhoffer
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473835177
Medieval Combat by Hans Talhoffer Pdf
“[A] remarkable how-to . . . offers freeze-frame instructions on medieval martial arts using swords, shields, poleaxes, daggers and wrestling” (Publishers Weekly). Written by German fencing master Hans Talhoffer in 1467, this book illustrates the intricacies of the medieval art of fighting, covering both the “judicial duel” (an officially sanctioned fight to resolve a legal dispute) and personal combat. Combatants in the Middle Ages used footwork, avoidance, and the ability to judge and manipulate timing and distance to exploit and enhance the sword’s inherent cutting and thrusting capabilities. These skills were supplemented with techniques for grappling, wrestling, kicking and throwing the opponent, as well as disarming him by seizing his weapon. Every attack contained a defense and every defense a counterattack. Talhoffer reveals the techniques for wrestling, unarmored fighting with the long sword, poleaxe, dagger, sword and buckler, and mounted combat. This unparalleled guide to medieval combat, illustrated with 268 contemporary images, provides a glimpse of real people fighting with skill, sophistication and ruthlessness. This is one of the most popular and influential manuals of its kind. “This superb treatise, amply illustrated, provides valuable insight into the real world of medieval combat. Magnificent!” —Books Monthly
Summer Ball
Mike Lupica
Author : Mike Lupica
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101200629
Summer Ball by Mike Lupica Pdf
The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Travel Team! When you’re the smallest kid playing a big man’s game, the challenges never stop—especially when your name is Danny Walker. Leading your travel team to the national championship may seem like a dream come true, but for Danny, being at the top just means the competition tries that much harder to knock him off. Now Danny’s leaving Middletown for the summer and heading to Right Way basketball camp, where he’s out of his element and maybe out of his league. The country’s best ballers are in attendance, and Danny will need to raise his game if he wants to match up. But it won’t be easy. Old rivals and new battles leave Danny wondering if he really has what it takes to stand tall. “Lupica is at his best when he puts the reader right in the center of the action on the court. His game descriptions are fast, accurate, and exciting. Young sports-fiction fans will eat this up.” –Booklist “Sports fans will relish the on-court action, expertly rendered in Lupica's taut prose. This worthy sequel to Travel Team should earn a wide audience.” –School Library Journal “Lupica knows his basketball and knows how to spin a page-turner of a story. Those who enjoyed the first installment of Danny's story will be thrilled to read a sequel, and even those middle school readers who are not huge sports fans will want to cheer for Danny Walker, who proves that determination can be a whole lot bigger than height.” –VOYA
On Combat
Dave Grossman,Loren W. Christensen
Author : Dave Grossman,Loren W. Christensen
Publisher : Ppct Research Publications
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Combat
ISBN : PSU:000063120769
On Combat by Dave Grossman,Loren W. Christensen Pdf
Looks at the effect of deadly battle on the body and mind and offers new research findings to help prevent lasting adverse effects.
Camus at Combat
Albert Camus
Author : Albert Camus
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691263007
Camus at Combat by Albert Camus Pdf
Paris is firing all its ammunition into the August night. Against a vast backdrop of water and stone, on both sides of a river awash with history, freedom's barricades are once again being erected. Once again justice must be redeemed with men's blood. Albert Camus (1913–1960) wrote these words in August 1944, as Paris was being liberated from German occupation. Although best known for his novels including The Stranger and The Plague, it was his vivid descriptions of the horrors of the occupation and his passionate defense of freedom that in fact launched his public fame. Now, for the first time in English, Camus at 'Combat' presents all of Camus' World War II resistance and early postwar writings published in Combat, the resistance newspaper where he served as editor-in-chief and editorial writer between 1944 and 1947. These 165 articles and editorials show how Camus' thinking evolved from support of a revolutionary transformation of postwar society to a wariness of the radical left alongside his longstanding strident opposition to the reactionary right. These are poignant depictions of issues ranging from the liberation, deportation, justice for collaborators, the return of POWs, and food and housing shortages, to the postwar role of international institutions, colonial injustices, and the situation of a free press in democracies. The ideas that shaped the vision of this Nobel-prize winning novelist and essayist are on abundant display. More than half a century after the publication of these writings, they have lost none of their force. They still speak to us about freedom, justice, truth, and democracy.
On War
Carl von Clausewitz
Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : EAN:4066339538344
On War by Carl von Clausewitz Pdf
"On War" by Carl von Clausewitz (translated by J. J. Graham). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Trial by Fire and Battle in Medieval German Literature
Vickie L. Ziegler
Author : Vickie L. Ziegler
Publisher : Camden House
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 1571132910
Trial by Fire and Battle in Medieval German Literature by Vickie L. Ziegler Pdf
Well after the condemnation of ordeals by the Fourth Lateran Council, the Kunigunde legend preserves the ordeal by fire in a sort of hagiographic amber, much as it was portrayed in the mid-twelfth-century Richardis legend, while Stricker's short secular burlesque "The Hot Iron," written in the mid-thirteenth century, makes sport of this formerly serious legal proceeding, reflecting the almost immediate abandonment of trial by fire as a legal proof in many areas after the council's decision."
LAST DUEL
ERIC. JAGER
Author : ERIC. JAGER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Dueling
ISBN : OCLC:1310736962
LAST DUEL by ERIC. JAGER Pdf
The Last Duel
Eric Jager
Author : Eric Jager
Publisher : Crown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767919616
The Last Duel by Eric Jager Pdf
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite’s fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded—but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.