By the Sword by Richard Cohen
Though fencing is seen as a graceful and noble sport, it is not without its seamy sides. By the Sword traces the darkness behind the mask, from the sport's early brutal days to the more civilised, yet no less dangerous, days of duelling and then to the present day. Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx and Mussolini were all involved in duels, Hitler gave fencing a special emphasis in his regime and the best fencer the world has ever seen was an anti-Soviet spy. Cohen delves behind the headlines exposing lurid tales of cheating and blackmail, of murder and strange love affairs, the honour and dishonour of swordmanship and its cultural side from The Three Musketeers to Star Trek. Above all the book portrays the character of fencing - at once graceful, balletic, rough, technically beautiful and fiercely competitive.
Richard Cohen is a renowned publisher, journalist and author - the editor behind Jeffrey Archer's early novels. He has written for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Daily Telegraph and is a regular broadcaster on the BBC. Five times National Sabre Champion, he was selected for the British Olympic team in 1972, 1974, 1980 and 1984. He lives in New York
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330482295 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330482297 |
| Title | By the Sword |
| Author | Richard Cohen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2003-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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