SWORD FIGHTERS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE and other Kinsley books

[L. Braden]

http://www.lulu.com/shop/search.ep?type=&keyWords=d+a+kinsley&x=0&y=0&sitesearch=lulu.com&q=

"I highly recommend reading D. A. Kinsley's books. ... Kinsley has assembled many period accounts of the use of the sword in battle and his work serves as the best one-stop shop for primary source material covering the Victorian period." Jonathan Hopkins, VWF, 21 Dec. 2011. Ditto the Napoleonic Wars and other conflicts, 1600-1900.

[Mark]

Thanks for the heads-up!

Mark

[Jonathan]

Do you know if there are plans to release this as an ebook on any other platforms (Kindle, Nook, iPad)?

[L. Braden]

According to Lulu, you can view their pdfs on iPad, Nook, Kindle, etc. Just click onto "More Detail" in the "eBook (PDF)" listing of a particular book to see all of the info. I know of a person who downloaded one of them onto his iPad.
P.S. I'm told that K's pdfs don't require any special readers due to DRM.

[Matt Easton]

Blades of the British Empire for sale here:

http://www.lulu.com/shop/d-a-kinsley/bl ... 28776.html

I can not recommend this book highly enough for anybody interested in reading first-hand accounts of British hand-to-hand fighting from the 17th-19th centuries. It is a MUST HAVE for any serious student of close combat. This book covers a LOT, describing fighting with swords, sabres, tulwars, baskethilts, bayonets, spears, lances, kukris and a load of other things. It covers the continual thrust vs. cut debate that went on, as well as what happened when European soldiers and adventurers met each other in conflict, as well as the warriors of Africa and Asia. This book should be of interest to anyone who collects the armaments of the period and will give you a lot more insight into how they were used and why they were designed that way (in some cases it will point out flaws in their design!).

This is not fiction, this is a large compilation of real first-hand accounts of people who fought in life and death encounters and survived to tell the tale. If you haven't read any of Kinsley's previous versions YOU NEED TO. If you bought a version quite some time ago then you'll find a lot of new material in this version.

It also comes in other formats (eg. cheap pdf download)

[Matt Easton]

This is the 3rd edition of Kinsley's book on hand-to-hand combat during the age of the British Empire, heavily weighted on the 19th century, with much new material and also now with an introduction by me:

http://www.fioredeiliberi.org/swordsmen ... sh-empire/

Your support in this endeavour is greatly appreciated - the book is available in hardback, paperback or PDF (incredibly good value!).

[Jonathan]

I just downloaded the e-book and I am reading it on my Nook. Your introductory essay is quite good, Matt. Quite good indeed! Those of us who focus on collecting swords (or any other type of Victorian militaria) rather than swordsmanship will find a greater understanding of, and perhaps a new appreciation for the swordsmanship, swords, and the men who once wielded them in battle. I am looking forward to reading through the rest of the book!