By the sword : a history of gladiators, musketeers, samurai, swashbucklers, and Olympic champions / Richard Cohen.

Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who would cross swords with Bess after school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Ignatius Loyola challenged a man to a duel for denying Christ's divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussol...

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Main Author: Cohen, Richard, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, ©2002.
Edition:1st ed.
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