Cato
The Book of Swords
by Hank Reinhardt
Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Pub. Enterprises; New York: Distributed by Simon & Schuster, c2009
Hank Reinhardt spent a decade testing sword weaponry based on historical evidence such as grave excavations, illustrations of battle scenes, and classical and medieval literary sources.
“The subject is, of course, the longest-employed basic weapon in recorded history. Reinhardt seems to know every sword ever made, from early copper, bronze, and iron models to the steel examples that predominated during the past three millennia”
Ray Olson; Booklist, August 1, 2009, Vol. 105 Issue 22, p18, 1p.
by Hank Reinhardt
Riverdale, N.Y.: Baen Pub. Enterprises; New York: Distributed by Simon & Schuster, c2009
Hank Reinhardt spent a decade testing sword weaponry based on historical evidence such as grave excavations, illustrations of battle scenes, and classical and medieval literary sources.
“The subject is, of course, the longest-employed basic weapon in recorded history. Reinhardt seems to know every sword ever made, from early copper, bronze, and iron models to the steel examples that predominated during the past three millennia”
Ray Olson; Booklist, August 1, 2009, Vol. 105 Issue 22, p18, 1p.