- Taschenbuch: 298 Seiten
- Verlag: Cfw Media Llc (März 1999)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1892515040
- ISBN-13: 978-1892515049
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 25,5 x 17,7 x 2,1 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.4 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (9 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 403.099 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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A good read? Certainly. Well researched? Undeniably. Unique in perspective and presentation. No doubt about it.
But what most reviewers here have been missing is that the underbelly of Amberger's book presents a quite revolutionary set of evaluative criteria that can and should be used to put all human fight scenarios (not only those with edged weapons) into proper perspective.
While the accounts of duels and the scientific explosion of myths are great, insightful, and extremely well written, Amberger's single most important contribution to the Martial Arts is his Grid of Steel... a systematic set of criteria that... when applied to a given scenario... enables you to crystallize the ultimate purpose and end of the fight. Applied BEFORE a fight, it focuses you on exactly what you need to achieve... how and how fast you need to achieve it... and what you need to cut out to meet your ultimate purpose.
An excellent, excellent book.
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I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of the sword in Europe. This is a collection of essays more than a straight history. The writing is lively, and is well illustrated with drawings and anecdotes from historical sources. The book seems especially strong on German fencing.
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The Secret History of the Sword is interesting and insightful as author J. Christoph Amberger effectively weaves history, drama, and metaphor into a compelling account of the development, culture, and social significance of Europe's ancient sword arts.Amberger, the publisher of Hammerterz Forum and consultant to the documentary "Deadly Duels," has done a tremendous job here, and should be commended for not only challenging and dispelling many of the myths that surround and plague these arts, but for doing so in such an engaging and often comical style. In my own related research, I have poured over reams of notes, monographs, and films on the "history and culture" of the sword, but nowhere has a more well-rounded, comprehensive, and concise history of the European sword and its collateral arts been presented, and with such accuracy. The Secret History of the Sword stands well above them all in breadth, scope, and presentation.It is perhaps Amberger's humility that has afforded us such an unbiased presentation of these otherwise heretofore romanticized cultural artifacts. This is exemplified most obviously in the author's omission of certain schools (such as the Spanish) from this study. For while Amberger knows what he knows, more importantly, he knows what he doesn't know. Thus, where his research is lacking he is secure in himself enough to avoid the topic or direct the reader to the appropriate sources. The result: an opus of inspiring proportions that does not put on airs, perpetuate dogma, or fill in the gaps with nonsense. The engaging duels presented as interludes between chapters, are alone worth the price of admission!
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Dull, Clinical, Passionless
I got this book with high hopes from the title. Now I can say save your money. This thing was so dry and dull I kept looking back at the cover to make sure it was the same book. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. November 1999 veröffentlicht
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Cream of the crop
Amberger is brash, irreverent, sarcastic and (mostly) right on the money with his theories. (Gotta love a German who titles a chapter "Kraut Control"... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. August 1999 veröffentlicht
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One of the best works on the sword since Richard Burton!
Terse, witty, and chock-full with new, provocative (and often controversial) insights. Even if you don't happen to agree with the author on all points, you can't help but stand in... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
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A TRUE TREASURE TROVE OF FENCING LORE!
"Secret History" provides so much unusual and interesting information, it really is in a catagory all its own. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Juni 1999 von Anita Evangelista
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Interesting read, but meandering
Mr Amberger puts together a very good read, and presents very interesting points. However, I feel that he partially fails in his promise to show "development of sword... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Mai 1999 von Shayne Lynch (lynchs@my-dejanews.com)
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The best fencing book of the decade
The Secret History of the Sword is easily the most compelling book swordsmanship of the decade. Amberger's double-edged pen is as sharp as the blades he describes. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. März 1999 veröffentlicht
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