Dueling with the Sword and Pistol: 400 Years of One-on-One Combat
Paul Kirchner - Dueling with the Sword and Pistol: 400 Years of One-on-One Combat
Paladin Press | 2004 | ISBN: 1581604580 | English | 484 pages | PDF | 21.31 MB
Paladin Press | 2004 | ISBN: 1581604580 | English | 484 pages | PDF | 21.31 MB
Researching various memoirs, trial transcripts and period newspapers, Paul Kirchner has uncovered a wealth of information containing eyewitness accounts of deadly duels - many translated into English for the first time.
More than 60 lethal encounters with the sword or pistol are discussed in great detail, covering a span of 400 years. Also covered are such oddities as horseback duels, bowie knife duels, and suicide duels. Chapters are devoted to such notorious duelists as "Fighting" Fitzgerald, Aaron Burr, Alexander McClung, and Benito Mussolini.