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I just ordered several books from Amazon:
Knight and His Weapons by Oakeshott
Knight in Battle by Oakeshott
Knight and His Armor by Oakeshott
Records of the Medieval Sword also by Oakeshott
Medieval Swordsmanship by John Clements

I think this along with the available online articles is a ...

Thankyou Casper. I will check out as many of those books as I can.

Best

John

I was wondering if someone could list (3-6) good books that cover much of what ARMA is about. The forums have hundreds of threads and sifting through them would take a long time and it is likely I would miss some good information.
I have printed nearly 100 pages of articles to read and I have begun ...

Thanks Randall,
Can you be specific? I would guess most fights are over within a minute or two or less. I know very little of real sword fighting, but I can only conclude two equally skilled opponents would strike a wounding blow within 2-3 strikes or in turn receive such a wound that would cause ...

Hello,
I have just discovered the ARMA web site and I am very impressed with the wealth of knowledge here. I have many questions and hope those who post on these forums are as generous with their knowledge and experience as the web site's articles and links are.

I am curious to know how long a ...