Books with author Robert Schmidt

In the sequel to the first volume, which introduced the long sword, Herbert Schmidt explains single-handed sword fighting techniques with a buckler, or small shield. “Single-handed sword” here refers to the sword wielded in one hand, as used throughout almost the entire Middle Ages. This book analyzes historical evidence, taken mainly from the 13th-century German combat manual Manuscript I:33, or “Tower Manuscript,” the oldest and most widely trusted European sword fighting manual in existence. Find information on binds, posture, footwork, free fighting, and individual plays taken from the writings of fencing masters Hans Talhoffer, Andre Lignitzer, and Paulus Kal in this modern textbook that allows anyone interested—whether beginner or advanced—to work and improve his single-handed sword fighting skills.

General West is a great war hero who has been fighting to defend America and its way of life for his family. What he does not know is that it has cost him his family. The Justice Friends get dragged into the middle when West's only son teams up with Cornel Brightwood, a man that hates West. With war on their minds and two countries at stake, it's up to Firebird and the newest member, Scarlethawk, to penetrate into enemy territory and stop Brightwood and Lt. West. From a wedding where the groom gets kidnapped to a para-military training camp at the old University of San Diego campus, it's one twist after another. Every person involved is facing the same question: What are we fighting for?