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The Library
This page contains details of various books owned and recommended by members. If any
members would like to view these just drop us an e-mail and we can try and arrange for the
owner to bring them along to an event, if they are willing. Loans are up to the
individuals to negotiate.
If you have any books you'd like added just drop us a line with the details and any
comments on it.
Equipment and History
- English Medieval Knight 1400-1500 - Christopher Gravett, Osprey. ISBN
1-84176-146-X
- English Medieval Knight 1300-1400 - Christopher Gravett, Osprey. ISBN
1-84176-145-1
- Knights at Tornament - Christopher Gravett, Osprey. ISBN 0-85045-836-6
- Arms and Armour of the medieval Knight - David Edge & John
Miles Paddock. ISBN 0-86124-414-1
- The Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485 - Michael Hicks, Osprey. ISBN
1-84176-491-4
- Horrible Histories, Dark Knights & Dingy Castles - Terry Deary.
ISBN 0-590-54298-2
- Italian Medieval Armies, 1300-1500 - David Nicolle, Osprey. ISBN
0-85045-477-8
- Armies of Medieval Burgundy, 1364-1477 - Nicholas Michael, Osbrey. ISBN
0-85045-518-9
- Medieval European Armies - Terence Wise, Osprey. ISBN 0-85045-245-7
- The Swiss at War, 1300-1500 - Douglas Miller, Osprey. ISBN
0-85045-334-8
- Armies of Feudal Europe, 1066-1300 - Ian Heath, Wargames Research
Group. Organisation, tactics, dress and weapons.
- Armies of the Middle Ages, vol 1: The hundred years war, the
Wars of the Roses and the Burgundian Wars, 1300-1487 - Ian Heath, Wargames
Research Group. Organisation, tactics, dress and weapons.
- Medieval Costume, armour and weapons - Edward Wagner,Zoroslava Drobna
& Jan Durdik. ISBN 0-486-41240-7
Combat techniques
- The Swordsman's Companion - Guy Windsor. A modern training manual for
medieval Longsword. ISBN 1-891448-41-2
- English Martial Arts - Terry Brown. ISBN 1-89828-1-297
- Medieval Swordsmanship, illustrated Methods and Techniques
- John Clemments. ISBN 1-58160-004-6
- Medieval Combat, Hans Talhoffer - Translated by Mark Rector. A 15C
illustrated manual of swordfighting and close quarter combat. ISBN 1-85367-418-4
Eastern martial arts
These are books concerning eastern combat, martial arts, etc. Whilst not necessarily
being directly relevant in terms of techniques to re-enactment, they do contain very
interesting and useful ideas, for both combat and life in general.
- The Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi, Translation by Thomas
Cleary. Written in 1643, Miyamoto was an undefeated dueller, masterless samurai, and
independent teacher. ISBN 1-57062-748-7 (single volume containing the book below as
well)
- The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War - Yagyu Munenori,
Translation by Thomas Cleary. Written in 1632, Yagyu was a victorious warrior, mentor of
the shogun and head of the secret service. ISBN 1-57062-748-7 (single volume
containing the book above as well).
- The Art of War - Sun Tzu. online version, download at project gutenberg