Book Reviews
Walter J. Karcheski, Jr., the Museum's past Chief Curator of Arms and Armor, has provided a series of book reviews. The opinions he expresses are his own and are not to be construed as an official view or opinion of the Museum, its Board of Directors, or staff. This site will be updated on a regular basis and the number of books reviewed will depend on a variety of factors including the cooperation of the publishers. Enjoy!
- Arte Gladitoria Dimicandi, 15th century swordsmanship of master Filippo Vadi, by Filippo Vadi, translated by Luca Porzio and Gregory Mele.
- Artillery of the Dukes of Burgundy, 1363-1477, by Robert Douglas Smith and Kelly DeVries.
- Artillery of the Napoleonic Wars, 1792-1815, by Kevin F. Kiley.
- The Barbary Corsairs: Warfare in the Mediterranean, 1480-1580, by Jacques Heers and translated by Jonathan North.
- British Basket-Hilted Swords: a typology of basket-type sword hilts, by Cyril Mazansky.
- The Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations, edited by Peter G. Tsouras.
- Italian Rapier Combat, by Ridolfo Capo Ferro, edited and presented by Jared Kirby.
- The Journal of Medieval Military History, Volumes I and III. Edited by Bernard S. Bachrach (volume I only), Kelly DeVries and Clifford J. Rogers.
- King Erik’s Armour, by Lena Rangström.
- The London Armourers of the 17th Century, by Thom Richardson.
- Materializing the Military, edited by Bernard Finn and Barton C. Hacker.
- The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship: a facsimile & translation of Europe's oldest personal combat treatise Royal Armouries I.33, translated and transcribed by Jeffrey L. Forgeng.
- Military Rifles of Two World Wars, by John Walter.
- The Renaissance Drill Book, by Jacob de Gheyn and edited by David Blackmore.
- The Sword and the Centuries, by Alfred Hutton, with a new introduction by Mark Rector.
- The Teutonic Knights A Military History, by William Urban.
- Vital Guide: Castle Ruins of Medieval England and Wales, by Gunter Endres and Graham Hobster.
