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<blockquote data-quote="Thorvald Kviksverd" data-source="post: 183355" data-attributes="member: 1495">I've had this book for over 20 years now, and it's one of my favorites for the very reason you state.For a text that gives a bit &quot;meatier&quot; treatment of the period, you might like to check out Greece and Rome at War by Peter Connolly.&nbsp; His familiarity with the equipment is particularly in depth--he even goes so far as to construct reproductions himself. In particular, many of the weights given for various weapons and armour are quite illuminating.BTW, if you're interested in equipment, I find some of the newer works that use historical reenactors (rather than drawings) to be very useful in helping to visualize the settings...Roman Army, Wars of the Empire by Graham Sumner, Brassey'sBarbarian Warriors: Saxons, Vikings, Normans by Dan &amp; Susan Shadrake, Brassey'sMedieval Military Costume Recreated in Colour Photographs by Gerry Enbleton, Europa Militaria Special No8The Vikings Recreated in Colour Photographs by Nurmann, Schulze &amp; Verhülsdonk, Europa Militaria Special no6Viking Weapons &amp; Warfare by J. Kim Siddorn, TempusFor a less &quot;fantastical&quot;, and more historical presentation of medieval swordplay see Medieval Swordsmanship, Illustrated Methods and Techniques by John Clements, Paladin Press.&nbsp; He also has a text on Renaissance Swordsmanship, but I haven't been able to acquire a copy yet. (You might find some additional information at The Historical Armed Combat Association's website)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thorvald Kviksverd, post: 183355, member: 1495"] I've had this book for over 20 years now, and it's one of my favorites for the very reason you state. For a text that gives a bit "meatier" treatment of the period, you might like to check out [color=red][i]Greece and Rome at War[/i] by Peter Connolly[/color]. His familiarity with the equipment is particularly in depth--he even goes so far as to construct reproductions himself. In particular, many of the weights given for various weapons and armour are quite illuminating. BTW, if you're interested in equipment, I find some of the newer works that use historical reenactors (rather than drawings) to be very useful in helping to visualize the settings... [i]Roman Army, Wars of the Empire[/i] by Graham Sumner, Brassey's [i]Barbarian Warriors: Saxons, Vikings, Normans[/i] by Dan & Susan Shadrake, Brassey's [i]Medieval Military Costume Recreated in Colour Photographs[/i] by Gerry Enbleton, Europa Militaria Special No8 [i]The Vikings Recreated in Colour Photographs[/i] by Nurmann, Schulze & Verhülsdonk, Europa Militaria Special no6 [i]Viking Weapons & Warfare[/i] by J. Kim Siddorn, Tempus For a less "fantastical", and more historical presentation of medieval swordplay see [color=red][i]Medieval Swordsmanship, Illustrated Methods and Techniques[/i] by John Clements, Paladin Press[/color]. He also has a text on Renaissance Swordsmanship, but I haven't been able to acquire a copy yet. (You might find some additional information at The Historical Armed Combat Association's website) [/QUOTE]

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