Fighting Words

A volume of historical combat terms, as well as essays on broadswords, rapiers, smallswords, and storytelling. Including essays by David Blixt, Jared Kirby, and Mike Leoni, and a glossary of terms culled from The Fightmaster’s Companion by Dale Girard. Includes: - Biographies of history’s Fight Masters - A list of primary sources for research - A glossary with over 2,500 historical fighting terms - The origins of phrases like ‘flash in the pan’, ‘let the cat out of the bag’, ‘fly off the handle’, & more Originally created for the Historical Novel Society 2015 North American Conference