In The Shadow Of The Sword - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In The Shadow Of The Sword write by Tom Holland. This book was released on 2012-04-05. In The Shadow Of The Sword available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'A stunning blockbuster' Robert Fisk 'A brilliant tour de force of revisionist scholarship and thrilling storytelling' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'A compelling detective story of the highest order' Sunday Times 'Tom Holland has an enviable gift for summoning up the colour, the individuals and animation of the past' Independent In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. In the Shadow of the Sword explores how this came about. Spanning from Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror, and startling achievement.
The Book Of Five Rings
The Book Of Five Rings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Book Of Five Rings write by Miyamoto Musashi. This book was released on 2023-04-07. The Book Of Five Rings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. NA
Under Caesar's Sword
Under Caesar's Sword - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Under Caesar's Sword write by Daniel Philpott. This book was released on 2018-03-15. Under Caesar's Sword available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first systematic global study of how Christians respond to persecution, presenting new research by leading scholars of global Christianity.
Sword of Fire and Sea
Sword of Fire and Sea - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sword of Fire and Sea write by Erin Hoffman. This book was released on 2011-06-28. Sword of Fire and Sea available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Captain Vidarian Rulorat's great-grandfather gave up an imperial commission to commit social catastrophe by marrying a fire priestess. For love, he unwittingly doomed his family to generations of a rare genetic disease that follows families who cross elemental boundaries. Now Vidarian, the last surviving member of the Rulorat family, struggles to uphold his family legacy, and finds himself chained to a task as a result of the bride price his great-grandfather paid: The priestess Endera has called upon Vidarian to fulfill his family's obligation by transporting a young fire priestess named Ariadel to a water temple far to the south, through dangerous pirate-controlled territory. Vidarian finds himself at the intersection not only of the world's most volatile elements, but of the ancient and alien powers that lurk between them...
Samurai Sword
Samurai Sword - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Samurai Sword write by John M. Yumoto. This book was released on 2013-01-08. Samurai Sword available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans, the samurai sword is generally considered to be superior even to the famed blades of Western Damascus and Toledo. The Samurai Sword Handbook is a precise exploration of the samurai sword designed for sword collectors as well as anyone intrigued by these ancient blades. Detailing the origins and development of the samurai sword, its historical background, styles, famous schools and differences in construction, this revised edition of the classic reference outlines methods of identifying and researching the sword, as well as caring for it properly. This must-have for sword lovers is sure to be a bestseller. Topics of this Samurai book include: Japanese History and the Samurai Sword Types of swords Parts of the sword Blade shape, construction, and grain The making of the sword Inscriptions and their readings Care and maintenance Appraisal and value Relative point values
