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A review of the book "Fencing: A Renaissance Treatise," by Camillo Agrippa, edited and translated by Ken Mondschein, is presented.

A review of the book "The Art of Fencing: The Forgotten Discourse of Camillo Palladini," edited by Piermarco Terminiello and Joshua Pendragon, is presented.

Palladini's gorgeous red chalk illustrations have been fully digitised by the British Library and their quality enhances the appeal of this edition, especially given the importance of illustrations to the text. Part of Palladini's discussion on guards comments on Agrippa's approach and why Palladini felt his approach was superior to that of his compatriot. This edition of Camillo Palladini's I Discorso sopra l'arte della scherma i , a joint collaboration between the Royal Armouries and the Wallace Collection, incorporates a transcription and translation from the Italian to English and marks the first time that this fencing treatise (or fight book) has been printed. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book 'Medieval Combat: A Fifteenth-Century Illustrated Manual for Swordfighting and Close-Quarter Combat,' by Hans Talhoffer, translated and edited by Mark Rector.

The article reviews the exhibition "The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe," on view at the Wallace Collection in London, England until September 16, 2012.

Reviews the book 'By the Sword' by Richard Cohen.

Reviews the book 'Complete Fencing,' by Albert Manley.

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The article reviews the book "Fencing: A Renaissance Treatise," by Camillo Agrippa.

A review of the book "Open Wounds," by Joseph Lunievicz is presented.

The article reviews the book "The Devil's Word," by Douglas E. Richards.

The article reviews the book "Steel," by Carrie Vaughn.

The article reviews the book "Foiled," by Jane Yolen.

The article reviews the book "Foiled," by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mike Cavallaro.

The article reviews the book "On Borrowed Wings," by Chandra Prasad.

The article reviews the book "The School of Fencing," by Domenico Angelo and edited by Jared Kirby.

Reviews the book 'By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbuckers, and Olympic Champions,' by Richard Cohen. Panache, the quality so dear to Edmund Rostand's swashbuckling hero, Cyrano, is displayed with almost equal flamboyance by Richard Cohen, a former Olympic fencer, as he springs from branch to branch of his prodigious subject. Mr Cohen focuses on the small university town of Leuven, not far from Brussels, as the home of the greatest collection of fencing books. Most were written in the 16th century, at a time when even Martin Luther was happy to endorse the art of swordplay as an exercise beneficial to both mind and body. Weaving history and anecdote into a seamless tapestry, Mr Cohen is at his best in his account of the inglorious period of French history when duelling was treated as an extension of courtly entertainments, with no room for those who did not have a properly illustrious background. Small wonder, as Mr Cohen observes, that Voltaire, driven into exile for daring to challenge one of these exalted creatures, thought that Louis XIV's greatest achievement was the banning of duels.

Reviews the book 'By the Sword: A History of Gladiators,' by Richard Cohen.

Reviews the book 'Winning Fencing,' by Marvin Nelson and Rick Reiff.

Reviews the book 'Modern Fencing: Foil, Epee, Sabree From Initiative to Competition,' by Michel Alaux.

The article reviews the book "Blanda Alive and Kicking," by Wells Twombly.

The article reviews the book "They Call It a Game," by Bernie Parrish.