The good book about dueling, at least in my humble opinion, is By the Sword by Richard Cohen.
It's also quite anecdotal, but it's well written and very interesting. As a history of the sword it's also got a much wider scope than just dueling. There's quite a bit about modern fencing -- the author was an Olympic fencer -- and I think he's captured the excitement of the modern sport.
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Date: 2003-09-27 03:21 pm (UTC)It's also quite anecdotal, but it's well written and very interesting. As a history of the sword it's also got a much wider scope than just dueling. There's quite a bit about modern fencing -- the author was an Olympic fencer -- and I think he's captured the excitement of the modern sport.