The Manual for British Men 120 Manly Skills from British History

Airmen and soldiers, knights and pages, gentlemen and rogues: to you we say stiffen your lip and tighten your sword belt! Tie down your trebuchets, wax your moustache and delve into this manliest of manuals, containing everything the well-bred British man needs to know. The Manual for British Men teaches day-to-day skills such as how to besiege a castle, fire a longbow, correctly clean a Maxim machine gun and capture an enemy trench; sporting sciences such as jousting, fencing and boxing (Queensbury Rules, of course); and domestic essentials such as how to hunt, kill, clean and cook a wild boar.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Chris McNab is a writer and editor who specialises in military history and technology. He has published more than 30 books, including 'The Great Book of Guns'; 'How to Survive Anything, Anywhere'; 'The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War'; 'Modern Military Uniforms'; 'The SAS Mental Endurance Handbook'; and 'Special Forces Survival Guide'.

Zusammenfassung

A tongue-in-cheek guide on how to be manly according to the annals of history

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Chris McNab
• Verlag: The History Press Ltd
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.02.2023
• Thema: Ratgeber > Natur > Angeln, Jagd; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien
• EAN: 9781803992440
• ISBN: 978-1-80399-244-0
• Illustration: 100 Illustrations, black and white
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 13 x 19.8 x 1.9 cm
• Gewicht (Verpackung): 218 g