a. The use of force, as in war. b. Military power or jurisdiction.Idioms: at swords' points Ready for a fight. put to the sword To kill; slay. [Middle English, from Old English sweord.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by ...
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During the American Revolution and through the Civil War, swords remained acommonsight on the battlefield. In fact, it wasn't until after World War I that they stopped being issued to American troops, with the Patton cavalry saber the last sword issued to U.S. military personnel in 1918. ...
the mythos of America as a place of religious freedom, yet one imbued with a socially-imposed civil religion and underpinned by a heavy presumption of Protestant dominance. With subjects ranging from the War of Independence to the early 21st century, the contributions to this volume focus on a...
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The birth of Iai is assumed to go back to the Heian period, and it is a technique invented at the birth of the two handed daith that came into heavy use at the Sekgoku period, during the civil wars. From the fifteenth to the seveneenth century over seven-hundred different schools and...
pommel and froward claim shell. It has an elliptical shaped Civil War period unetched blade, which is Bent & Bush Boston marked, and the scabbard has a frog carry top mount like and NCO sword. The blade washing is gone and there is side-to-side movement in the hilt. I suspect this ...
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There are many ways violent conflict complicates, confuses, and obstructs the efforts of planners, engineers, and others to assist people in protecting themselves, their livelihoods, and their built environments from natural hazards. For example, civil war and the so-called ‘war on drugs’ in ...
258CIVIL WAR HISTORY literature on the larger questions ofcommerce raiding and a social history ofthe Alabama's crew—remains to be done. Anyone who would undertake such a task, however, wiU likely be confronted with the question "Do we reaUy need another book about the Alabama?" Robert J...