The Manual for British Men: 120 Manly Skills from British History

By Chris McNab

Book Overview

This book contains everything the well-bred British man needs to know. The contents include day-to-day skills such as how to siege 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's Rules, of course); domestic essentials such as how to hunt, kill, clean, and cook a wild boar; and priceless secrets of sartorial selection (codpiece--useful for storing your wallet and keys--or cuirass? Top hat or tank jacket?). To British airmen and soldiers, knights and pages, gentlemen and rogues, we say: pip pip and what what Stiffen your lip and tighten your sword belt Tie down your trebuchet, and open this manliest of manuals to discover how you too can become a true -man of Britain

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750959134
• ISBN13: 9780750959131
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"