Deadliest Men: The World's Deadliest Combatants Throughout the Ages | 
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| Author: Paul Kirchner
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 520635
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 418
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1581602715
Dewey Decimal Number: 920.02
EAN: 9781581602715
ASIN: 1581602715
Publication Date: September 2001
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Who were the greatest warriors of all time? This book profiles 50, including Myamoto Musashi, Jim Bowie and Geronimo, who faced overwhelming odds, survived terrible wounds, pulled off hairbreadth escapes and piled enemies in heaps. Their stories read like fiction but are all the more riveting because they are true.
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 Bite-size History April 30, 2008
I am a little over halfway through this book and have to say it is quite entertaining. It certainly does not detail every aspect of each person's life, but gives an action packed synopsis of the exciting events that make the people memorable. I would not buy this if one is looking for an in-depth account of their lives, but would certainly recommend it for anyone who enjoys adventure and reading about truly amazing real life feats of heroism.
 Great Story Telling April 28, 2008
Kirchner does an excellent job of telling the stories behind the world's deadliest combatants. Although some of the names were unfamiliar to me, all of them were exciting to read about.
This was my first introduction to the story of Lance Thomas, the California jeweler who survived five armed robberies. Many of the robbers cannot make the same claim. A quote from Mr. Thomas sums up the mindset of many of the men and women in this book - Q: "How could you keep shooting - fighting back - with a bullet wound in the neck and three bullets in the shoulder?" A: "They hadn't killed me yet and I handn't run out of ammunition."
Great book. Only drawback was it wasn't longer and didn't include many contemporary names. More law enforcement/military names would have been a great addition, i.e. Bill Jordan, William Fairbairn, Eric Sykes, Rex Applegate, etc... Perhaps he will come out with a Version #2 someday.
Good, fast read March 25, 2008
This book was really well written and a good, quick read. I enjoyed it from beginning to end.
ADVENTUROUS READ!!!! October 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The brisk narrative style and descriptive story telling ability of Paul Kirchner makes for an adventurous read! I was also VERY happy that it was filled with lesser known people and incidents.
Hopefully there is a "BOOK II" ???!!!
Deadliest men November 10, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is very informative and accurate about histories most deadly men and women. Some of the people in this book might surprise you such as baseball great Ty Cobb and Winston Churchill others will not. Originally selling in Paldin Press for 25.00 the price at Amazon is a bargain and is a good reference book for anyone interested in the history of the art of fighting I highly recomend it.
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