New publication: AHA German Longsword Study Guide

[KeithFarrell]

The Academy of Historical Arts is pleased to announce that, in the very near future, our first proper publication will become available. We are setting up a new division of our organisation, called Fallen Rook Publishing, to handle the publishing activities that we believe will happen with increasing frequency over the next few years.



This book has been written by Keith Farrell and Alex Bourdas, compiling their research into the subject of the Liechtenauer tradition (and its outliers) from the past three years. It will not be groundbreaking new research for people who already know the sources by heart, but will be an excellent study guide for people who have learned the system from their instructor and who would like to put their knowledge into the context of the historical sources. Students with advanced skill sets and assistant instructors will find this book particularly valuable.

The intention is to have the book in print before FightCamp (16th-18th August). It will be sold through Corsair's Wares and will cost around £15 for the paperback version and £10 for the eBook download that will be available towards the end of the moment. Proceeds from the book will go towards buying in video filming equipment so that we can begin to produce instructional DVDs as well.

The book will also be available in North America through the Corsair's Wares US website. It will probably cost $25 for the paperback copy and $16 for the eBook, and will probably be available a little bit later in the month.

This is a very exciting time for the Academy, and for those involved in the project!

http://www.historical-academy.co.uk/publishing/german-longsword-study-guide.php

[Corey Roberts]

Thanks for posting, I'll have to give it a gander.

[KeithFarrell]

Great news! The proof copy of the new German Longsword Study Guide has reached us, and it looks very good indeed. There are a couple of minor issues to clean up ready for the final copy, but these are just very minor issues.

I'm very happy with how it has all turned out

The proof copy will be coming with us to FightCamp at the weekend, and anyone who would like to have a look at it will be able to find it at the Corsair's Wares stall. We will be taking orders for the book from anyone who would like to buy one, and the online listing will be sorted on the Corsair's Wares website as soon as possible.

[KeithFarrell]

Great news, we just received our first batch of ISBNs from the UK ISBN agency! This means that we can go ahead and make the final version of the AHA German Longsword Study Guide today, and hopefully the first batch of books will be with us at some point next week.

If you would like to place an order for the book, then please feel free to purchase it through Corsair's Wares at the link below, or get in touch with me directly if you would like to place an order for several copies.

http://www.corsairs-wares.com/martial-arts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84&products_id=1903

[KeithFarrell]

Our box of books arrived from the printer today! So a large part of my afternoon will be spent packaging up the books and posting them off to people who have already placed a pre-order with us

Available to purchase from: http://www.corsairs-wares.com/martial-arts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84&products_id=1903

The Academy of Historical Arts is pleased to announce that our first proper publication has become available. We are setting up a new division of our organisation, called Fallen Rook Publishing, to handle the publishing activities that we believe will happen with increasing frequency over the next few years.

This book compiles the research into the subject of the Liechtenauer tradition (and its outliers) from the past three years. It is an excellent study guide for people who have learned the system from their instructors and who would like to put their knowledge into the context of the historical sources. Students with advanced skill sets and assistant instructors will find this book particularly valuable.

Keith Farrell is one of the senior instructors of the Academy of Historical Arts, and teaches regularly at international events.

Alex Bourdas is one of the instructors within the Academy of Historical Arts. His studies focus primarily on the Kunst des Fechtens.

Book Details:
- Authors: Keith Farrell and Alex Bourdas
- Publisher: Fallen Rook Publishing
- Date of Publication: 28th August 2013
- ISBN: 978-0-9926735-0-5
- Binding: Perfect-Bound Paperback
- Pages: 132
- Height: 22.86 cm
- Width: 15.24 cm
- Language: English

[KeithFarrell]

The e-book is now available!

The cost of the book is £9, plus £1 per electronic format. If you just want a single format the total cost is £10 for the book; £11 for two formats, £12 for three formats, and £13 for four formats. It is available in .pdf, .epub, .azw3 and .mobi formats. If you need another format then just let us know and we can arrange it for you.

http://www.corsairs-wares.com/martial-arts/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=84&products_id=1918

[KeithFarrell]

For people in the USA:

We have just placed an order for 30 paperback copies of the AHA German Longsword Study Guide to be sent to our Corsair's Wares US address. The book is now available in dollars and postage within the USA be much cheaper. The box will not arrive for a few days, but the website is able to take your orders ready for the arrival of the copies.

http://corsairs-wares.com/us/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=longsword+study+guide

[KeithFarrell]

We had various different e-book formats on offer, and most of the time the different formats worked properly on difference devices. A few times, however, there were issues where a format did not display properly, so we looked into the problem to see what could be done to improve our service.

After spending some time looking at the issue and thinking about how best to resolve the problem, we have decided that our best option is just to offer the pdf version and to let people make whatever conversions to different formats that they would like to make.We just do not have the time to spend working on additional formats, so we will prioritise the pdf version. This will have the side effect of making it cheaper to have as many different formats as you like, and you can use whatever conversion application you like to generate the file.

In the UK and Europe, paperback and electronic copies of the book can be purchased here: http://www.corsairs-wares.com/martial-arts/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=study+guide

In the USA, paperback and electronic copies can be purchased on the US version of our site here: http://www.corsairs-wares.com/us/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=study+guide