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  • Series: Dover Military History, Weapons, Armor
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Dover Publications (June 5, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0486454681
  • ISBN-13: 978-0486454689
  • Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.4 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 starsDueling war stories aplenty
By Scott Oliphant on January 9, 2011
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The first chapter in Joseph Hamilton's 1829 Dueling Handbook, "The Royal Code of Honor", is a set of dueling rules and regulations for principals and their seconds. This is more of what I expected when I purchased the Dueling Handbook. The rest of the book consists mostly of a series of dueling antidotes many of which are just a sentence or two long without much elaboration. Not really what I was expecting but interesting reading none the less. It's a quick read and worth reading for anyone interested in amusing dueling tales, just be aware, what I would call the "handbook" portion ends after chapter one.
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4.0 out of 5 starsFascinating but certainly no novel!
By Luke Italiano on June 11, 2011
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Want to see some primary documents relating to dueling during its golden age? Get your hands on this book. It's a gem. Want to read a fascinating story with amazing twists and turns? Pick up a novel.

The avowed purpose of this little volume is to set down some rules for dueling. Hamilton wrote it in 1829 and had been involved in several duels, so the man knew what he was talking about. He opens with an essay that condemns dueling, but then basically says, "As long as people are going to do it, let's at least have some order, all right?" Sixty rules later, we have a codified system that tells us exactly what must be done when dueling, from selection of seconds to distances involved.

The rest of the book contains Hamilton's casenotes on the most outstanding cases of dueling, which makes for both tedious fascinating reading. Some of his notes extend for several pages, while he transmits some cases in a short sentence. The longer cases are generally absorbing, while the instances that essential boil down to lists are hardly riveting reading.

Hamilton notes the causes of numerous duels. Apparently, a man wearing a hat into his box in the theatre would occasion offense leading to a duel. A man walking not between a woman and the street, but a woman and the building would be cause for offense. A negative report in a newspaper often led to duels, it seems. It would be fascinating to read Hamilton's take on modern press practices.

The author notes that duels with pistols are preferable to duels with blades. I found this fascinating, but after reading many of the anecdotes, it's clear why: the duelists both have a higher chance of survival with pistols than with blades. They would stand at a distance and each fire a single shot.Read more ›
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