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The Deadliest Men: The World's Deadliest Combatants Throughout the Ages Paperback – September, 2001

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  • Paperback: 418 pages
  • Publisher: Paladin Press (September 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1581602715
  • ISBN-13: 978-1581602715
  • Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 1 x 8.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsAuthor's Comments
By Paul Kirchner on September 27, 2001
Format: Paperback
I have always been fascinated by extraordinary fighting men like Alexander, Jim Bowie, Andrew Jackson, Alvin York and Audie Murphy, men who actually performed the sorts of exploits depicted by action heroes in the movies. I decided I would collect the stories of as many of these figures as I could find. I wound up with 50 profiles, averaging about 2000 words. Each focuses on "the good parts" with only enough biographical detail and historical context to set the stage. I got photos, prints, or did drawings of nearly everyone included.
Only honorable fighting men were considered, men who fought face to face in single combat, or against multiple opponents. I included no one who preyed on the defenseless. I wanted variety--only so many fighter pilots or western gunfighters. I wanted to cover as much history and geography as possible, and to feature masters of many individual combat systems--the fist, the spear, the sword, the pistol, the rifle and the fighter plane. I didn't include anyone who didn't fight for blood, whatever the level of prowess he may have demonstrated--no dojo warriors or IPSC champs. I wanted a mixture of familiar and obscure figures, and their stories had to have enough detail and drama to make for good reading.
Are these, strictly speaking, "The Deadliest Men"? That's debatable, but they're the most interesting, most impressive fighting men I could find, each distinctly different, and I'm confident each has a seat at Valhalla's head table.
The entries are:
Alexander the Great
Tom Allen
James Bowie
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
Delf A. "Jelly" Bryce
Lloyd L. Burke
Ned Christie
Winston S.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsVastly entertaining!
By Erehwon on October 19, 2001
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This is a unique book. A collection of 44 mini-biographies of some of the most remarkable men (and a few women)of courage, honor and duty. The selection is eclectic: lawmen, outlaws, soldiers, fighter pilots, warriors and an assortment of others. Some are well known, some are obscure. Some are admirable for their virtue, others are scoundrels. What they have in common is an unwillingness to take the easy way out when things got rough.
In an era when masculinity has become suspect and courage is seen as psychopathology, it is a fine thing to read about men who refused to surrender their honor for the illusion of safety. Men for whom the concept of duty was inviolable and for whom courage was central to their being.
The author knows how to tell a grand tale. He avoids the temptation to engage in melodrama or psychological interpretation. I had to ration myself to reading just a few chapters at a time, the temptation was to race through the book.
My only complaint is that this book should have been presented in a hardback edition. I know I will be rereading this book from time to time for years to come.
To be sure, this book will give great pleasure simply as remarkable tales of remarkable people. However, I believe this book would be useful in the character education of any young man or women. The fact that not all of the people included are "nice guys" adds a depth that can be used to fully explore the nature of such characteristics as honor, duty and courage.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSavage Tales!
By Captain Sternn on September 27, 2006
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Whenever you are disgusted with the disgraceful passive-aggressive, anti-confrontational, and indirectly rude bahavior which characterizes our present age, open Mr. Kirchner's excellent tome of warriors! These were people who weren't afraid to go into harm's way. They solved their conflicts with blades, bullets, and bare fists! No "sensitivity training" for these worthy fighters! The author has compiled his list of his favorite fighting men and women, from antiquity to the present. We all have our own list that we would compile in a similar manner, but this list is damned good! I would have included more U.S. Marines, Vikings, Medieval Knights, and Samurai, but this not my book! In here you will find a number of well-known heros and rogues, and many more who should be better known than they are. Here is a sampling:

-Gregory Boyington, the hard-partying, irreverant, and hell-raising Marine Corps fighter-ace of World War II, who flew for the Flying Tigers, and also founded the famous Black Sheep Squadron.

-Delf Bryce, probably the deadliest gun-fighter the FBI ever had, the quintessential G-Man of the 1930s.

-Ty Cobb: I thought, what is a baseball player doing in this book?...then I read about what a savage brawler he was, straight out of an R.E. Howard pulp-novel! Conan would be proud!

-Peter Francisco, a giant in Washington's army, who was a one man army himself! A man so strong, he carried an artillery piece off the battlefield so the British wouldn't capture it! Heres a patriot who needs a monument!

-Jean Louis, a Haitian swordmaster in Napoleaon's army, who originally found himself harassed because of his nationality. Nobody harassed him when he demonstrated his skill with the blade.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsa good overview
By Bill Loeb on August 11, 2004
Format: Paperback
Deadliest Men is not an indepth study, nor does it claim to be. I particually enjoyed it because it is an overview that has inspired me to read more about some of the subjects. I also learned about some that I otherwise would not have chosen to investigate.

Certainly, any "list" book is going to get some complaining about who is on, or left off the list. I suggest you not worry about the picks and enjoy it for what it is. A good read of abridged profiles of some amazing warriors.
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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting book. An overview of various people, that ...

Interesting book. An overview of various people, that caused me to want to learn more about several in the book.

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A good book on a very wide variety of persons who have shown a lot of courage and/or tenacity.

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Bought this for the fun of it and learned while reading it the essence of the mind of a true warrior. Good read for the young and the old and for all sheepdogs. Read more

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Great read, passed around my platoon on long deployment.

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