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Soul Music. Men at Arms is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 15th book in the Discworld series, first published in 1993. It is the second novel about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch on the Discworld. Lance-constable Angua von Überwald, later in the series promoted to the rank of Sergeant, is introduced in this book.
Man-at-arms. German man-at-arms 1498 by Albrecht Dürer. The equipment is that of a demi-lancer. A man-at-arms was a soldier of the High Medieval to Renaissance periods who was typically well-versed in the use of arms and served as a fully- armoured heavy cavalryman. [a] A man-at-arms could be a knight, or other nobleman, a member of a knight's ...
Since the publication of Men at Arms, others have also made reference to the theory.In 2013, an article by the US ConsumerAffairs made reference to the theory in regard to purchasing items on credit, specifically regarding children's boots from the retailer Fingerhut; a $25 pair of boots, at the interest rates being offered, would cost $37 if purchased over seven months. [7]
Sword of Honour. The Sword of Honour is a trilogy of novels by Evelyn Waugh which loosely parallel Waugh's experiences during the Second World War. Published by Chapman & Hall from 1952 to 1961, the novels are: Men at Arms (1952); Officers and Gentlemen (1955); and Unconditional Surrender (1961), marketed as The End of the Battle in the United ...
Plot summary. The protagonist is Guy Crouchback, heir of a declining aristocratic English Roman Catholic family. Guy has spent his thirties at the family villa in Italy (based on the Earl of Carnarvon 's 1885 villa Altachiara in Portofino [1][2]). Crouchback has been shunning the world after the failure of his marriage and has decided to return ...
Osprey Publishing is a British publishing company specializing in military history formerly based in Oxford.Predominantly an illustrated publisher, many of their books contain full-colour artwork plates, maps and photographs, and the company produces over a dozen ongoing series, each focusing on a specific aspect of the history of warfare.
Ankh-Morpork. His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel " Sam " Vimes is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett 's Discworld series. Vimes is depicted in the novels as somewhere between an Inspector Morse -type 'old-school' British policeman, and a film noir -esque grizzled detective. His appearances throughout the Discworld sequence ...
The compagnie d'ordonnance was the first standing army of late medieval and early modern France.The system was the forefather of the modern company.Each compagnie consisted of 100 lances fournies, which was built around a heavily armed and armored gendarme (heavy cavalryman), with assisting pages or squires, archers and men-at-arms, for a total of 600 men.