"A guide to nearly 4000 years of sword making from the Bronze Age to World War II. On the basis of technical excellence and cultural significance, emphasis is given to European, Islamic and Japanese weapons. It also covers those of Africa, Mesoamerica, China, Central Asia and Indonesia."
Schwerter, Degen, Dolche Kulturgeschichte der Blankwaffen., Übers.: W. M. Riegel. [Michael D. Coe . Red.: G. Theato] by Michael D. Coe, Wilhelm M. Riegel Hardcover, 238 Pages, Published 1994 by Weltbild-Verl, Augsburg ISBN-13: 978-3-89350-817-4, ISBN: 3-89350-817-1