The fourth and last volume in the series begun by Charles de Beaumont on the development of fencing in Britain during the 20th century. For those fencers active in the 60s and 70s this book is essential reading as it mentions practically everyone who achieved anything during that period. Painstakingly researched, it records all the main events, with thumb-nail sketches of individual fencers and clubs. The book opens with a fascinating biography by Richard Cohen of Charles de Beaumont, Britain's 'Mr Fencing' for so many years.