{"product_id":"badass-ultimate-deathmatch-paperback","title":"Badass: Ultimate Deathmatch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Ben Thompson, author of \u003cem\u003eBadass: The Birth of a Legend\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a collection of history's most awe-inspiring duels and showdowns, brutal crusades and epic brawls, and profiles of the fascinating people who fought in them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Caliphs to Green Berets, some of civilization's toughest warriors are profiled in \u003cem\u003eBadass: Ultimate Deathmatch\u003c\/em\u003e, including Cyrus the Great, St. Moses the Black, and The Rani of Jhansi, as well as in-depth analyses of how they battled their way to victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing original artworks by top graphic artists and comic book illustrators, and Ben Thompson's signature wry, side-splitting commentary, \u003cem\u003eBadass: Ultimate Deathmatch\u003c\/em\u003e is the history of badasses, the only way it should be written: covered in blood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnstoppable true stories of the most hardcore showdowns, last stands, and military engagements of all time! When only one can live, it's an \u003cem\u003eUltimate Deathmatch!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ain't no table tennis. You're not here to skip rope with your niece. You're here to witness the catastrophically awesome exploits of history's greatest badasses. Not only that, you're here to see what happens when badasses collide, when glory and doom hang in the balance, when two men enter one man leaves. If you dare listen, you'll hear the stories of . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrus the Great\u003cbr\u003eThe king who forged the Persian Empire with blood, steel, and a few thousand rampaging camels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSt. Moses the Black\u003cbr\u003eThe Patron Saint of Asskickings, who taught bandit thugs a lesson in turning the other cheek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe War of Aracau\u003cbr\u003eThe only successful indigenous resistance to Spanish colonization, led by a Mapuche warrior who strapped blades to his arms after the conquistadors sawed off his hands\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Rani of Jhansi\u003cbr\u003eThe Indian warrior princess who took on the British crown with a sword in each hand and her baby strapped to her back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTango Mike-Mike\u003cbr\u003eOne lone Green Beret single-handedly rescues an entire Special Forces squad from a pinned-down position deep behind enemy lines in Cambodia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Charge of the Australian Light Horse\u003cbr\u003eEight hundred horsemen armed with bayonets embark on the last great cavalry charge in history, rushing toward trenches filled with machine guns, rifles, and huge bullets\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.33 x 9.01 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724812423231,"sku":"9780062112347","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/31ba67535833079dcb78e347f38b0979.webp?v=1765104008","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/badass-ultimate-deathmatch-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}