The Face of Battle : Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme

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The Face of Battle : Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme

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ISBN: 9780140048971
Authors: John Keegan
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 1983-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History
Related Topics: War, European History, World History
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John Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle -- a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfareThe Face of Battle is military history from the a look at the direct experience of individuals at the "point of maximum danger." Without the myth-making elements of rhetoric and xenophobia, and breaking away from the stylized format of battle descriptions, John Keegan has written what is probably the definitive model for military historians. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three battles representative of three different time periods, he manages to convey what the experience of combat meant for the participants, whether they were facing the arrow cloud at the battle of Agincourt, the musket balls at Waterloo, or the steel rain of the Somme.The Face of Battle  is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier,  The Mask of Command : together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.
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