The Face of Battle

The Face of Battle - Paperback

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The Face of Battle
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The Face of Battle - Paperback

The Face of Battle - Paperback

by John Keegan
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by John Keegan (Author)

John Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle--a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfare

The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: 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.

Author Biography

Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan (1934-2012), was one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians and was for many years the senior lecturer at Sandhurst (the British Royal Military Academy) and the defense editor of the Daily Telegraph (London). Keegan was the author of numerous books including The Face of Battle, The Mask of Command, The Price of Admiralty, Six Armies in Normandy, and The Second World War, and was a fellow at the Royal Society of Literature.

Number of Pages: 364
Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN
Publication Date: January 27, 1983
ISBN9780140048971
Author John Keegan
PublisherPenguin Books
GenreHistory and Technology
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 1983
LanguageENG- English
Pages364
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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