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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- America
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9780140048971
- Book Title
- Face of Battle : a Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 1983
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Art, Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Military Science, Military / Strategy, Europe / Western, Military / General, Subjects & Themes / General
- Item Weight
- 9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140048979
ISBN-13
9780140048971
eBay Product ID (ePID)
32317
Product Key Features
Book Title
Face of Battle : a Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1983
Topic
Military Science, Military / Strategy, Europe / Western, Military / General, Subjects & Themes / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Technology & Engineering, History
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time" —C.P. Snow "In this book, which is so creative, so original, one learns as much about the nature of man as of battle." —J.H. Plumb, The New York Times Book Review "This without any doubt is one of the half-dozen best books on warfare to appear in the English language since the end of the Second World War." —Michael Howard, The Sunday Times "A totally original and brilliant book" — The New York Review of Books, "...still widely regarded as his best despite more than 20 other works." - The Guardian "The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time" --C.P. Snow "In this book, which is so creative, so original, one learns as much about the nature of man as of battle." --J.H. Plumb, The New York Times Book Review "This without any doubt is one of the half-dozen best books on warfare to appear in the English language since the end of the Second World War." --Michael Howard, The Sunday Times (London) "A totally original and brilliant book" -- The New York Review of Books "The book which changed how military history is written. Keegan set out to discover what it must have been like to be present at Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme - and he succeeded brilliantly."-- Bernard Cornwell (Chosen as number one of his six best books) Daily Express (London), "...still widely regarded as his best despite more than 20 other works."-- The Guardian "The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time" -- C.P. Snow "In this book, which is so creative, so original, one learns as much about the nature of man as of battle." -- J.H. Plumb, The New York Times Book Review "This without any doubt is one of the half-dozen best books on warfare to appear in the English language since the end of the Second World War." -- Michael Howard, The Sunday Times (London) "A totally original and brilliant book" -- The New York Review of Books "The book which changed how military history is written. Keegan set out to discover what it must have been like to be present at Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme - and he succeeded brilliantly."-- Bernard Cornwell (Chosen as number one of his six best books) Daily Express (London)
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
355.4/09
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Chapter I: Old, Unhappy, Far-off Things A Little Learning The Usefulness of Military History The Deficiencies of Military History The "Battle Piece" "Killing No Murder?" The History of Military History The Narrative Tradition Verdict or Truth? Chapter 2: Agincourt, 25 October 1415 The Campaign The Battle Archers versus Infantry and Cavalry Cavalry versus Infantry Infantry versus Infantry The Killing of the Prisoners The Wounded The Will to Combat Chapter 3: Waterloo, 18 June 1815 The Campaign The Personal Angle of Vision The Physical Circumstances of Battle Categories of Combat Single Combat Cavalry versus Cavalry Cavalry versus Artillery Cavalry versus Infantry Artillery versus Infantry Infantry versus Infantry Disintegration The Wounded Chapter 4: The Somme, 1 July 1916 The Battlefield The Plan The Preparations The Army The Tactics The Bombardment The Final Preliminaries The Battle Infantry versus Machine-Gunners Infantry versus Infantry The View from across No-Man's-Land The Wounded The Will to Combat Commemoration Chapter 5: The Future of Battle The Moving Battlefield The Nature of Battle The Trend of Battle The Inhuman Face of War The Abolition of Battle Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Master military historian John Keegan's groundbreaking analysis of combat and 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 best military historian of our generation." -Tom Clancy, 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., 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.
LC Classification Number
D25
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