The Face Of Battle. Study Of Agincourt, Waterloo And The Somme

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1984
Edition: Reprint

Description: 364 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page.

Publishers Description: John Keegans 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 Keegans classic study of the individual soldier, The Mask of Command : together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.

ISBN: 0140048979