Keegan, John
The Face of Battle John Keegan - London Jonathan Cape 1982 - 352 Pages 20x13 cm PB
Include Maps, Bibliography and Index
The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour generated by battle, as well as the motives that impel soldiers to stand and fight rather than run away. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three battles, John Keegan vividly conveys their reality for the participants, whether facing the arrow cloud of Agincourt, the levelled muskets of Waterloo or the steel rain of the Somme.
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Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815)
Battle
355.48
The Face of Battle John Keegan - London Jonathan Cape 1982 - 352 Pages 20x13 cm PB
Include Maps, Bibliography and Index
The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour generated by battle, as well as the motives that impel soldiers to stand and fight rather than run away. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three battles, John Keegan vividly conveys their reality for the participants, whether facing the arrow cloud of Agincourt, the levelled muskets of Waterloo or the steel rain of the Somme.
0224012320
Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815)
Battle
355.48