The Face of Battle
by Keegan, John, 1934-2012
Edition statement:1st Published by : Jonathan Cape (London) Physical details: 352 Pages 21x13 cm | PB ISBN:0224012320. Year: 1982| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 355.48 K261F 1982 (Browse shelf) | Available | 25829 |
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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