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The illustrated face of battle: a study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme

By John Keegan

Book information

Publisher
Viking;Random House
Year
1989
ISBN
9781446496824, 1446496821, 9781844137480
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
760 kB (778659 bytes)
Edition
1st American ed
Pages
303\0
Time added
2019-09-24 23:52:02
Battles;Military history;Sommeschlacht;Azincourt;S

Description

The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: an imperishable account of 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. In this stunningly vivid reassessment of three battles, John Keegan 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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