The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the SommeJohn 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. |
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Avis d'utilisateur - seabear - LibraryThingThis is a classic of history. I've heard about it many times and always intended to read it. Finally did so this week. First he makes the case that typical accounts of military battles are lacking in ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Avis d'utilisateur - ohernaes - LibraryThingLong introduction about the method of military history writing, where he makes a big point about the importance for the military historian of going into the details (and chaos) of battle and taking ... Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
Old Unhappy Faroff Things | 13 |
Agincourt 25 October 1415 | 78 |
Waterloo 18 June 1815 | 117 |
The Somme 1 July 1916 | 207 |
The Future of Battle | 290 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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Informations bibliographiques
| Titre | The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme Penguin Books: History Penguin books |
| Auteur | John Keegan |
| Édition | illustrée, réimprimée |
| Éditeur | Penguin, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0140048979, 9780140048971 |
| Longueur | 384 pages |
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