The face of battle /
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 soldie...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Viking Press,
1976.
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| Online Access: | Free eBook from the Internet Archive Additional information and access via Open Library |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | 354 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-343) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0670304328 9780670304325 9780140048971 0140048979 |