by JohnKeegan (Author)
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. 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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Pimlico
Published: 07 Oct 2004
ISBN 10: 1844137481
ISBN 13: 9781844137480
Book Overview: 'The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time.' C. P. Snow