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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme |
by: John Keegan
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 355.48
EAN: 9780140048971
ISBN: 0140048979
Label: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: January 27, 1983
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Studio: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Alternate Versions:
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- The First World War
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Although he has never fought in a war the author creates a realistic picture of the fears, pressures, and mechanics of fighting a battle, emphasizing three particular campaigns.
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- An outstanding military history by a master historian_The Face of Battle_ closely examines three pivitol battles: Agincourt (1415), Waterloo (1815) and the Somme (1916). In his examination, Keegan outlines the overall strategic objectives and how the battlefields were chosen (typical fare for military history), but also seeks to understand the "intangibles" of combat - how and why soldiers act as they do, and how these actions and decisions influence the outcome of battle. I have a mixed reaction to the book.
The first quarter of the ... Read More
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- InsightfulReally gives the reader a sense of what it may (the author states that he has never seen combat himself) be like to be in the middle of the carnage.
Well worth reading.
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- Annoying FlawsI will agree with most of the previous reviewers that this book has a lot of merit. However, it has numerous errors & omissions.
Of the 3 battles, I noticed the most problems with the 3rd battle, The Somme. The omissions involve naming generals, such as Haig, without any context as to who they are or for which country they fought. Maybe this is geared for hard-core WWI history buffs. While I know WWII history pretty well, for instance, I know who Eisenhower or Montgomery were, I ... Read More
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- Excellent early workI found this to be thoroughly researched, well-written, and focused. The book covers the aspects of combat facing the individual and the effects close combat has on the individual in ways few others try. A definitive work on the subject of personal combat experience.
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- Reads like a PhD ThesisI have read many recent historical works of John Keegan including has book on WWI and the Price of Admiralty. I enjoyed them both. So, I was very disappointed when I tried to get into the Face of Battle. The language was so stilted, the use of commas and long run-on sentences going in differnet directions was so painful that I almost stopped reading it. The book has an excellent premise: how to describe three important battles in three very differnt centuries from the perspective of the soldiers ... Read More
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