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The Illustrated Face of Battle is military history straight 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, breaking away from the stylized format of batttle descriptions, John Keegan has written the definitive model for three famous battles: Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme. He succeeds, too, in conveying the reality for the participants, whether facing the arrow cloud of Agincourt or the steel rain of the Somme.
This magnificent illustrated edition contains a new introduction by the author and is superbly designed and produced. The illustrations include paintings, prints, engravings,, photographs, and battle plans. They have been carefully selected not just to illustrated the text but also to form a fascinating reappraisal of the visual images of battle showing how these have changed and been manipulated over the centuries.
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Military History, Battles, Sommeschlacht <1916>, Battles. 0, History, Nonfiction, Veldslagen, Weltkrieg (1914-1918), Unabhängigkeitskrieg, Entscheidungsschlacht, Gewonden, Batallas, Militärpsychologie, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Weltkrieg, Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415, Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916, Somme, 1st Battle of the (France : 1916) fast (OCoLC)fst01125774, Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815) fast (OCoLC)fst01172689, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Agincourt, Battle of (France : 1415) fast (OCoLC)fst00800291, Military Science, Warfare, Batailles, Histoire militaire, Azincourt, Bataille d', 1415, Waterloo, Bataille de, 1815, Somme, Bataille de la, 1916, Military art and science, Soldiers in art, Military architecture, Europe, history, military, Battles--history, History, military, D25 .k43 1976Showing 11 featured editions. View all 32 editions?
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
2004, Pimlico
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The illustrated face of battle: a study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1989, Viking
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
January 27, 1983, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1978, Penguin
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1976, Viking Press
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1976, Viking Press
in English
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1976, Viking Press
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1976, Viking Press
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1976, Viking Press
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1976, Viking Press
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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme
1976, Viking Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-297).
Rev. ed. of: The face of battle. 1976.
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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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