{"product_id":"the-face-of-battle-paperback","title":"The Face of Battle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Keegan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle -- a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfare \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Face of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, \u003ci\u003eThe Mask of Command\u003c\/i\u003e together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir John Desmond Patrick Keegan (\u003c\/b\u003e1934-2012), was one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians and was for many years the senior lecturer at Sandhurst (the British Royal Military Academy) and the defense editor of the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (London). Keegan was the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe Face of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mask of Command\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Admiralty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Six Armies in Normandy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a fellow at the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 1983\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52610333638963,"sku":"9780140048971","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VmpFNmxiSEY3dzZqbmZsVDhTaVAzZz09.webp?v=1761825137","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-face-of-battle-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}