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The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo & the Somme

John Keegan

What is it like to be inside a battle, at Agincourt, Waterloo or the Somme, and how can anyone who was not there tell?

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Author
John Keegan

Why read it

  • You will learn to doubt tidy battle stories, from paintings to dispatches, and ask what the soldiers actually faced
  • You will see what really happens when horsemen charge men on foot, and why the charge usually stops short
  • You will understand why some battles turn into comforting legends, and learn to check the legend against the evidence

Who it is for

  • A reader of military history who wants the human view
  • A writer who depicts war and wants it to ring true
  • A history student comparing medieval and modern warfare

Contents

  1. Chapter 1
  2. Old, Unhappy, Far-off Things¹
  3. Chapter 2
  4. Agincourt, October 25th, 1415
  5. Chapter 3
  6. Waterloo, June 18th, 1815
  7. Chapter 4
  8. The Somme, July 1st, 1916
  9. Chapter 5
  10. The Future of Battle
  11. Picture Section

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