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"The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time"
—C.P. Snow
"In this book, which is so creative, so original, one learns as much about the nature of man as of battle."
—J.H. Plumb, The New York Times Book Review
"This without any doubt is one of the half-dozen best books on warfare to appear in the English language since the end of the Second World War."
—Michael Howard, The Sunday Times
"A totally original and brilliant book"
—The New York Review of Books
—C.P. Snow
"In this book, which is so creative, so original, one learns as much about the nature of man as of battle."
—J.H. Plumb, The New York Times Book Review
"This without any doubt is one of the half-dozen best books on warfare to appear in the English language since the end of the Second World War."
—Michael Howard, The Sunday Times
"A totally original and brilliant book"
—The New York Review of Books
Kurzbeschreibung
The 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 of Agincourt, the musket balls at Waterloo, or the steel rain of the Somme.
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The quality of this particular edition is a bad one - I refer to its in no way unreadable but somehow dark type characters and really bad, newspaper-like paper.
Otherwise the book is great - I believe it is worth reading not only by military history fans (for these it is, in my opinion, a must) but also by people interested in philosophy of history - its first 50 pages give the book a manifesto-character, elaborating a perspective (the participating soldiers' perspective) on the basis of which this specific episode of human experience, the battle, can be described, while the analyses that follow provide the application of this perspective to the historical details of the particular battle in question.
The quality of the content deserves definitely a better material form.
Otherwise the book is great - I believe it is worth reading not only by military history fans (for these it is, in my opinion, a must) but also by people interested in philosophy of history - its first 50 pages give the book a manifesto-character, elaborating a perspective (the participating soldiers' perspective) on the basis of which this specific episode of human experience, the battle, can be described, while the analyses that follow provide the application of this perspective to the historical details of the particular battle in question.
The quality of the content deserves definitely a better material form.
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This book succeeds tremendously in presenting each battle on its own. The raw, terrible face of war is shown. I was most fascinated by the portrayal of Agincourt (especially since I saw Branaugh's Henry V on TV a couple months later, giving an interesting contrast), but the other battles are also gripping accounts. My disappointment was the comparison between the battles. These parts didn't seem to be as insightful as they are in Keegan's other works that I've read. This doesn't detract from the enjoyment, and this book from any other author would garner 5 stars. From Keegan, with his pedigree, I can only give it 4 stars. Still highly recommended.
The book is "recommended" reading for Army military personnel. The tape is convient to listen to while dealing with "rush hour" on I95S @1600hrs!
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What a pleasure
it is to read John Keegans books. Vast in scope, excellent in style and breathtaking in insight, they are, in my humble opinion, simply the best and most enjoyable military history... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Dezember 2006 von Xiquiripat
The Face of Horror
Agincourt, Waterloo and Somme were just names of battles for me, one-line-paragraphs in my high-school history books. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Juli 2000 von ERIC GAMARRA
Masterpiece History
All disciplines, whether Astronomy or Zoology, have a classic work(s) that are regarded as reference-quality. This book rests firmly in that prestigous company. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Juni 2000 von Jim Zadrozny
Gripping
Keegan has provided a nearly "eyewitness" account of battle that is as gripping and gut-wrenching as it is informative and mind-opening. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. April 2000 von "celophaine"
The sad tale of the man on the battle line
This is perhaps the most important book about war the I have ever read, because it tells the story of the men who had to kill and be killed at the focus of battle. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 5. Februar 2000 von Gene Bromberg
A pleasure to read
I must disagree with a couple of previous reviewers -- of course, this is entirely subjective, but I did not find the book difficult to read, or at all tedious. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 4. Februar 2000 von Constant Reader
Realities of War vs. Romantic Rhetoric
I too found this book is somewhat hard to read (thus the missing 5th star) probably due to the natural language barrier between us Americans and our British cousins. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. Januar 2000 von Bret M. Duff
A bit tedious at times, but interesting and worthwhile.
First real voluntary dip into military history. Was a bit tedious, but I learned alot from it. Writing style was too dry and verbose for my tastes. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. Januar 2000 von Daniel J. Potter
The sights and sounds of battle
Keegan does a good job of recreating battle so that we can picture it for ourselves. But what was it like for those who participated - not just in what they saw, but in how they... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. November 1999 von "skoonj"
Timeless description
Keegan combines a scholarly insight and a narrative skill to make this one of the best texts on warfare ever written. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Oktober 1999 von Paul H.
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