Author: John Keegan Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440673993 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 368
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John Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle -- a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfare 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 at the battle of Agincourt, the musket balls at Waterloo, or the steel rain of the Somme. The Face of Battle is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Mask of Command: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.
Author: Wayne E. Lee Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190920645 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 273
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Taking its title from The Face of Battle, John Keegan's canonical book on the nature of warfare, The Other Face of Battle illuminates the American experience of fighting in "irregular" and "intercultural" wars over the centuries. Sometimes known as "forgotten" wars, in part because they lackedtriumphant clarity, they are the focus of the book. David Preston, David Silbey, and Anthony Carlson focus on, respectively, the Battle of Monongahela (1755), the Battle of Manila (1898), and the Battle of Makuan, Afghanistan (2020) - conflicts in which American soldiers were forced to engage in"irregular" warfare, confronting an enemy entirely alien to them. This enemy rejected the Western conventions of warfare and defined success and failure - victory and defeat - in entirely different ways. Symmetry of any kind is lost. Here was not ennobling engagement but atrocity, unanticipatedinsurgencies, and strategic stalemate.War is always hell. These wars, however, profoundly undermined any sense of purpose or proportion. Nightmarish and existentially bewildering, they nonetheless characterize how Americans have experienced combat and what its effects have been. They are therefore worth comparing for what they hold incommon as well as what they reveal about our attitude toward war itself. The Other Face of Battle reminds us that "irregular" or "asymmetrical" warfare is now not the exception but the rule. Understanding its roots seems more crucial than ever.
Author: John Keegan Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 1400041937 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 448
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A masterly look at the value and limitations of intelligence in the conduct of war from the premier military historian of our time, John Keegan. Intelligence gathering is an immensely complicated and vulnerable endeavor. And it often fails. Until the invention of the telegraph and radio, information often traveled no faster than a horse could ride, yet intelligence helped defeat Napoleon. In the twentieth century, photo analysts didn’t recognize Germany’s V-2 rockets for what they were; on the other hand, intelligence helped lead to victory over the Japanese at Midway. In Intelligence in War, John Keegan illustrates that only when paired with force has military intelligence been an effective tool, as it may one day be in besting al-Qaeda.
Author: John Keegan Publisher: Viking Adult ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 312
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A splendid new edition of a modern classic, illustrated with paintings, prints, engravings, battle plans, and photographs, and featuring a new introduction by the author. Illustrated.
Author: Everest Media, Publisher: Everest Media LLC ISBN: 1669380815 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 61
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I have never been in a battle, and I am becoming more and more convinced that I have little idea of what a battle can be like. Very few Europeans of my generation have learned at first hand that knowledge which was common among their fathers and grandfathers. #2 The first group of people I excluded from my generalization was made up of those who were not old enough to have had combat experience of the Second World War. The second group was made up of soldiers who had not seen active service. While the object of their war was to avoid a decision at any given time or place, the Mau Mau in Kenya fought a war of raiding and subversion because they implicitly understood their inability to risk anything else. #3 I have spent many years teaching officer cadets at Sandhurst, and I have always been aware of the inherent falsity of my position. I have never passed judgment on the behavior of soldiers under circumstances I have not experienced myself. #4 The central question for the officer cadet is How would I behave in a battle. The discussion with your soldiers, whether it’s group therapy or not, will always include these emotions and sensations.
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