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Title: Book of War

Author: John Keegan

ISBN: 9780670888047

Publisher: Viking Adult

Published: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Edition: First Edition

Number of Pages: 608

Condition: Used Copy

Publisher : From Thucydides’ classic account of ancient Greek phalanx warfare to a blow-by-blowof ground-fighting against the Iraqi forces during the Gulf War, The Book of War presents the face of battle over the course of more than 2,000 years. Acclaimed historian John Keegan brings together an amazing array of war writings, largely drawn from the protagonists themselves or firsthand accounts of the battles they describe. Here are Caesar’s Commentaires on the Roman Invasion of Britain; Wellington on the BattLe of Waterloo; Hemingway after Copretto, Ernie Pyle at Normandy; and James Fenton at the Fall of Saigon. Weaving the various pieces together, with a brilliant introductory essay and substantial headnotes, John Keegan has created a rich tapestry that epitomizes the warrior spirit.