Category - Non Fiction / General Nonfiction
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Like New
Listed - 5 months ago
Views - 2
Ships From - Colorado
Est. Publication Date - Oct 1999
Seller Description
In The Book of War, John Keegan marshals a formidable host of war writings to chronicle the evolution of Western warfare through the voice of the most eloquent participants—from Thucydides’ classic account of ancient Greek phalanx warfare to a blow-by-blow description of ground fighting against the Iraqi troops in Kuwait during the Gulf War. Keegan gathers more than eighty selections, including Caesar’s Commentaries on the Roman invasion of Britain; the French Knight Jehan de Wavrin at the battle of Agincourt; Davy Crockett in the war against the Creek; Wellington’s dispatch on Waterloo; Hemingway after Caporetto; and Ernie Pyle at Normandy. “The best military historian of our generation.” –Tom Clancy “A monumental piece of literary military history.” –Chicago Tribune A brilliantly edited and comprehensive anthology."—The New York Times Book Review.
Additional Information
The Book of War. {0290}: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing
ISBN: 9780670888047
Publisher Description
Twenty-five centuries of warfare through the eyes of those who witnessed and fought it, in a unique collection from "the best military historian of the world" (Tom Clancy).
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