num_pages: 352
description: The Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at 'the point of maximum danger'. It examines the physical conditions of fighting, the particular emotions and behaviour generated by battle, as well as the motives that impel soldiers to stand and fight rather than run away.In his scrupulous reassessment of three battles, John Keegan vividly conveys their reality for the participants, whether facing the arrow cloud of Agincourt, the levelled muskets of Waterloo or the steel rain of the Somme.
language: English
title: The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme
titlecomplete: The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo and the Somme
genres: History, World War I, Psychology, European History, World History, War, Military History, Audiobook, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 7976
publisher: Pimlico