The Book of War : 25 Centuries of Great War Writing

Sir John Keegan
Penguin Publishing Group
 9780140296556
0-14-029655-7

Acclaimed military historian John Keegans anthology of war writing from 25 centuries of battleIn The Book of War, John Keegan marshals a formidable host of war writings to chronicle the evolution of Western.

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warfare through the voice of the most eloquent participantsfrom 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 Caesars 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; Wellingtons dispatch on Waterloo; Hemingway after Caporetto; and Ernie Pyle at Normandy.The best military historian of our generation. Tom ClancyA monumental piece of literary military history. Chicago TribuneA brilliantly edited and comprehensive anthology."The New York Times Book Review.