The Book of War: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing

ISBN-13: 9780140296556 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 528 str.

John Keegan

Opis

Acclaimed military historian John Keegan s anthology of war writing from 25 centuries of battle
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."