A unique collection of essays by eminent historians--and edited by one of the world's most acclaimed military writers: John Keegan. Churchill's reputation as Prime Minister during World War II fluctuated according to the successes and failures of his generals. Most were household names--even heroes. Yet all were prey to the intolerance, interference, irascibility, and inspiration of Britain's leader, who wanted to be both the general in the field and the presiding strategic genius. Yet, despite sacking his warlords ruthlessly, in the end Churchill was served by perhaps the greatest generals...
A unique collection of essays by eminent historians--and edited by one of the world's most acclaimed military writers: John Keegan. Churchill's reputa...
This magisterial history of the first modern war is on the scale of John Keegan's classics, 'A History of Warfare' and 'The First World War'. In his sweeping, unputdownable narrative he highlights geography, leadership and strategic logic at the heart of the conflict.
This magisterial history of the first modern war is on the scale of John Keegan's classics, 'A History of Warfare' and 'The First World War'. In his s...
'No war can be conducted successfully without early and good intelligence, ' wrote Marlborough, and from the earliest times commanders have sought knowledge of the enemy, his strengths and weaknesses, his dispositions and intentions
'No war can be conducted successfully without early and good intelligence, ' wrote Marlborough, and from the earliest times commanders have sought kno...
In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and Okinawa.
In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial ba...
Concentrating on four key conflicts - Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway and the Battle of the Atlantic - the author takes us into the heart of the fighting, examining the realities of naval warfare.
Concentrating on four key conflicts - Trafalgar, Jutland, Midway and the Battle of the Atlantic - the author takes us into the heart of the fighting, ...
The Allied assault on Normandy was an almost flawless success, but it was to take three months of fighting before the German forces were beaten and Paris liberated. This account of the struggle is related through the different points of view of the six armies who fought to liberate and defend France.
The Allied assault on Normandy was an almost flawless success, but it was to take three months of fighting before the German forces were beaten and Pa...
A History of Warfare stresses that warmaking, for all its destructiveness, has been an inescapable feature of human culture since organised societies emerged.
A History of Warfare stresses that warmaking, for all its destructiveness, has been an inescapable feature of human culture since organised societies ...
"The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time." --C. P. Snow 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 physicial 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 the reality for the participants, whether facing the arrow cloud of Agincourt, the...
"The most brilliant evocation of military experience in our time." --C. P. Snow The Face of Battle is military history from the bat...
The First World War created the modern world. It destroyed a century of relative peace and prosperity and saw a continent at the height of its success descend into slaughter. It unleashed both the demons of the twentieth century - political hatred, military destruction and mass death - and the ideas which continue to shape our world today: mdoernism in the arts, new approaches to psychology and medecine, and radical ideas about economics and society. John Keegan's definitive account unforgettably portrays the unfolding military conflict on land, sea and in the air. But at its heart, too, is...
The First World War created the modern world. It destroyed a century of relative peace and prosperity and saw a continent at the height of its success...
