{"product_id":"the-face-of-battle-a-study-of-agincourt-waterloo-and-the-somme","title":"The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme","description":"John Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle—a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfare\n\nThe Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at the \"point of maximum danger.\" Without the myth-making elements of rhetoric and xenophobia, and breaking away from the stylized format of battle descriptions, John Keegan has written what is probably the definitive model for military historians. And in his scrupulous reassessment of three battles representative of three different time periods, he manages to convey what the experience of combat meant for the participants, whether they were facing the arrow cloud at the battle of Agincourt, the musket balls at Waterloo, or the steel rain of the Somme.\n\nThe Face of Battle is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Mask of Command: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0140048979\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0140048979.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Keegan, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713213435965,"sku":"BVV.0140048979.A","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0140048979-0.jpg?v=1762981143","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-face-of-battle-a-study-of-agincourt-waterloo-and-the-somme","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}