The Face of Battle. by Keegan, John - 1976.

New York:: Viking Press, 1976.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with red cloth at the spine; the top edge of the text block has a dusty appearance, otherwise a Very Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. The jacket is very good, but for several vertical fold creases on the front flap.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Index, bibliography. Red endpapers. Description: Includes a section of black and white plates. In this original contribution to military history, the author focuses on what a set battle is like for the man in the thick of it -- his fears, his wounds and their treatment, the mechanics of being taken prisoner, the nature of leadership at the most junior level, the role of compulsion in getting men to stand their ground, and the intrusions of cruelty and compassion. The book ranges over the centuries, but the majority of the work is devoted to three battles fought about a hundred miles and five hundred years apart -- Agincourt, Waterloo, and The Somme.