The Face of Battle

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Summary: Military history from the grunt's perspective
Review: Scholarship is lacking in this book, but that is not its objective. Keegan takes a look at some major battles and tells them from the perspective of the soldier rather than the leaders. This is perhaps the most "human" work of military history in print.

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Summary: Keegan Standard
Review: If you are going to start reading Keegan books then start with this one. His best work in my opinion. I read this book a long time ago, but revisited it recently to get Keegan's take on Agincourt. In this volume Keegan looks at warfare from a human perspective focusing on soldiers and less on leaders. It is a relatively easy read. If you have an interest in this subject of how battle's are fought and won then you should probably read this. Keegan is a great writer of military history. Originally published in 1976 this book is still a standard. The photos in the book are not that good, but it does have a few useful maps.