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Meh. It's ok. Written in 1976, The Face of Battle is badly in need of an update. In addition, the battles are all very British (Agincourt, Waterloo, and The Somme). This is understandable, since the book is probably an outgrowth from Keegan's teaching notes. The focus is on the experience of the individual soldier, which is pretty standard stuff in current battle books. The Face of Battle can be a bit dry at times (the first 20 pages are a real slog), but it can also be quite fascinating. It was
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May 28, 2010
Tracyene
marked it as to-read
Sep 23, 2014
Ken
marked it as to-read
Jun 14, 2017
Terri
marked it as history-book-club
