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Title: The Book of War by John Keegan ISBN: 0-14-029655-7 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Mix of War Stories
Comment: "The Book of War" is an eclectic mix of war stories compiled by historian John Keegan. Most are excerpts from longer books. The range is amazing. Keegan chooses writers from different times and places, beginning with Thucydides describing warfare among the Ancients Greeks ending with a British Special Air Service trooper describing the Gulf War. It is mostly memoirs interspersed with poetry.
Keegan has a good sense of which stories to choose. They are full of emotion and tidbits of historical trivia. Keegan chooses to include the Crusades, but from the Turkish perspective. He includes a memoir of Erwin Rommel, but it was written as a young infantry officer in World War I and not as the famous tank general of WW II. Some stories are more interesting than others. Still each offers a unique, personal glimpse of war.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding collection of short pieces
Comment: Fascinating anthology of war writings. I have read many of Keegan's books (all of them are superb), but this one has a quite different flavor, since Keegan just writes introductory text for the pieces. The excerpts are often quite short, so the book is admirable suited to readers who want to dip in and out for 5 minutes at a time.
The choices are excellent and some of the works are not easily accessible in other forms. I have tried (with no success) to obtain copies of the some of the original books, many of which are out of print. Many of the images are unforgettable.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent collection of writings
Comment: Keegan does an exceptional job in collecting works, mostly primary, which reflect the universality of the experience of war. In addition, this collection is well organized. I would recommend this book to the student of military studies. There is a plethora of information in this book and touches upon the most integral battles and wars of our time.
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Title: A History of Warfare by John Keegan ISBN: 0679730826 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Face of Battle by John Keegan ISBN: 0140048979 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: July, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Mask of Command by John Keegan ISBN: 0140114068 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1989 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda by John Keegan ISBN: 0375400532 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare by John Keegan ISBN: 0140096507 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: February, 1990 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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