 | irishgit (154)
04/03/2007 | Keegan has written a book from the common soldier's point of view, the poor-bloody-infantry life in harm's way.
He is a masterful writer with a fine grasp of narrative, and he explains the terrors of battle in a very crisp manner.
Using battles a few miles and several centuries apart (Agincourt, Waterloo, the Somme) he shows the terror and the workmanship of battle for the men in the line.
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 | Enkidu (38)
01/27/2004 | A detailed, precise study of three battles (Agincourt, Waterloo and the First Battle of the Somme). I can't think of any book that attempts to answer the question of what was it LIKE to be there, in such a methodical way. Brilliant.
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