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The Book of War: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing(English)

The Book of War: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing(English)

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Acclaimed military historian John Keegan’s anthology of war writing from 25 centuries of battle   In The Book of War, John Keegan marshals a formidable host of war writings to chronicle the evolution of Western warfare through the voice of the most eloquent participants—from Thucydides’ classic account of ancient Greek phalanx warfare to a blow-by-blow description of ground fighting against the Iraqi troops in Kuwait during the Gulf War. Keegan gathers more than eighty selections, including Caesar’s Commentaries on the Roman invasion of Britain; the French Knight Jehan de Wavrin at the battle of Agincourt; Davy Crockett in the war against the Creek; Wellington’s dispatch on Waterloo; Hemingway after Caporetto; and Ernie Pyle at Normandy. “The best military historian of our generation.” –Tom Clancy   “A monumental piece of literary military history.” –Chicago Tribune A brilliantly edited and comprehensive anthology."—The New York Times Book Review.

Table of Contents:
Editor's Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Thucydides: The Melian Dialogue Thucydides: The Final Sea Battle Xenophon: The Battle of Cunaxa and Death of Cyrus Xenophon: A Plundering Expedition Julius Caesar: First British Expedition Josephus: The Horrors of the Siege Usamah Ibn-Munqidh: An Arab-Syrian Gentleman Jean Froissart: The Battle of Crécy, 26 August 1346 Jehan de Wavrin: A French Knight's Account of Agincourt Andrew Wheatcroft: The Fall of Constantinople Diego Hurtado de Mendoze: Such Botching, Disorder and Chaos Francesco Balbi di Correggio: The Siege of Malta Inga Clendinnen: Aztecs George Peele (1558-1596): Farewell to Arms Father Paul Ragueneau: An Attack by Iroquois Warriors William Dunbar: Braddock at the Monongahela Robert Southey (1774-1843): The Battle of Blenheim Anna Myers: The Revolution Remembered (1) John Scott of Amwell (1730-1793): The Drum Jacob Zimmerman: The Revolution Remembered (2) David Crockett: Davy Crockett John D. Hunter: Captivity Among the Indians Thomas Campbell (1777-1844): Hohenlinden Part II Sergeant William Lawrence: Fugitive and Recruit 1804-6 Sergeant William Lawrence: Badajoz March-April 1812 A Gentleman Volunteer: The Battle of Vitorio Helen Roeder: Captain Roeder Victor Hugo (1802-1885): Russia 1812 Private Wheeler: The Letters of Private Wheeler Duke of Wellington: Wellington's Waterloo Despatch James Bodell: A Soldier's View of Empire Henry Clifford: Clifford in the Crimea Colin Frederick Campbell: Letters from Camp W. H. Fitchett: The Relief of Lucknow Lieutenant-Colonel Fremantle: The Fremantle Diary Stephen Crane (1871-1900): War is Kind Elizabeth B. Custer: General Custer Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936): Tommy Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, 1879: Four eyewitness accounts Sir Henry Newbolt (1862-1938): Vitaï Lampada Part III Stephen Graham: How the News of War Came to a Village on the Chinese Frontier Thomas Hardy (1840-1928): In Time of 'The Breaking of Nations' Erwin Rommel: Infantry Attacks Compton Mackenzie: Gallipoli Memories Sidney Rogerson: Twelve Days John McCrae (1872-1918): In Flanders Fields John Glubb: A Soldier's Diary of the Great War Brigadier-General E.L. Spears: Prelude to Victory W.B. Yeats: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death Robert Graves: Goodbye to All That Ernest Hemingway: Wounded (1) Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967): The Hero Gerald Uloth: Riding to War Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967): The General Isaac Babel: Red Cavalry Wilfred Owen (1893-1918): Anthem for Doomed Youth John Masters: Bugles and a Tiger Alexander Stahlberg: Bounden Duty Tim Bishop: One Young Soldier George Orwell: Wounded (2) Bruce Shand: Previous Engagements Winston Churchill: BBC Broadcast, London, 19 May 1940 Stuart Milner-Barry: Codebreakers Peter Cremer: U-333 Hugh Dundas: Flying Start George Kennard: Loopy Studs Terkel: The Good War Obituary: David Stirling Keith Douglas (1920-44): Aristocrats Alexander Stahlberg: Bounden Duty (2) Geyr von Schweppenburg: On the Other Side of the Hill Marie-Louise Osmont: Normandy Diary Ernie Pyle: Battle and Breakout in Normandy David Smiley: Albanian Assignment Franklin Lindsay: Beacons in the Night Alexander Stahlberg: Bounden Duty (3) George MacDonald Fraser: Quartered Safe Out Here Eric Lomax: The Railway Man William Laurence: Bombing Nagasaki C.W. Bowman: Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning James Fenton: The Fall of Saigon Andy McNab: Bravo Two Zero Sources and Acknowledgments Index of Authors Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780140296556
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
  • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 462 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0140296557
  • Publisher Date: 01 Nov 2000
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 212 mm
  • No of Pages: 528
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: 25 Centuries of Great War Writing
  • Width: 140 mm


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