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The American Civil War

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The greatest military historian of our time gives a peerless account of America’s most bloody, wrenching, and eternally fascinating war.In this magesterial history and national bestseller, John Keegan shares his original and perceptive insights into the psychology, ideology, demographics, and economics of the American Civil War. Illuminated by Keegan’s knowledge of military history he provides a ... Read more

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The greatest military historian of our time gives a peerless account of America’s most bloody, wrenching, and eternally fascinating war.In this magesterial history and national bestseller, John Keegan shares his original and perceptive insights into the psychology, ideology, demographics, and economics of the American Civil War. Illuminated by Keegan’s knowledge of military history he provides a
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The Face of Battle

A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme

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John Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle—a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfareThe Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at the "point of maximum danger." Without the myth-making elements of rhetoric and xenophobia, and breaking away from the stylized format ... Read more

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John Keegan's groundbreaking portrayal of the common soldier in the heat of battle—a masterpiece that explores the physical and mental aspects of warfareThe Face of Battle is military history from the battlefield: a look at the direct experience of individuals at the "point of maximum danger." Without the myth-making elements of rhetoric and xenophobia, and breaking away from the stylized format
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The First World War

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive account of the Great War from one of our most eminent military historians. "Elegantly written, clear, detailed, and omniscient.... Keegan is...perhaps the best military historian of our day." —The New York Times Book ReviewThe First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly ended the relative peace and prosperity of ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The definitive account of the Great War from one of our most eminent military historians. "Elegantly written, clear, detailed, and omniscient.... Keegan is...perhaps the best military historian of our day." —The New York Times Book ReviewThe First World War created the modern world. A conflict of unprecedented ferocity, it abruptly ended the relative peace and prosperity of
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The Iraq War

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The 2003 Iraq war remains among the most mysterious armed conflicts of modernity. In The Iraq War*,* John Keegan offers a sharp and lucid appraisal of the military campaign, explaining just how the coalition forces defeated an Iraqi army twice its size and addressing such questions as whether Saddam Hussein ever possessed weapons of mass destruction and how it is possible to fight a war that is ... Read more

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The 2003 Iraq war remains among the most mysterious armed conflicts of modernity. In The Iraq War*,* John Keegan offers a sharp and lucid appraisal of the military campaign, explaining just how the coalition forces defeated an Iraqi army twice its size and addressing such questions as whether Saddam Hussein ever possessed weapons of mass destruction and how it is possible to fight a war that is
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Winston Churchill

A Life

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One of the greatest historians writing today gives us a defining portrait of the incomparable Winston ChurchillIn his landmark biography of Winston Churchill, acclaimed historian John Keegan offers a very human portrait of one of the twentieth century's enduring symbols of heroic defiance. From Churchill's youth as a poor student to his leadership during World War II, Keegan reveals a man whose ... Read more

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One of the greatest historians writing today gives us a defining portrait of the incomparable Winston ChurchillIn his landmark biography of Winston Churchill, acclaimed historian John Keegan offers a very human portrait of one of the twentieth century's enduring symbols of heroic defiance. From Churchill's youth as a poor student to his leadership during World War II, Keegan reveals a man whose
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A History of Warfare

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Chosen by Time Magazine as one of the Best Books of the Year • The acclaimed author and preeminent military historian John Keegan examines centuries of human conflict. From primitive man in the bronze age to the end of the cold war in the twentieth century, Keegan shows how armed conflict has been a primary preoccupation throughout the history of civilization and how deeply rooted its practice has ... Read more

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Chosen by Time Magazine as one of the Best Books of the Year • The acclaimed author and preeminent military historian John Keegan examines centuries of human conflict. From primitive man in the bronze age to the end of the cold war in the twentieth century, Keegan shows how armed conflict has been a primary preoccupation throughout the history of civilization and how deeply rooted its practice has
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Intelligence in War

Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda

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A masterly look at the value and limitations of intelligence in the conduct of war from the premier military historian of our time, John Keegan.Intelligence gathering is an immensely complicated and vulnerable endeavor. And it often fails. Until the invention of the telegraph and radio, information often traveled no faster than a horse could ride, yet intelligence helped defeat Napoleon. In the ... Read more

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A masterly look at the value and limitations of intelligence in the conduct of war from the premier military historian of our time, John Keegan.Intelligence gathering is an immensely complicated and vulnerable endeavor. And it often fails. Until the invention of the telegraph and radio, information often traveled no faster than a horse could ride, yet intelligence helped defeat Napoleon. In the
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The March Up

Taking Baghdad with the United States Marines

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BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Bing West's No True Glory and The Strongest Tribe.With unprecedented access and previously unreported detail, here is a first hand account of the 22-day march to Baghdad that takes you behind the scenes and to the front line...No one reporting on the war in Iraq had the unique battlefield clearance afforded the authors of this dramatic eyewitness account. ... Read more

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BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Bing West's No True Glory and The Strongest Tribe.With unprecedented access and previously unreported detail, here is a first hand account of the 22-day march to Baghdad that takes you behind the scenes and to the front line...No one reporting on the war in Iraq had the unique battlefield clearance afforded the authors of this dramatic eyewitness account.
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Fields of Battle

The Wars for North America

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At once a grand tour of the battlefields of North America and an unabashedly personal tribute to the military prowess of an essentially unwarlike people. • "[A] magisterial narrative history, enriched by an authorial voice."--The Washington PostFields of Battle spans more than two centuries and the expanse of a continent to show how the immense spaces of North America shaped the wars that were ... Read more

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At once a grand tour of the battlefields of North America and an unabashedly personal tribute to the military prowess of an essentially unwarlike people. • "[A] magisterial narrative history, enriched by an authorial voice."--The Washington PostFields of Battle spans more than two centuries and the expanse of a continent to show how the immense spaces of North America shaped the wars that were
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The Book of War

25 Centuries of Great War Writing

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Acclaimed military historian John Keegan’s anthology of war writing from 25 centuries of battleIn 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 ... Read more

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Acclaimed military historian John Keegan’s anthology of war writing from 25 centuries of battleIn 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
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War and Our World

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John Keegan, widely considered the greatest military historian of our time and the author of acclaimed volumes on ancient and modern warfare--including, most recently, The First World War*,* a national bestseller--distills what he knows about the why’s and how’s of armed conflict into a series of brilliantly concise essays.Is war a natural condition of humankind? What are the origins of war? Is ... Read more

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John Keegan, widely considered the greatest military historian of our time and the author of acclaimed volumes on ancient and modern warfare--including, most recently, The First World War*,* a national bestseller--distills what he knows about the why’s and how’s of armed conflict into a series of brilliantly concise essays.Is war a natural condition of humankind? What are the origins of war? Is
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Victory Must Be Ours

Germany in the Great War, 1914–1918

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A history of Germany in World War I as told by the soldiers who fought the battles and the civilians grappling with a decline in quality of life.Europe went to war in 1914 to the sound of brass bands and cheering crowds; in every country, civilians and soldiers alike believed that the war would be won by Christmas time. By the time Christmas arrived, however, it became clear that this, indeed, ... Read more

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A history of Germany in World War I as told by the soldiers who fought the battles and the civilians grappling with a decline in quality of life.Europe went to war in 1914 to the sound of brass bands and cheering crowds; in every country, civilians and soldiers alike believed that the war would be won by Christmas time. By the time Christmas arrived, however, it became clear that this, indeed,
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