Informationen zum Autor John Keegan Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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 participantsfrom 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 . Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Rork...

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John Keegan

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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.

Zusammenfassung
**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.

Inhalt
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 Attac…