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The American Civil Warby John KeeganISBN 0091794838 (0-09-179483-8)
Hardcover, Random House
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The Art Of War: War And Military Thoughtby Martin Van Creveld, Martin L. Van Creveld, John KeeganISBN 0060838531 (0-06-083853-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art Of War: War And Military Thought'Book summary:The art of making war is among humankind's earliest professions, stretching far back before the written word, when heroic deeds in battles were carved on stone or recited through poem or song.In this sweeping, lucid history, Martin van Creveld explores military thought and strategy, from the earliest Chinese military thinkers to 20th-century perspectives on terrorism. This incredibly comprehensive book provides the reader with a gripping narrative of how war has been waged in ages past and a glimpse of what war may come to look like in the future.
- Military theories from Chinese thinker Sun Tzu to experts on guerrilla warfare and the terrorism of today
- Strategies of the Greeks and Romans as they worked to raise armies, discipline them, arm them, and provide them with the means for victory
- The work of military geniuses Adam von Buelow, Antoine Henri Jomini, and Karl von Clausewitz, theorists who devised strategies still in use today
- Modern armored air, naval, and nuclear warfare -- how technology has changed the face of battle
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The Battle for History : Re-Fighting World War Twoby John KeeganISBN 0091792290 (0-09-179229-0)
Hardcover, Random House
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Collins Atlas of World War IIby John KeeganISBN 0007214650 (0-00-721465-0)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Great Battles of the Civil Warby John KeeganISBN 0020345542 (0-02-034554-2)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Battles of the Civil War'Book summary:Examines great battles of the American Civil War, from the first battle at Bull Run in 1861 to the Battle of the Five Forks in 1865. [via]
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History of Warfareby John KeeganISBN 0091745276 (0-09-174527-6)
Hardcover, Random House
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The Iraq Warby John KeeganISBN 0091800188 (0-09-180018-8)
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The Nature of Warby John Keegan , Joseph DarracottISBN 0030577772 (0-03-057777-2)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co
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The Price of Admiralty: War at Sea from Man of War to Submarineby John KeeganISBN 0091737710 (0-09-173771-0)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Price of Admiralty: War at Sea from Man of War to Submarine'Book summary:The aim of John Keegan's new book is to apply to warfare at sea the same technique he employed in his classic work The Face of Battle, so to discover how men have fought at sea, and to explore the nature of the indvidual's experience of combat over changing times. The conflicts Keegan has chosen begin with Trafalgar in 1805, a classic and well-documented example of ship-of-the-line battle. Next he turns to Jutland, posing very different problems for commander and seaman alike. Then to the Battle of Midway, where he examines the particular role played by the aircraft carrier, with its 'two societies', that of the ship itself and that of the 'air group' elite which supplied its raison d'etre. Finally he examines the Battle of the Atlantic, in which he recreates a picture both of everyday life and operational routine within the boat that saw the last great technical transformation of naval operations, and ultimately the most significant - the submarine. The book concludes with a survey of how naval warfare may be expected to evolve in the future - with surface navies disappearing altogether. [via]
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The Renaissance at Warby John KeeganISBN 0060891955 (0-06-089195-5)
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Toward the end of the fifteenth century, modern artillery and portable firearms became the signature weapons of European armies, radically altering the nature of warfare. The new arms transformed society, too, as cities were built and rebuilt to limit the effects of bombardment by cannon. This book follows these far-reaching changes in comprehensive and fascinating detail and demonstrates how the innovations of the Renaissance paved the way to further changes in warfare.
An in-depth technical look at the weaponry of the age and the tactical drills that honed the skills of Renaissance soldiers
The epic wars abroad between Western Christians and the Muslim Turks Civil strife at home between despotic rulers and rebellious forces
Kingly duels that play out on an international stage
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Roman Warfareby John Keegan , Adrian GoldsworthyISBN 0060838523 (0-06-083852-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Second World Warby John KeeganISBN 0091740118 (0-09-174011-8)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Second World War'Book summary:Despite the avalanche of books written about the First World War in recent years, there have been comparatively few books that deliver a comprehensive account of the war and its campaigns from start to finish. The First World War fills the gap superbly. As readers familiar with Keegan's previous books (including The Second World War and Six Armies in Normandy) know, he's a historian of the old school. He has no earth-shattering new theories to challenge the status quo, no first-person accounts to tug on the emotions--what he does have, though, is a gift for talking the lay person through the twists and turns of a complex narrative in a way that is never less than accessible or engaging.
Keegan never tries to ram his learning down your throat. Where other authors have struggled to explain how Britain could ever allow itself to be dragged into such a war in 1914, Keegan keeps his account practical. The level of communications that we enjoy today just didn't exist then, and so it was much harder to keep track of what was going on. By the time a message had finally reached the person in question, the situation may have changed out of all recognition. Keegan applies this same "cock-up" theory of history to the rest of the war, principally the three great disasters at Gallipoli, the Somme, and Passchendaele. The generals didn't send all those troops to their deaths deliberately, Keegan argues; they did it out of incompetence and ineptitude, and because they had no idea of what was actually going on at the front.
While The First World War is not afraid to point the finger at those generals who deserve it, even Keegan has to admit he doesn't have all the answers. If it all seems so obviously futile and such a massive waste of life now, he asks, how could it have seemed worthwhile back then? Why did so many people carry on, knowing they would die? Why, indeed. --John Crace, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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The Times Atlas of the Second World Warby John KeeganISBN 0060161787 (0-06-016178-7)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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War and Our Worldby John KeeganISBN 0091777941 (0-09-177794-1)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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The War at Sea 1914-1945by Bernard Ireland, John KeeganISBN 0060851228 (0-06-085122-8)
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War At Sea In The Age Of Sail: 1650-1850by John Keegan , Andrew LambertISBN 0060838558 (0-06-083855-8)
Softcover, Harper Resource
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War at Sea in the Ironclad Ageby J. R. Hill, John KeeganISBN 006089167X (0-06-089167-X)
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War In The Air 1914-45by John Keegan , Williamson MurrayISBN 0060838566 (0-06-083856-6)
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Wars of Empireby Douglas Porch, John KeeganISBN 0060851422 (0-06-085142-2)
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Wars of National Liberationby Daniel Moran, John KeeganISBN 0060891645 (0-06-089164-5)
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Who's Who in Military History: From 1453 to the Present Dayby John Keegan , Andrew WheatcroftISBN 0091705215 (0-09-170521-5)
Softcover, Hutchinson
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