Fields of Battle

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Release: 1997-05-27
Publisher: Vintage
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0679746641



Fields of Battle: The Wars for North America

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, Fields 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 fought on its soil. Free download Fields of Battle books collection in PDF, EPUB, FB2, MOBI, and TXT formats. of photos.Best known for his 1976 book, The Face of Battle, which argued that conventional battle accounts oversimplified the dynamics of troop movements while attributing too much control to leaders, John Keegan has become a prolific author. Fields of Battle includes fascinating observations about how Americans do things differently, both on and off the battlefield, than the English and French. With detailed accounts from long-forgotten conflicts, such as the French and Indian War, and moving portraits of important figures in American military history, including the Wright brothers, who naively hoped their airplane would end warfare, Keegan, an Englishman, explains the past and reaffirms the present to an America struggling to find its national strength. Best deals ebooks download Fields of Battle on amazon. Fields of Battle: The Wars for North America with free ebook downloads available via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, and hotfile.

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