The mask of command : a study of generalship
Keegan, John, 1934-20122006
Book
John Keegan argues that generalship is a cultural activity. His study focuses on Alexander the Great, Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Hitler. His argument makes clear that in a nuclear age there is now no room for heroism.
Main title:
The mask of command : a study of generalship / John Keegan.
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Imprint:
London : Pimlico, 2004.
Collation:
366 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1987.Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-358) and index.
ISBN:
9781844137381 (pbk)
Dewey class:
355.3310922355.331
Language:
English
BRN:
297781