This classic of military history not only addresses the strategy and course of famous battles. John Keegan focuses on how the individual soldier, the officer, the small group, and the mass of combatants behave in deadly confrontation with the enemy, what forms of combat exist, when courage and endurance matter, and when the potential of weaponry makes the difference. Keegan does not sugarcoat or accuse; he lets the facts and those involved speak for themselves: that is clear and horrifying enough.