Mask Command Study Generalship by Keegan John (21 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Mask of Command is about generals: who they are, what they do and how they affect the world we live in. Through portraits of four generals - archetypal hero Alexander the Great, anti-hero Wellington, the unheroic Ulysses S. Grant and the false heroic of Hitler - John Keegan propounds the view of heroism in warfare as inextricable linked with the political imperative of the age and place. He demonstrates how the role of the general alters with the ethos of the society that creates him and concludes that there is no place for heroism in a nuclear world. The Mask of Command is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Face of Battle: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The Mask of Command is about generals: who they are, what they do and how they affect the world we live in. Through portraits of four generals - archetypal hero Alexander the Great, anti-hero Wellington, the unheroic Ulysses S. Grant and the false heroic of Hitler - John Keegan propounds the view of heroism in warfare as inextricable linked with the political imperative of the age and place. He demonstrates how the role of the general alters with the ethos of the society that creates him and concludes that there is no place for heroism in a nuclear world. The Mask of Command is a companion volume to John Keegan's classic study of the individual soldier, The Face of Battle: together they form a masterpiece of military and human history.…

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

paperback. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. UK trade paperback reprint, 1999 Plimlico. It is in very good condition. No creasing to spine. Illustrated.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. New Edition. paperback,illustrated,366 pages,covers a little sunned otherwise very good.shelf 272.

Condition: Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 2nd Edition. B/W Plts., Illust., Maps, Slight creases to front cover, o/w NF. The Mask of Command is about generals: who they are, what they do and how they affect the world we live in. Size: Octavo. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 384 pages. 7.76x5.12x0.94 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 384 pages. 7.76x5.12x0.94 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Most studies of generalship have focused on individual character and behaviour. While these are not neglected in this remarkable book, its central argument is that, like warfare itself, generalship is a cultural enterprise, providing a key to understanding a particular era or place, as much as it is an exercise in power or military skill. Through portraits of four generals - archetypal hero Alexander the Great, anti-hero Wellington, the unheroic Ulysses S. Grant and the false heroic of Hitler - John Keegan propounds the view of heroism in warfare as inextricably linked with the political imperative of the age and place. He demonstrates how the role of the general alters with the ethos of the society that creates him and concludes that there is no place for heroism in a nuclear world. Illustrated with black&white photos & maps. A 3rd edition paperback in fine condition. (366 pages & 16 pages of photography). Originally published in 1987.…

1st ed. thus stiff wrappers Nice Copy octavo 366pp., b/w pls., maps, plans, bibliog., index, The Commander in Battle through portraits of four Generals : Alexander the Great, Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant & Hitler.

2nd edition stiff wrappers New Book octavo 366pp., b/w pls., maps, plans, bibliog., index, The Commander in Battle through portraits of four Generals : Alexander the Great, Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant & Hitler.

Condition: Good. VG condition book with slipcase. Some fading of text on spine. Content is clean and bright throughout. Free from inscriptions or markings. Good slipcase with light wear, marks.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. CONDITION: Near Fine book. Rear cover slightly marked. No inscriptions or bookplates. Near Fine slipcase. Slight marks and fading to panels. DETAILS: First Printing. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Slight marks and fading to panels of slipcase. Introduced by Sir Lawrence Freedman. Frontispiece, coloured and monochrome illustrations, and 7 maps in the text; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in silver, red endpapers. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine binding. Large Octavo; in the publisher's blue cloth; xx, 400 pages including the Index; with black and white and full color illustrations throughout; housed in the publisher's slipcase. Near Fine binding.

Folio Society Edition. 400 [3] pp. Bound in blue cloth blocked with a silver medal design and red ribbon motif. Original silver-grey slipcase. Introduced by Lawrence Freedman with a frontispiece depicting the statue of Achilles. Pristine condition throughout. A seminal work of military history that examines the changing nature of leadership through four archetypal figures: Alexander the Great, Wellington, Grant, and Hitler. Keegan explores how the "mask" a leader wears is dictated by the era's political and social expectations. .…

8vo., First Edition thus, with frontispiece, coloured and monochrome illustrations, and 7 maps in the text; blue cloth, upper board and backstrip blocked and lettered in silver, red endpapers, a near fine copy in publisher's metallic board slip-case.

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. London: The Folio Society, 2019. First Thus. Large octavo; 400pp. Photographs and illustrations. Dark blue cloth decorated in gilt and orange; red endpapers. Housed in publisher's slipcase. A few minor smudges to boards; binding sound; pages unmarked; slipcase unmarked and sound; Near Fine.…