First edition, near fine hardcover shows bumping to bottom corners and some other light trace wear including a small soil spot at colophon page, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows a light bit of rubbing and shelf wear. 368 pages with black & whites, maps and index. Still a good looking copy of this ".comprehensive analysis of generals." Quarter cloth over paper boards.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The Mask of Command

Publisher

Viking Press

Publication Date

1987

Language

English

ISBN 10

0670459887

ISBN 13

9780670459889

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First.

Condition

Near fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near fine

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Military History - General

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Synopsis

The author asserts that generalship is a cultural activity as well as an exercise in power or military skill and that it provides great insights into particular eras or places

Review

"As well as being a rare military historian who can also write gracefully, John Keegan has a distinguished capacity for peering behind the conventional view of events" (Alistair Horne Sunday Times)

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