The Mask of Command: A Study of Generalship

The Mask of Command: A Study of Generalship

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: John Keegan

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Very Good, No dustjacket, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,


This is a study of military leadership and command by John Keegan, a renowned historian and defence editor of the Daily Telegraph. It was published by The Folio Society in 2019, with an introduction by Sir Lawrence Freedman. It has 400 pages and features frontispiece, maps and colour and black & white plates. It examines the lives and careers of four famous generals: Alexander the Great, Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Hitler, and explores how their personalities, strategies and contexts shaped their roles as commanders. It also considers how the nature of generalship has changed over history and what qualities are required for a successful general in the modern world.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: John Keegan

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Very Good, No dustjacket, Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,


This is a study of military leadership and command by John Keegan, a renowned historian and defence editor of the Daily Telegraph. It was published by The Folio Society in 2019, with an introduction by Sir Lawrence Freedman. It has 400 pages and features frontispiece, maps and colour and black & white plates. It examines the lives and careers of four famous generals: Alexander the Great, Wellington, Ulysses S. Grant and Hitler, and explores how their personalities, strategies and contexts shaped their roles as commanders. It also considers how the nature of generalship has changed over history and what qualities are required for a successful general in the modern world.