bAcclaimed military historian John Keegan s anthology of war writing from 25 centuries of battle brbIn The Book of War, John Keegan marshals a formidable host of war writings to chronicle the evolution of Western warfare through the voice of the most eloquent participants from Thucydides classic account of ancient Greek phalanx warfare to a blow-by-blow description of ground fighting against the Iraqi troops in Kuwait during the Gulf War. Keegan gathers more than eighty selections, including Caesar s Commentaries on the Roman invasion of Britain the French Knight Jehan de Wavrin at the battle of Agincourt Davy Crockett in the war against the Creek Wellington s dispatch on Waterloo Hemingway after Caporetto and Ernie Pyle at Normandy. br The best military historian of our generation. Tom Clancy br A monumental piece of literary military history. Chicago Tribune brA brilliantly edited and comprehensive anthology. iThe New York Times Book Reviewi.