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Summary of John Keegan's The Face of Battle
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Listen to the Summary of John Keegan's The Face of Battle in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The Battle of Agincourt is one of the most instantly and vividly visualized passages in English history. It is a victory of the weak over the strong, of the common soldier over the mounted knight, of resolution over bombast, and of the desperate, cornered and far from home, over the proprietorial and cocksure...
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