Shape of Battle by Allan Mallinson - ISBN: 9781529177015
Paperback
Six battles across time reveal timeless truths about the shape of war.

Shape of Battle

Six Campaigns from Hastings to Helmand

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    27 November 2022

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Summary

One of our most distinguished military historians tells the story of six defining battles.

Every battle is different. Each takes place in a different context—the war, the campaign, the weapons. However, battles across the centuries, whether fought with sticks and stones or advanced technology, have much in common. Fighting is, after all, an intensely human affair; human nature doesn’t change. So why were battles fought as they were? What gave them their shape? Why did they go as they …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529177015
ISBN-10:1529177014
Author:Allan Mallinson
Publisher:Transworld
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:27 November 2022
Weight:312g
Dimensions:197mm x 127mm
About The Author

Allan Mallinson

A professional solder for thirty-five years, Allan Mallinson began writing while still serving. His first book was a history of four regiments of British light dragoons, one of which he commanded. His debut novel was the bestselling A Close Run Thing, the first in an acclaimed series chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer before and after Waterloo (The Tigress of Mysore is the fourteenth in the series). His The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for a number of prizes, while 1914- Fight the Good Fight won the British Army’s ‘Book of the Year’ Award. Its sequel, Too Important for the Generals, is a provocative look at leadership during the Great War, while Fight to the Finish is a comprehensive history of the First World War, month by month. Allan Mallinson reviews for the Spectator and the TLS and also writes for The Times. He lives on Salisbury Plain.

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