The Face of Battle The Face of Battle The Face of Battle is a 1976 non-fiction book on military history by the English military historian John Keegan. It deals first with the structure of historical writing about battles, the strengths and weaknesses of the "battle piece," and then with the structure of warfare in three time periods—medieval Europe, the Napoleonic Era, and World War I—by analyzing three battles: Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme, all of which involved English soldiers and occurred in approximately the same geographical area. When published, the work was groundbreaking. It does not examine the battles only from the point of
HMS Agincourt (D86) the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In the following year "Agincourt", along with the rest of the squadron, formerly flotilla, deployed to the Mediterranean. The squadron and "Agincourt" did not return home until the following year. In 1956 "Agincourt" she formed part of the Royal Navy force which took part in the Suez Crisis. In 1957, "Agincourt", and the 4th Destroyer Squadron, returned to the Mediterranean. In 1959, "Agincourt" and three of her sister-ships underwent conversion to become radar pickets. The conversion included the addition of the Sea Cat missile and new radar, as well