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
Million Years Ago (song) Daytime Program nomination for performing "Million Years Ago" live on Today. Million Years Ago (song) "Million Years Ago" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Adele for her third studio album "25" (2015). The song was written by Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, with production of the song provided by the latter. Lyrically, the track is about how fame has personally affected her and everyone around her. On Adele at the BBC in 2015, she stated that the song was, ""kind of a story about … I drove past Brockwell Park, which is a park in South London