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I'm halfway through The Face of Battle. Much like IiW, it's an extremely easy and enjoyable read. I particularly like the excellent preamble on What is Military History. Keegan seems adept at arguing with himself, for the reader to see, before reaching a logical conclusion which is then carried on into the next point. This mental formatting means that I was brought seamlessly through the book (to where I am) without really noticing.
I'm not sure if I'd say that he was looking at the battle from the view of the soldiers, though, or at least not in the way BHD or We Were Soldiers Once.. does. He DOES look at the soldiers, but then steps back to take a mid-range view, somewhere in between 1st level analysis of individuals but still maintaining a tactical view of the battle.
It's very interesting writing for that reason alone, and as you said, his postulation on the interaction between different units is extremely interesting. He conveys technical information to ease the process.
Solid
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