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John Keegan

UK · Military history — all eras

About

Perhaps the most influential military historian of the 20th century. The Face of Battle.

Books in Database (3)

The Face of Battle cover
The Face of Battle 1976 · 354 pages

A revolutionary study comparing combat experience at Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme.

Academic
Six Armies in Normandy cover
Six Armies in Normandy 1982 · 365 pages

The Normandy campaign told through six national armies — American, British, Canadian, Polish, French, and German.

Popular History
The Second World War cover
The Second World War 1989 · 608 pages

A single-volume history of the entire war by the most influential military historian of the 20th century.

Popular History

Events Covered

1939 Invasion of Poland 1940 Dunkirk Evacuation 1941 Operation Barbarossa 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor 1942 Battle of Stalingrad 1944 D-Day / Normandy Landings 1945 Fall of Berlin