Sir john desmond patrick keegan obe frsl 15 may 1934 2 august 2012 was an english military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist. It also summarizes the affects the war had on the world while raising some interesting questions. It destroyed a century of relative peace and prosperity and saw a continent at the height of its success descend into slaughter. It details the politics, both international and internal to each of the primary countries, in addition to the military status, targets and goals. Praised as the best military historian of our generation by tom clancy, john keegan here reconsiders his masterful study of world war ii, the second world war. The first world war by john keegan is an excellent onevolume treatment of the great war. John keegan, the first world war, london, hutchinson, 1998. The first world war by john keegan is a wonderful overview of the first world war, its cause and its effect.
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The definitive account of the great war and a national bestseller from eminent military historian john keegan 2018 marks the centenary of the first world war the war that created the modern world. The mighty educated states involved conceived not without reasons that their very existence was at stake. The definitive account of the great war and a national bestseller from eminent military historian john keegan. June and july 1914, not by those of a group of officers of the german. The first world war, john keegan, 2014, world war, 19141918, 500 pages. John keegan, the first world war byu scholarsarchive. Oct 20, 2015 audiobook the second world war by john keegan part 1 of 3 tanks history. Few if any will be superior to keegans lengthy 592pagebut concise overview. Mar 19, 2016 a comprehensive account of the first world war 1999. Complete summary of john keegan s the first world war. Best military history of first world war as of 2019, i own 40x books on the great war aka ww1.
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