The Battle For History Paperback by John Keegan

Product Details

• Publisher: Vintage Canada (1995-05-06)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 0 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780394223469
• Item Weight: 142.88 grams
• Dimensions: 20.27 x 13.41 x 0.86 cm

With the same erudition, discernment, and crisp prose that made his A History of Warfare an international bestseller, Keegan surveys the literature of World War II, identifying the works he finds most important and illuminating while examining the sometimes savage controversies raised by two generations of the war's historians.

About the Author

JOHN KEEGAN was for many years senior lecturer in military history at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and has been a fellow at Princeton University and a visiting professor of history at Vassar College. He is the author of twenty books, including the acclaimed The Face of Battle and The Second World War. He is the defense editor of The Daily Telegraph (London). He lives in Wiltshire, England.