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  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    Paperback (Penguin Books, May 3, 2005)
    Praised as “the best military historian of our generation” by Tom Clancy, John Keegan reconsiders his masterful study of World War II, The Second World War, with a new foreword Keegan examines each theater of the war, focusing on five crucial battles and offering new insights into the distinctive methods and motivations of modern warfare. In eloquent, perceptive analyses of the airborne battle of Crete, the carrier battle of Midway, the tank battle of Falaise, the city battle of Berlin, and the amphibious battle of Okinawa, Keegan illuminates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders and the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men and the course of the war as a whole. An extraordinary, definitive history, The Second World War will be required reading for generations to come."The Second World War merits the acceptance as the standard work that it will surely recieve." -The Washington Post"If you want to know how it happened, read Keegan's thoughtful and elegant prose." -Los Angeles Times
  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    Library Binding (San Val, May 15, 2005)
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  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    eBook (Vintage Digital, Aug. 31, 2011)
    In this comprehensive history, John Keegan explores both the technical and the human impact of the greatest war of all time. He focuses on five crucial battles and offers new insights into the distinctive methods and motivations of modern warfare. In knowledgable, perceptive analysis of the airborne battle of Crete, the carrier battle of Midway, the tank battle of Falaise, the city battle of Berlin, and the amphibious battle of Okinawa, Keegan illuminates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders and the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men and the course of the war as a whole.
  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    Hardcover (Hutchinson, March 15, 1989)
    By the author of "The Price of Admiralty", this book approaches the war from a thematic and periodic standpoint. The course of the war is divided into six passages and attached to each is an analytical narrative of a battle, which exemplifies a mode of warfare special to this war, such as city sieges, an air battle, an airborne operation, an aircraft carrier battle, a tank battle and an amphibious landing. The author takes as his starting point the outcome of the First World War, and what it meant in particular for the defeated nations, and how the developed world reacted to its first experience of mass warfare. He surveys the strategic positioning of all the major combatants to summarize the strategic progress of the war. In addition all the major ancillary activities to which the war gave rise are discussed: war supply, war production, strategic bombing, occupation and repression, espionage and resistance, and the secret weapons programmes.
  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    Paperback (Penguin Books, Sept. 1, 1990)
    Much more than a mere chronological narrative, the history of World War II is recounted both periodically and thematically. Keegan analyzes five crucial battles, each characteristic of a distinctive kind of warfare ofthe period. Photographs, maps, diagrams.
  • The Second World War

    Winston S. Churchill

    Paperback (Bantam Books, March 15, 1974)
    6 books Their Finest Hour The Gathering Storm The Grand Alliance The Hinge of Faith Triumph and Tragedy Closing The Ring
  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    Paperback (Vintage Uk, Oct. 31, 1997)
    In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial battles with the aim of illuminating the war as a whole: Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin and Okinawa.
  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    Paperback (Penguin Books, March 15, 1990)
    Each theater of the war is analyzed in comprehensive manner with focus on the major battles. Crete, Midway, Falaise, Berlin, Okinawa are some of the major battles studied. Over 600 pages. And John Keegan ranks near the top of military history authors.
  • The Second World War

    J. Keegan

    Paperback (Penguin (Non-Classics), March 15, 2005)
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  • The Second World War

    Winston S. Churchill

    Paperback (Bantom Books, March 15, 1962)
    None
  • The Second World War

    John Keegan

    Unknown Binding (Stoddart, March 15, 1960)
    None
  • The Second World War

    Winston S. Churchill

    Paperback (Bantam Books, March 15, 1962)
    "The most important historical work of modern times."