Praised as the best military historian of our generation by Tom Clancy, John Keegan now reconstructs his masterful study of World War II with a new Foreword. - Los Angeles Times. - The Washington Post If you want to know how it happened, read Keegan\'s thoughtful and elegant prose.
The Second World War merits the acceptance as the standard work that it will surely recieve.
An extraordinary, definitive history, The Second World War will be required reading for generations to come.
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.
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.
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Praised as the best military historian of our generation by Tom Clancy, John Keegan now reconstructs his masterful study of World War II with a new Foreword
