The Second World War (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: John Keegan
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Military history
- Time of Work: 1919-1945
- Setting: Europe, North Africa, Asia
- Principal Characters: Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, General George C. Marshall, General Douglas Macarthur, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Hideki Tojo, Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto, Adolf Hitler
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Psychology or psychologists, Leadership, World War II, Military life or service, Soldiers, Battles, Strategy
- Locales: Africa, Europe, Asia
John Keegan is the premier military historian of the second half of the twentieth century. He has a sure command of both the broad concepts of strategy and the intricate nuances of tactics; his appreciation of the essential role of logistics and supply is keen and incisive; and his understanding of the psychology of the individual fighting man, whether general or private, is as acute and penetrating as that of any novelist. Uniting all this is Keegan’s unsurpassed talent in presenting the terrible facts of war to his reader clearly and vividly, without false glory or cheap...
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