John Keegan Has Died

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/9447744/Sir-John-Keegan.html

Sir John Keegan, who has died aged 78, achieved an international reputation as a military historian, then discovered a talent for writing rapid analyses of international crises as the defence editor of The Daily Telegraph.

Probably the best-reading military historian of the last 50 years or so.  Off the top of my head, I can recommend the following without reservation:
Face of Battle
Mask of Command
Price of Admiralty
A History of Warfare
Intelligence in War

Sad that no new work will be forthcoming.

[roo_ster]

And how could I forget his book on our Civil War?  As a certified map nut and uncertified terrain analyst, Keegan was able to use his foreign perspective to cut the the heart of some of the more vexing issues in the CW.

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I think I have all his books. Given that I am a Library nut, for me to go out and buy a book says a lot. For me to buy every book by an author says even more.


And as a fellow Map Nut and Terrain Guru.  I wholeheartedly concur on his US Civil War book.