The Second World War
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 3, 2005
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- Who it’s for
- A compact, high-level wartime history with a studied, unsentimental voice.
- Genres
- World War II History, Military Strategy, WWII Pacific Theater
- Published
- Penguin Publishing Group, May 3, 2005
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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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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
Wartime Overview
A compact, high-level wartime history with a studied, unsentimental voice.
Come here for
- clear-eyed wartime overview
- serious, category-level history
Expect
- big-picture framing
- steady, readable authority
Where it sits
| World War II History | 99% |
|---|---|
| WWII Pacific Theater | 38% |
| Military Strategy | 26% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military Strategy
- World War II History
- History Resources
- Authors
- John Keegan
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- May 3, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Military Strategy