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The Battle for History: Re-Fighting World War II Paperback - 1996

by John Keegan

With the same erudition, discernment, and crisp prose that made his A History of Warfare an international bestseller, Keegan surveys the literature of World War II, identifying the works he finds most important and illuminating while examining the sometimes savage controversies raised by two generations of the war's historians.


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Although fifty years have passed since the end of World War II, there has as yet been no definitive history of that conflict. Existing histories have raised as many questions as they answer: Did President Roosevelt have foreknowledge of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? Might bombing the Auschwitz railroad have impeded the course of the Holocaust? Now one of our most esteemed military historians assesses the literature that has emerged from World War II - and the controversies that have arisen from that literature - in a book that combines stunning erudition with crisp prose and highly personal discernment.

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  • Title The Battle for History: Re-Fighting World War II
  • Author John Keegan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 128
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Vintage, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-01-30
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780679767435 / 0679767436
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.4 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 1.02 cm)
  • Reading level 1410
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Historiography
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95024899
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.530

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/1995, Page 684
  • Library Journal, 01/01/1996, Page 116
  • New York Times, 04/28/1996, Page 22
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/01/1996, Page 69

About the author

John Keegan's books include The Iraq War, Intelligence in War, The First World War, The Battle for History, The Face of Battle, War and Our World, The Masks of Command, Fields of Battle, and A History of Warfare. He was the defense editor of The Daily Telegraph (London). He lived in Wiltshire, England, until his death in 2012.
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