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RIP John Keegan

Started by Drakken, August 03, 2012, 03:22:28 PM

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Drakken

August 03, 2012, 03:22:28 PM
Even though reading though your books was a drag.

:(

PRC

#1
August 03, 2012, 03:24:34 PM
:( I enjoyed his books.

Viking

#2
August 03, 2012, 03:25:05 PM
OH bugger, I liked him.
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#3
August 03, 2012, 03:33:22 PM
I may have read two of his books.  His sketch of WWI and something else.  Maybe the Civil war one.
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Scipio

#4
August 03, 2012, 03:33:57 PM
RIP, Keegan.  You magnificent bastard- I read your book!
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#5
August 03, 2012, 03:41:49 PM
I read the Face of Battle and his history of the second world war back in high school and enjoyed them immensely.

:(
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grumbler

#6
August 03, 2012, 03:58:13 PM
Top-notch analyst, though not very good when trying to describe.  I enjoyed his books and think he was a very innovative thinker.

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#7
August 03, 2012, 04:00:22 PM
Anyone who has not read Six Armies at Normandy owes it to themselves to do so.  IMO his best book, only possible competition The Face of Battle.

mongers

#8
August 03, 2012, 08:45:00 PM
Oh dear. :(

This happening after the loss of Richard Holmes last year.
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#9
August 03, 2012, 10:16:28 PM
 :(
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#10
August 03, 2012, 10:17:27 PM
I read his First World War.  I will have to check Six Armies and Face of Battle when I get back into a reading mode.

Lucidor

#11
August 05, 2012, 05:34:25 AM
Oh. :-(

Loved hist WWI and "History of warfare".

The Brain

#12
August 05, 2012, 06:23:45 AM
Did he do any research? If so what were his most important discoveries?
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#13
August 05, 2012, 08:44:05 AM
I liked The First World War.
Never could get through History of Warfare, despite several tries.
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#14
August 05, 2012, 06:23:18 PM
RIP.  I liked everything of his I got around to reading.
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