John Keegan
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British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist (1934–2012)
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- Born
- 15 May 1934
- Died
- 2 Aug 2012
- Works
- 81
Top works
- Soldiers
- Who is who
- What if?
- Pene ha-kerav
- Eye of War
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Sir John Keegan (born 1934) is a British military historian, lecturer and journalist. As an author he has published a number of works ranging from coverage of 14th Century to 21st Century warfare in the domains of land, air, maritime and intelligence warfare and the psychology of conflict. Keegan was born in Clapham, the son of an Irish Catholic family, whose father served in the in First World War. At the age of 13 Keegan contracted orthopedic tuberculosis which has subsequently affected his
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Clapham
- Place of death
- Kilmington
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
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- date of birth
- 1934-05-15
- date of death
- 2012-08-02
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- name in native language
- John Keegan
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