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John Keegan

British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist (1934-2012) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 78

Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan was an English military historian, lecturer, author and journalist. He wrote many published works on the nature of combat between prehistory and the 21st century, covering land, air, maritime, intelligence warfare and the psychology of battle.

John Keegan is read about 131 times a day, in 26 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

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Awards

Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Honorary Doctor of the University of Bath
Knight Bachelor
Honorary Doctorate

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2012 · aged 78

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