John Keegan influenced my interest in military history more than any other author. I read his "The Price of Admiralty" for a college Naval History course and was hooked. He will be missed.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/books/sir-john-keegan-historian-who-put-a-face-on-war-dies-at-78.html?_r=1&hp
excellent obit at The Telegraph, too
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/9447744/Sir-John-Keegan.html
Loved his work, he will be sorely missed.
Noted military historian John Keegan died in London yesterday.
Many of us have read his works.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 03, 2012, 06:09:31 AM
excellent obit at The Telegraph, too
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/9447744/Sir-John-Keegan.html
This is an excellent tribute. Thanks for posting it.
I'm terribly sad to see this; I feel like I've lost a friend.
RIP Sir John.
RIP John.
The Face of Battle and Six Armies in Normandy are among my favorites.
NPR's 'Fresh Air' is remembering John Keegan by reairing a 1998 interview-
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/07/158367338/fresh-air-remembers-military-historian-john-keegan