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    BornJohn Desmond Patrick Keegan · 15 May 1934 · Clapham, London, England
    Died2 August 2012 (aged 78) · Kilmington, Wiltshire, England
    Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
    Main interestsMilitary history, history of warfare, First World War
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    Life and career

    Keegan was born in Clapham to an Irish World War I veteran and was evacuated to Somerset when World War II broke out. At the age of 13, Keegan contracted orthopaedic tuberculosis, which subsequent… See more

    Published work

    In A History of Warfare, Keegan outlined the development and limitations of warfare from prehistory to the modern era. It looked at various topics, including the use of horses, logistics, and "fire". A key concept put forwar… See more

    Views on contemporary conflicts

    • Keegan stated: "I will never oppose the Vietnam War. Americans were right to do it. I think they fought it in the wrong way. I don't think it's a war like fighting Hitler, but I think it was a right war, a correct war."
    • Keegan bel… See more

    Criticism

    Keegan was also criticised by peers, including Sir Michael Howard and Christopher Bassford for his critical position on Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian officer and author of Vom Kriege (On War), one of the basic te… See more

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