John Keegan

Sir John Keegan OBE FRSL
Keegan in 1993
Born	John Desmond Patrick Keegan (1934-05-15)15 May 1934 Clapham, London, England
Died	2 August 2012(2012-08-02) (aged 78) Kilmington, Wiltshire, England
Academic background
Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford
Academic work
Main interests	Military history, history of warfare, First World War
Notable works	The Face of Battle, Soldiers: A History of Men in Battle, The Mask of Command and other major works

Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan OBE FRSL (15 May 1934 – 2 August 2012) 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.