In this comprehensive history Keegan brilliantly explores both the technological and the human impact of the greatest war of all time. Each theatre of the war is examined, focusing on five crucial battles and offering new insights into the distinctive methods and motivations of modern warfare. In knowledgeable, perceptive analyses of the airborne battle of Crete, the carrier battle of Midway, the tank battle of Falaise, the city battle of Berlin, and the amphibious battle of Okinawa, Keegan illustrates the strategic dilemmas faced by the leaders and the consequences of their decisions on the fighting men and women, and the course of the war as a whole...