n into as few pages as possible.Keegan does, however, give a good overview of the major events and inside action that went on during this significant period in world history. He speaks of rebellions, strategic bombing, spies and other elements that played a part in the downfall of the Third Reich. His overview is rather brief, not focusing on specific topics or elements but trying to cover all of them as quickly as possible. This causes the book to lose... something. It leaves a rather dull commentary on the events of the time period.It seems as though Keegan, who worked as a military history lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, took his lecture notes, typing them up and called it a book. Maybe this is exactly what he did. I cannot say that I agree or disagree with the ideas Keegan presents in the book. They all seem to be quite factual. I do not agree on the way Keegan presented the information and ideas. I feel he should have focused more on specific aspects of the war, elaborating on these aspects or he should have made the book longer. The book is filled with dry facts and little support behind them except to say, this author said this. It is like he wrote a column for a newspaper except that the column is long enough to be the entire Sunday paper. ...
