"In this comprehensive history - now with a new foreword by the author - John Keegan explores both the technological and the human impact of the greatest war of all time." "Keegan examines each theater of the war, 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 the course of the war as a whole."--BOOK JACKET. Marking the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II, this landmark history of the conflict surveys the events, strategies, campaigns, and personalities of World War II, and covers in depth five key battles, weapons production, espionage, and the Re. sistance, among other topics. Reprint.