Is there a definative history of the Second World War?
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Is there a definative history of the Second World War?
Has any historian yet written the definative history of World War 2?
I know John Keegan, even though his book The Second World War is often regarded as getting near to being definative, believes that it still hasn't been written, and that no one historian has all the skills nessacery to write it.
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I know John Keegan, even though his book The Second World War is often regarded as getting near to being definative, believes that it still hasn't been written, and that no one historian has all the skills nessacery to write it.
Opinions?
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Not possible
Is it possible for one person to write a definitive history? Personally, I rank Orbis's "History of World War II" amongst the best, even if most do shy away from partworks. Purnell's earlier work doesn't seem to have ever been republished (Apart from bits and pieces in book form.), which I don't understand, as it was just as good.
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Rich
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