John Keegan
Sue Lawley's castaway is military historian John Keegan
Desert Island Discs · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Sue Lawley's castaway this morning is the military historian John Keegan. As a boy, he would listen to his father's tales of war on the Western Front. Disabled because of a childhood illness, he was unable to become a soldier himself, and so chose to document their history instead.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
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