Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
John Keegan

Born: May 15, 1934
Died: August 2, 2012 (aged 78)
Bio: Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan was a British military historian, lecturer, writer and journalist.
Known for:
- The Face of Battle (1976)
- A History of Warfare (1993)
- The First World War (1998)
- The Mask of Command (1987)
- The Second World War (1989)