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"The History of War" is a classic written by John Keegan, "the most outstanding war historian of our time", for every ordinary person in the civilized world. It takes the origin and changes of war as the main line, spans 4,000 years of historical time and space, and tells how war affects civilization and how war changes the destiny of human society. From the beginning of mankind to the modern world, war has never been far away. War is an important component of human activities and the main driving force for the evolution of civilization. It not only triggers a series of changes in politics, economy, science and technology, and culture, but also promotes the exchange and integration of agricultural civilization, nomadic civilization, and marine civilization.

"The Face of War" is a famous work by John Keegan, a historian of World War II. It mainly selects three historical fragments to interpret how the real war was fought. These three classic battles are: the Battle of Agincourt in the Hundred Years' War between England and France (the use of longbows), the Battle of Waterloo between Napoleon's army and the British-Prussian army (the use of Mauser gunpowder guns), and the Battle of the Somme in World War I (the use of weapons of mass destruction). Historians and writers have analyzed the mechanics of war, or sketched its outlines, but we still cannot truly understand war without understanding its face.

The Normandy landing was the largest landing operation in World War II and even in human history. Its success caused a fundamental turning point in the strategic situation of World War II. Participating in the landing operations were troops from the United States, Britain, Canada, Poland, France and other countries. They launched a two-month desperate struggle with the German troops who were waiting for them. This book starts with the difficult establishment of the combat plan by the United Kingdom and the United States, and uniquely analyzes the different situations and table games faced by the above-mentioned six countries. In addition to the intense battle scenes, this book also comprehensively and three-dimensionally presents the behind-the-scenes of the Normandy landing in front of us.