Kenneth Macksey

Kenneth Macksey (July 1, 1923 - November 30, 2005) was a British author and historian who specialized in military history and military biography, particularly of World War II. Macksey served in World War II under the command of Percy Hobart, later writing the (authoritative) biography of that leader. Macksey reached the rank of major.

Amongst many other books, Macksey wrote two volumes of alternate history, one dealing with the (successful) invasion of England by Germany in 1940 (Operation Sea Lion), and the other describing a NATO - Warsaw Pact clash in the late 1980s. The latter book was done under contract to the Canadian Forces and features Canadians as the primary protagonists.

In Macksey's Guderian - Panzer General, he also refuted the view of historian Sir Basil Liddell-Hart regarding Hart's influence on the development of German Doctrine in the years leading up to 1939.

Publications

Macksey's list of publications is very extensive and includes the following titles:

• Invasion - the alternate history of the German invasion of England July 1940. Ashcroft: Wren's Park Publishing. 2001 [1980]. ISBN 0-905778-79-0.
• Guderian - Panzer General. London: Greenhill Books. 1992. ISBN 1853670596.
• Kesselring : German master strategist of the Second World War. London: Greenhill Books. 2000 [1978]. ISBN 1853674222.
• Armoured crusader: a biography of Major-General Sir Percy Hobart. London: Hutchinson. 1967. ISBN 0090849507.
• Why the Germans lose at war : the myth of German military superiority. London: Greenhill Books. 1999 [1996]. ISBN 1853673838.
• Military Errors of World War II. London: Arms and Armour Press. 1987. ISBN 0853688303.
• Rommel : battles and campaigns. London: Arms and Armour Press. 1979. ISBN 0853682321.
• Anatomy of a Battle. New York: Stein and Day. 1974. ISBN 0812816501.
• Panzer Division, the mailed fist. New York: Ballantine Books. 1968. ISBN 0345249925.
• Beda Fomm: Classic Victory. New York: Ballantine Books. 1971. ISBN 0345024346.
• Africa Korps. New York: Ballantine Books. 1968. ISBN 0345216873.
• The Penguin encyclopedia of modern warfare : 1850 to the present day. London: Viking. 1991. ISBN 0670826987. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• First clash: Combat close-up in World War Three. USA: Sterling. 1985. ISBN 978-0773720602.