Alexander McKee was a fearless critic of established icons in military, political, economic, media, and academic circles, always maintaining an open mind. He was fanatical about accuracy, relentlessly exposing biased, distorted, or sloppy reporting and hidden agendas. As a self-educated man, he delighted in highlighting lapses of integrity and critiquing academics who lacked practical experience. McKee urged them to seek knowledge among ordinary people and in the real world, thereby empirically testing their theories. He meticulously examined eyewitness testimonies and archival materials, unearthing truths behind established caricatures and academic 'castles in the air'.
In July, 1816, a French frigate ran aground on a sandbar forty miles off the coast of Africa. Forced to abandon ship, 150 men and women embarked on an overloaded makeshift raft. After twelve days of riots, mutiny, murder, and, ultimately, cannibalism, only fifteen were alive.
A study of the three battles of Alamein and the offensive that led up to the 1942 victory.
The D-Day landings of June 6th 1944 did not bring immediate victory, that first foothold on French soil was won at enormous cost and for the next two months a fierce battle raged for control of the key town of Caen. Using the eye-witness accounts of those who took part in the fighting, both Allied and German, and of the French civilians caught up in the conflict Alexander McKee reconstructs the struggle to secure the Allied position in Europe. With fearful losses on both sides (and among the civilians) the Battle of Caen ranks as one of the most terrible episodes of World War Two.
