Honours
On 29 June 1991, as a war correspondent for The Daily Telegraph, Keegan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "in recognition of service within the operations in the Gulf". In the Millennium New Year Honours, he was knighted "for services to Military History".
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) in 1986.
He was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) by the University of Bath in 2002.
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