In my library/study/barn, there is a Ping-Pong table on which I can pile working books and spread maps. Antony Beevor barnbooklibrary Change image and share on social
I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave. Antony Beevor 11tharmyfriendly Change image and share on social
I was in Estonia when a professor asked me if I was aware that making any criticism of the Red Army during the war was now an imprisonable offence. I was quite shaken. Antony Beevor armyaskaware Change image and share on social
At the beginning of June 1944, the war was reaching a climax. German troops had been brutalised by the savagery of the ongoing fighting in Russia, where the Red Army was secretly preparing its vast encirclement of the Germans' Army Group Centre. Antony Beevor armybeginbrutalise share on social
School-leavers unfortunately will come away thinking the First World War consisted simply of 'going over the top' on the Western Front to slaughter in no-man's-land, when the conflict extended so much further, to the collapse of four empires and numerous civil wars. Antony Beevor civilcollapseconflict share on social
The reason that 'Stalingrad' took off was because it emphasized the influence of history on the individual. Antony Beevor emphasizehistoryindividual Change image and share on social
I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis. Antony Beevor historianleadmaterial Change image and share on social
To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make. Antony Beevor badbeginimpatiently Change image and share on social
The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous. Antony Beevor dangerouseuropehang Change image and share on social
