The vital thing for me is to integrate the history from above with the history from below because only in that way can you show the true consequences of the decisions of Hitler or Stalin or whomever on the ordinary civilians caught up in the battle. Antony Beevor battlecatchcivilian share on social
When I was a child I had something called Perthes' Disease which meant I was on crutches, so I was bullied at school and all that sort of stuff. Antony Beevor bullycallchild Change image and share on social
The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime. Antony Beevor beginbombbritish Change image and share on social
I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop. Antony Beevor believefindhistorical Change image and share on social
The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. Antony Beevor conveydutyhistorian Change image and share on social
Alpacas are very endearing, and they all have very different personalities. Antony Beevor alpacaendearpersonality Change image and share on social
The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have. Antony Beevor awakecontroldiminish share on social
I have come across both inspiring teachers of history and deplorable ones over the years, so one cannot generalise, except perhaps to observe that the profession seems to encourage anti-militarist sentiments. Antony Beevor antideplorableencourage share on social
Historical truth and the marketing needs of the movie and television industry remain fundamentally incompatible. Antony Beevor fundamentallyhistoricalincompatible Change image and share on social
Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other. Antony Beevor deployhistorypolitician Change image and share on social
