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
Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other. Antony Beevor deployhistorypolitician 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
It is important to understand the continuing, confused fascination with the Second World War. For most of us, the great unspoken question is how would we have behaved in the face of danger and when forced to make major moral choices. Antony Beevor behavechoiceconfuse share on social
In the Iraq war, for instance, so much of the information is digitized and can easily be wiped out. That will make it very hard to write accurate histories. Also, there's a much greater opportunity for suppression of information before it can even be archived. Antony Beevor accuratearchivedigitize 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
When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it. Antony Beevor bookshopcentralexcitement Change image and share on social
I believe passionately in preemptive pessimism, especially before a book comes out. I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales, and then, with any luck, I may be proved wrong. Antony Beevor badbookexpect Change image and share on social
The majority of soldiers and officers of the Soviet Army and the allied armies treated the local population humanely. Antony Beevor allyarmyhumanely Change image and share on social
One has this image of the Soviet state and the Red Army as being extremely disciplined but in the first four months of 1945 their soldiers were completely out of control. Antony Beevor armycompletelycontrol Change image and share on social