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
A blend of fact and fiction has been used in various forms since the dawn of creative writing, starting with sagas and epic poems. Antony Beevor blendcreativedawn Change image and share on social
Some novelists want to give people in history a voice because they have been denied it in the past. Antony Beevor denygivehistory Change image and share on social
I just write the sort of book that I would enjoy reading myself, a book that is both scholarly and recreates the experience of people at that time. Antony Beevor bookenjoyexperience Change image and share on social
It takes me three or four years to research and write each book and the individual stories stay with you for a long time afterwards. Antony Beevor bookindividuallong 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
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
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
If you smash a city when you're trying to capture it, you actually end up providing the perfect terrain for the defenders while blocking the access for your own armoured vehicles. Antony Beevor accessarmourblock Change image and share on social
What is terrifying is the ability, through mass brainwashing or propaganda, to change normal human instinct, which does not necessarily contain very much hatred. Antony Beevor abilitybrainwashchange Change image and share on social
