Of course history is easily manipulated - though that makes it even more important for us to know what actually happened. Antony Beevor easilyhappenhistory 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
To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make. Antony Beevor badbeginimpatiently Change image and share on social
I was planning to stay in the Army all my life, but I ended up being posted to a training camp in Wales and was so bored there, I wrote a novel. Antony Beevor armyborecamp Change image and share on social
The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past. Antony Beevor badconsciousnessfiction Change image and share on social
I get slightly obsessive about working in archives because you don't know what you're going to find. In fact, you don't know what you're looking for until you find it. Antony Beevor archivefactfind Change image and share on social
Without an understanding of history, we are politically, culturally and socially impoverished. If we sacrifice history to economic pressures or to budget cuts, we will lose a part of who we are. Antony Beevor budgetculturallycut 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
I'm often reassured in a bizarre - perhaps perverse - way when I find in the archive stuff that contradicts what my assumptions have been. That's interesting and exciting. Antony Beevor archiveassumptionbizarre Change image and share on social
The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms. Antony Beevor bindblurcommercial Change image and share on social