The greatest heroes of the Normandy battlefield were the unarmed medics, whom snipers often shot at despite their Red Cross armbands. Antony Beevor armbandbattlefieldcross Change image and share on social
At a purely practical level, history is important because it provides the basic skills needed for students to go further in sociology, politics, international relations and economics. History is also an ideal discipline for almost all careers in the law, the civil service and the private sector. Antony Beevor basiccareercivil share on social
I just love the days when you come out of the archives with half a dozen excellent descriptions or poignant accounts of personal experiences. Antony Beevor accountarchiveday 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
When we dwell on the enormity of the Second World War and its victims, we try to absorb all those statistics of national and ethnic tragedy. But, as a result, there is a tendency to overlook the way the war changed even the survivors' lives in ways impossible to predict. Antony Beevor absorbchangedwell 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
Historical truth and the marketing needs of the movie and television industry remain fundamentally incompatible. Antony Beevor fundamentallyhistoricalincompatible Change image and share on social
It is this compulsion to look backwards at a time of crisis because one's got no idea of what lies ahead. There is a notion of security that somehow it must resemble the past. It's never going to. Just because we muddled through in the past doesn't mean we can automatically muddle through in the future. Antony Beevor aheadautomaticallybackwards share on social
The punishment of shaving a woman's head had biblical origins. In Europe, the practice dated back to the Dark Ages with the Visigoths. Antony Beevor agebackbiblical 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