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Antony Beevor

Born

in Kensington, London, England, The United Kingdom

December 14, 1946

Website

http://www.antonybeevor.com/

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History, Nonfiction

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Sir Antony James Beevor is a British military historian. He has published several popular historical works, mainly on the Second World War, the Spanish Civil War, and most recently the Russian Revolution and Civil War.
Educated at Abberley Hall School, Winchester College, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Beevor commanded a troop of tanks in the 11th Hussars in Germany before deciding in 1970 to leave the army and become a writer. He was a visiting professor at Birkbeck, University of London, and the University of Kent. His best-selling books, Stalingrad (1998) and Berlin: The Downfall 1945 (2002), have been acclaimed for their detailed coverage of the battles between the Soviet Union and Germany, and their focus on the experiences o ...more

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	Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 4.33 avg rating — 40,855 ratings — published 1998 — 150 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fall of Berlin 1945 4.30 avg rating — 18,292 ratings — published 2002 — 123 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	D-Day: The Battle for Normandy 4.18 avg rating — 12,193 ratings — published 2009 — 98 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second World War 4.40 avg rating — 10,681 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 3.91 avg rating — 7,215 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge 4.12 avg rating — 4,970 ratings — published 2015 — 73 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arnhem: The Battle for the Bridges, 1944 4.21 avg rating — 3,469 ratings — published 2018 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Russia: Revolution and Civil War 1917-1921 3.89 avg rating — 2,734 ratings — published 2022 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crete: The Battle And The Resistance 3.87 avg rating — 2,113 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris: After the Liberation 1944-1949 by Antony Beevor, Artemis Cooper 3.84 avg rating — 1,050 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“History is never tidy.”
― Antony Beevor, The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

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“I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis”
― Antony Beevor

tags: confirmation-bias, historiography, history, thesis

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“To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make”
― Antony Beevor

tags: writing

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Knight's Cross : A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel by David Fraser

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Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond

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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks

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The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor

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