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Sir Antony James Beevor, (born 14 December 1946) 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 of ordinary people. Berlin proved hugely controversial in Russia because of the information it contained from former Soviet archives about the mass rapes carried out by the Red Army in 1945. He was condemned for "lies, slander and blasphemy" against the Red Army by the Russian ambassador at the time, Grigory Karasin, and was frequently described as "the chief slanderer of the Red Army" by Kremlin-supporting media. His works have been translated into 35 languages and have sold over 8.5 million copies. Beevor has lectured at numerous military headquarters, staff colleges and establishments in Britain, the US, Europe and Australia. He has also written for The Times, The Telegraph and Guardian, the New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Le Monde, Libération, Le Figaro, as well as El País and ABC in Spain. Early life Born in Kensington, Beevor was educated at two independent schools; Abberley Hall School in Worcestershire, followed by Winchester College in Hampshire. He then went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, where he studied under the military historian John Keegan before receiving a commission in the 11th Hussars on 28 July 1967. Beevor served in England and Germany and was promoted to lieutenant on 28 January 1969 before resigning his commission on 5 August 1970. Career Beevor has been a visiting professor at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London, and at the University of Kent. He was the 2002-2003 Lees-Knowles Lecturer at Cambridge University. His best-known works, the best-selling Stalingrad (1998) and Berlin: The Downfall 1945 (2002), recount the World War II battles between the Soviet Union and Germany. They have been praised for their vivid, compelling style, their treatment of the ordinary lives of combatants and civilians, and the use of newly disclosed documents from Soviet archives.His The Spanish Civil War (1982) was later re-written as The Battle for Spain (2006), keeping the structure and some content from the earlier work, but using the updated narrative style of his Stalingrad book and also adding characters and new archival research from German and Russian sources.Beevor's book The Second World War (2012) is notable for its focus on the conditions and grief faced by women and civilians and for its coverage of the war in East Asia, which has been called "masterful". Beevor's expertise has been the subject of some commentary; his publications have been praised as revitalizing interest in World War II topics and have allowed readers to reevaluate events such as D-Day from a new perspective. He has also appeared as an expert in television documentaries related to World War II.Overall, his works have been translated into 35 languages with more than 8.5 million copies sold.In August 2015, Russia's Yekaterinburg region considered banning Beevor's books, accusing him of Nazi sympathies, citing his lack of Russian sources when writing about Russia, and claiming he had promoted false stereotypes introduced by Nazi Germany during World War II. Beevor responded by calling the banning "a government trying to impose its own version of history", comparing it to other "attempts to dictate a truth", such as denial of the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide. In January 2018, Beevor's book about the Battle of Stalingrad was attacked in Ukraine because of a single mistranslation in the Russian edition. Beevor told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: "I must say, this sounds absolutely astonishing. There's certainly nothing inherently anti-Ukrainian in the book at all." Personal life Beevor is descended from a long line of writers, starting with the legal philosopher John Austin and his wife Sarah, their daughter Lucie, Lady Duff Gordon (Letters from Egypt), his grandmother Lina Waterfield, (Observer correspondent and Castle in Italy), and his mother Kinta Beevor (A Tuscan Childhood). Antony Beevor is married to biographer The Honourable Artemis Cooper; they have two children, Nella and Adam. Honours Beevor was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2017 New Year Honours for "services in support of Armed Forces Professional Development".He is a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, a member of Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana and a commander of the Belgian Order of the Crown.Beevor was awarded an Honorary D.Litt. from the University of Kent in 2004, from the University of Bath in 2010, the University of East Anglia in 2014 and the University of York in 2015. He was elected an honorary Fellow of King's College London in July 2016.Beevor, a former chair and member of the Council of the Society of Authors, resigned with Sir Philip Pullman in 2022 in protest over the actions of the CEO and the leadership of the management committee. Awards Crete: The Battle and the Resistance won the Runciman Prize, administered by the Anglo-Hellenic League for stimulating interest in Greek history and culture. Stalingrad The first Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Wolfson History Prize Hawthornden Prize for Literature Berlin: The Downfall 1945 Longman-History Today Trustees' Award The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936–1939 (Spanish Edition) La Vanguardia Prize for Non-FictionBeevor was recognised with the 2014 Pritzker Military Museum & Library's Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Tim O'Brien, the 2013 recipient, made the announcement on behalf of the selection committee. The award carried a purse of US$100,000.In July 2016, Beevor was awarded the Medlicott Medal for services to history by the UK-based Historical Association. Published works Fiction Violent Brink. London: John Murray, 1975. ISBN 978-0-7195-3241-2 For Reasons of State. London: Jonathan Cape, 1980. ISBN 978-0-224-01930-9 The Faustian Pact. London: Jonathan Cape, 1983. ISBN 978-0-02-030461-6 The Enchantment of Christina von Retzen. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. ISBN 978-0-297-79523-0Nonfiction The Spanish Civil War. London: Orbis, 1982. ISBN 978-0-14-100148-7 Inside the British Army. London: Chatto and Windus, 1990. ISBN 978-0-552-13818-5 Crete: The Battle and the Resistance. London: John Murray, 1991. ISBN 978-0-14-016787.... Discover the Antony Beevor popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Antony Beevor books.

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  • The Fall of Paris synopsis, comments

    The Fall of Paris

    Alistair Horne

    The collapse of France in 1870 had an overwhelming impact – on Paris, on France and on the rest of the world. People everywhere saw Paris as the centre of Europe and the hub of cul...

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    The Battle of Arnhem

    Antony Beevor

    The prizewinning historian and internationally bestselling author of DDay reconstructs the devastating airborne battle of Arnhem in this gripping new account.On September 17, 1944,...

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    Company Of Spears

    Allan Mallinson

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallinson brings us another adrenalinfuelled, absorbing adventure featuring Matthew Hervey. If you like Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell ...

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    Rusia

    Antony Beevor

    Tras el colapso del imperio zarista, entre 1917 y 1921 tuvo lugar en Rusia una lucha devastadora: una incompatible alianza blanca de socialistas moderados y monárquicos reaccionari...

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    My East End

    Gilda O'Neill

    'Every page is a delight. Every chapter made vivid by a writer who has poured heart and soul into her book' Val Hennessy, Daily MailThe East End of London cockneys, criminals, str...

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    Winkle

    Paul Beaver

    Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown Britain's greatestever pilotSmall in stature but immense in reputation and talent, there w...

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    Last Flight of the Luftwaffe

    Adrian Weir

    The account of one of the most extraordinary stories to come from the closing days of the Second World War.Desperate times drive determined men to desperate measures. In April 1945...

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    The Last Days of the Spanish Republic

    Paul Preston

    Told for the first time in English, Paul Preston’s new book tells the story of a preventable tragedy that cost many thousands of lives and ruined tens of thousands more at the end ...

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    Man Of War

    Allan Mallinson

    Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, another engrossing Matthew Hervey adventure from the pen of THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallins...

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    Sink the Belgrano

    Mike Rossiter

    On the evening of 30 March, 1982, Commander David Hall, chief engineer of the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror received a telephone call giving him the order to 'store for w...

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    Hidden History

    Gerry Docherty & James MacGregor

    Think you know about British history and the causes of the First World War? Think again. This fascinating and gripping study of events at the turn of the Twentieth Century is a rem...

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    Operation Mayhem

    Steve Heaney MC & Damien Lewis

    'Captures the confusion, black humour, raw courage and sheer exhilaration of combat brilliantly' THE TIMES'Read this account of his stint with the 26man strong X Platoon in the swe...

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    X Platoon

    Steve Heaney MC & Damien Lewis

    For three decades one of the most secretive units in the British military has been a mystery force known as X Platoon.Officially there was no X Platoon. The forty men in its elite ...

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    The Regiment

    Michael Asher

    From the bestselling author of The Real Bravo Two Zero comes the definitive history of the world's most elite fighting force the SAS'Breathtaking bravery, astonishing feats of end...

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    Rumours Of War

    Allan Mallinson

    Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, another engrossing Matthew Hervey adventure from the pen of THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallins...

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    Kill Switch

    Bill Shaw

    From surviving a horrific terrorist attack in Northern Ireland, to the violence of the Gulf War and an assault course of harrowing experiences in Iraq, Bosnia and Columbia, Major B...

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    Tumult in the Clouds

    James Goodson

    The classic memoir by one of America's greatest fighting aces: James GoodsonAngloAmerican James Goodson's war began on Sept 3rd 1939, when the SS Athenia was torpedoed and sank off...

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    The Time of the Assassins

    Godfrey Blunden

    Set in Ukraine, a terrifying novel of war, occupation and the totalitarian mind in action.'Fascinating ... Blunden was in Russia during the war, and he was one of the correspondent...

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    Stalingrado

    Antony Beevor

    En Stalingrado se libró la batalla más decisiva de la segunda guerra mundial. Su historia ha sido contada muchas veces, pero nunca como en este libro de Antony Beevor, que ha sido ...

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    Warrior

    Allan Mallinson

    Perfect for fans of Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Forester, another breathtaking Matthew Hervey adventure from the pen of THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Malli...

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    Nazi Gold

    Douglas Botting & Ian Sayer

    In 1945, as Allied bombers continued their final pounding of Berlin, the panicking Nazis began moving the assets of the Reichsbank south for safekeeping. Vast trainloads of gold an...

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    Down South

    Chris Parry

    Down South by Chris Parry one man's astonishing diary of war in the Falklands'A gripping account of heroism and chaos in the South Atlantic' Mail on Sunday'Compelling, gripping...

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    One Morning In Sarajevo

    David James Smith

    Sarajevo, 28 June 1914: The story of the assassination that changed the world.A historical account of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Using newly available sources a...

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    The Silent Service

    John Parker

    One of the great untold stories of the British services is that of the Royal Navy Submarine Service which entered the fray in World War I with 100 underwater craft. Through World W...

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    Operation Barras

    William Fowler

    The inside story of the most daring SAS rescue mission everIn September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured by a notorious militia gang in Sierra Leone. The socalled 'West S...

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    Warsaw Boy

    Andrew Borowiec

    Warsaw Boy is the remarkable true story of a sixteenyear old boy soldier in wartorn Poland. Poland suffered terribly under the Nazis. By the end of the war six million had been kil...

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    The Pocket Enquire Within

    George Armstrong

    What is the correct way to carve a partridge?How should leeches be applied?How can egg whites be used to repair broken china?First published in 1856, Enquire Within rapidly became ...

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    The Red Hotel

    Alan Philps

    The untold history of Moscow's Metropol hotela fervent spot of intrigue, secrets, and the center of Stalin's nefarious propaganda during WWII.A Washington Post Best Book of the Yea...

  • A Call To Arms synopsis, comments

    A Call To Arms

    Allan Mallinson

    The Sunday Times bestselling author Allan Mallinson, brings us another actionpacked and stirring Matthew Hervey adventure. If you like Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Fore...

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    A Short History of the World

    H.G. Wells & Michael Sherborne

    Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Al...

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    Words of Command

    Allan Mallinson

    Once again, THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallinson captivates readers with an eminently readable piece of historical fiction. If you're a fan of Patrick O'Brian, Berna...

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    The Air Ministry Survival Guide

    Penguin Books Ltd

    THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL GUIDE for anyone who thinks they'd survive the world's most hostile environments or at least imagine they could do.First issued to British airmen in the 1950...

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    Arnhem

    Christopher Hibbert

    The vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy made into the BAFTA awardwinning film A BRIDGE TOO FAR'Alive with the detail that evokes the smoking backgrou...

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    Roads to Berlin

    Laura Watkinson & Cees Nooteboom

    Roads to Berlin maps the changing landscape of Germany, from the period before the fall of the Wall to the present. Written and updated over the course of several decades, an eyewi...

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    The Eastern Front 1914-1917

    Norman Stone

    'Without question one of the classics of postwar historical scholarship, Stone's boldly conceived and brilliantly executed book opened the eyes of a generation of young British his...

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    An Act Of Courage

    Allan Mallinson

    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Allan Mallinson brings us another compelling and deeply atmospheric adventure featuring Matthew Hervey. If you like Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cor...

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    Statesman of Europe

    T. G. Otte

    'The lamps are going out all over Europe. We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.' The words of Sir Edward Grey, looking out from the windows of the Foreign Office at the ...

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    Ecclesiastical History of the English People

    BEDE, Leo Sherley-Price & D. H. Farmer

    Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to de...

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    The International Brigades

    Giles Tremlett

    Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 'Magnificent. Narrative history at its vivid and compelling best' Fergal Keane The first major histo...