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Antony Beevor

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December 14, 1946

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Antony James Beevor is a British historian who was educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst. He studied under the famous historian of World War II, John Keegan. Beevor is a former officer with the 11th Hussars who served in England and Germany for five years before resigning his commission. He has published several popular histories on the Second World War and the 20th century in general.

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	Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 4.32 avg rating — 35,810 ratings — published 1998 — 141 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 4.29 avg rating — 16,255 ratings — published 2002 — 117 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 by Antony Beevor, Illus. with photos (Illustrator) 4.17 avg rating — 10,860 ratings — published 2009 — 94 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 4.37 avg rating — 8,961 ratings — published 2012 — 96 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 Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 3.91 avg rating — 6,158 ratings — published 2006 — 88 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 4.11 avg rating — 4,202 ratings — published 2015 — 67 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 — 2,700 ratings — published 2018 — 50 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 — 1,786 ratings — published 1991 — 45 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 — 1,281 ratings — published 2022 — 33 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 3.85 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1994 — 49 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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Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq by Thomas E. Ricks

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