Copious footnotes, good maps and a very useful bibliography. Beevor is right that eremenko had the official title of commander of the stalingrad front. Antony beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hardfought wars of the 20th century. The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books. Discover book depository s huge selection of beevor antony books online. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The downfall, antony beevor, third reich, true war books. This is the second book i have read, the other having nothing to do with war, where the literal translations felt just plain clumsy. Zhukovs disastrous campaign against german army group center in the vyazmarhzev sector and vasilevskys encirclement of stalingrad. Enjoy the best antony beevor quotes at brainyquote.
In the greater scheme of things, this is minutia, and detracts little from the saga of stalingrad. Antony beevors story of crete, its capture, occupation, resistance and eventual withdrawal of the occupiers is as brilliantly researched and thrillingly told as his other books about the second world war and events in spain and france before and after the war. Antony beevor leads up to the events at stalingrad with some background to the siege and its aftermath. His multiaward winning books have included stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. Antony beevor was educated at winchester and sandhurst. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. Eye of the needle by ken follett, 9780330509916, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lee and me, including historian phil leigh who produced the video, robert e. A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of world war ii, by internationally bestselling historian antony beevor. I found this book fascinating, horrifying, edifying, and generally mindblowing. Ships from and sold by the book depository limited. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of world war ii. Operation mincemeat mince meat, books to buy, world war.
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Sunday times bestseller astonishing antony beevor one of the most promising young historians to enter our. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes 1944 prix medicis shortlist and arnhem. The battle for normandy by antony beevor and read this book. Antony beevor, author, the second world war youtube. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. The stalingrad front by antony beevor the new york. The book was pitched just right for me, with enough detail provided but remaining readable without too much effort. Antony beevor has 39 books on goodreads with 192378 ratings. Troubles is a great book too, again tracing the breakdown of society. The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books to mark the 70th anniversary of the spanish civil wars outbreak, antony beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard.
Stalingrado biblioteca antony beevor spanish edition. Russia, the germans believed, would fall as swiftly as france and poland. Antony beevor served as a regular officer in the 11th hussars in germany. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of wwii.
Stalingrad by antony beevor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles. According to british historian antony beevor in his 1998 opu. May 27, 1999 antony beevor leads up to the events at stalingrad with some background to the siege and its aftermath. May 07, 20 antony beevor served as a regular officer in the 11th hussars in germany. Sir antony beevor on desert island discs, bbc radio 4, 19 february 2017. Discover book depositorys huge selection of antony beevor books online. A highly readable and informative book that often reads like a screenplay, but depicts suffering that was all too real. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. A fresh and acclaimed account of the spanish civil war by the bestselling author of stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945 beevor s ardennes 1944. Jul 01, 1998 antony beevors book is a compelling, meticulously researched study of the battle of stalingrad. I have studied the second world war for the past 55 years and have read all of antony beevor s books and highly recommend all of them. He discusses his newly released historical narrative, the second world war. Antony beevor s stalingrad left me exhausted by the books end, but curiously wanting more.
Yet this book, written in beevor s inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single dramatic battle. Antony beevors book is a compelling, meticulously researched study of the battle of stalingrad. Recommended as a summer read by barack obama, antony beevor, india knight, blake. The battle for normandy,which received the royal united services institute westminster medal. Antony beevor, using often overlooked sources from dutch, american, british, polish, and. Beevor is descended from a long line of writers, being a son of kinta beevor born janet carinthia waterfield, 22 december 1911 29 august 1995, who was the daughter of lina waterfield, an author and foreign correspondent for the observer and a descendant of lucie duffgordon author of a travelogue on egypt. The forces that destabilized the government and created so much tension within the country are quickly summarized. He presents a fairly broad view of the conflict, whilst regularly relying on short anecdotes to give things a personal feel.
No one, least of all the germans, could foretell the deep well of soviet resolve that would become the foundation of the red army. Antony beevor, using often overlooked sources from dutch. Renowned historian antony beevor s dday the battle for normandy is an easy to read book written in populist style that should appeal to the first time reader or those that who have little knowledge on the subject. Beevor s book is its failure to observe that the soviet counteroffensive of winter 19421943 consisted of two simultaneous and related operations. Stalingrad 9780141032405 by beevor, antony and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Stalingrad by antony beevor love book, this book, best history books, books to. The british fascination with heroic failure has clouded the story of arnhem in myths. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the second world war. Yet this book, written in beevor s inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single, dramatic. With new material gleaned from russian archives and numerous other sources, this brisk and accessible audiobook spains numberone best seller for 12 weeks provides a balanced and penetrating perspective, explaining the tensions that led to this terrible. Beevor paints the broad picture of marshals zhukov and konev, competing for glory and stalins attention, as they race their armies.
The battle for normandy, which received the royal united services institute westminster medal. People who just want to get a hold a story told in such a way that it will educate and entertain them at the same time. The book depositorys it director and waterstones ecomme. Sep 18, 2014 antony beevor served as a regular officer in the 11th hussars in germany. Antony beevor s latest book covers the arnhem campaign. Stalingrad stalingrad by beevor, antony author may011999 stalingrad stalingrad by beevor, antony author may011999 by beevor, antony author may011999 paperback. A regular officer in the 11th hussars, he served in germany and england. Antony beevor, using often overlooked sources from dutch, british, american, polish and german archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of the fighting, which general student himself called the last german victory. For ussr and its descendants, wwii has always been the main goalpost in history. The difference between this book and previous books on arnhem is the slowly shifting focus from the military, with its heroes sosobowski, frost and.
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