To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make.
Antony Beevor Quotes
It was only after five years in the army, when I was having to do a very boring job in a very boring place, that I thought: 'Why not try writing a novel?' partly out of youthful arrogance and partly because there had been a long line of writers in my mother's family.
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| Birth: | 14th December, 1946 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Author, Historian |
About
Antony James Beevor is an English historian, educated at Winchester College and Sandhurst. He studied under the famous military historian 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. Beevor is a visiting professor at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at Birkbeck, University of London. His best-known works, the best-selling Stalingrad and Berlin - The Downfall 1945, recount the World War II battles between the Soviet Union and Germany. His 2012 book, The Second World War is noted for its focus on the conditions and grief faced by civilians and women and for its "masterful" coverage of the war in East Asia. He was also awarded an Honorary D.Litt. from the University of Bath in 2010, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Kent, awarded in 2004. His book Crete: The Battle and the Resistance for which he won the Runciman Prize.
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