Author: Antony Beevor

Quotes

When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it.

When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it.

- Antony Beevor

The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime.

The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime.

- Antony Beevor

I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.

I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.

- Antony Beevor

It takes me three or four years to research and write each book and the individual stories stay with you for a long time afterwards.

It takes me three or four years to research and write each book and the individual stories stay with you for a long time afterwards.

- Antony Beevor

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