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 power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.

The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.

- 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

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

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