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Stalingrad was the first of beevors epic world war 2 history books, meticulously researched with an immense amount of detail, technical and personal, without being overwhelming you get to understand certain things such as the advantages of the t34 over the panzer iv in simple terms t34 was easier to produce, had broader tracks, etc rather than giving hyper specifics like. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes. This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of battle orlando figes, sunday telegraph. In this book, master military historian, antony beevor, applies his proven technique of matching opposing units battle journals by date and time to reconstruct the clashes of the battles in vivid color and detail. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Antony beevor has 32 books on goodreads with 166712 ratings. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stalingrad.

The only problem i have with this book is that, unlike later books of his, this one. He has received numerous awards for excellence in his field. The book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. Lately ive been on a binge of antony beevor books, starting with his. Antony beevor is married to biographer artemis cooper. This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of battle. Antony beevor is the renowned author of stalingrad, which won the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history and the hawthornden prize for literature, and berlin, which received the first longmanhistory today trustees award. After the ukraine government condemned his book stalingrad, antony beevor reflects on governments desire to alter the past and warns of. If there is only one book on stalingrad that you want to read, then i would suggest enemy at the gates by craig. Leading british historian antony beevor has described a ukrainian ban on his awardwinning book stalingrad as utterly outrageous. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of world war ii. I initially read this book some 15 years ago and a whole lot went way over my head.

This superb work of narrative history all of human despair, and. Antony beevor is such a brand i think penguin books should just go full bore and give him an. Do you have something that you prefer such as book. Antony beevor s completely fresh account finally conveys the reality of one of the most terrifying conflicts ever known. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include the. Stalingrad by antony beevor penguin books australia. Within a conventional narrative, he concentrates not on strategy, but on the experience of soldiers on both sides. Antony beevor books list of books by author antony beevor. In 2016, ukraine passed a law that banned books imported from russia if they contained antiukrainian content, with an expert council. Beevor was appointed a knight bachelor in the 2017 new year honours for services in support of armed forces professional development.

Ive just finished reading joel haywards book on the air war at stalingrad, so now, having also read antony beevor s book, which concentrates on the army side of things, i think ive read the two best books. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the. Stalingrad was the first of beevors epic world war 2 history books, meticulously researched with an immense amount of detail, technical and personal, without being overwhelming you get to understand certain things such as the advantages of the t34 over the panzer iv in simple terms t34 was easier to produce, had broader tracks, etc rather than. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. With the world talking about saving private ryan and the horrors of combat, it is useful to remember that the most terrible. 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. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle. Antony beevor has itnerviewed survivors and discovered completely new material in a wide range of german and soviet archives, including prisoner interrogations and reports of desertions and executions. Buy stalingrad by antony beevor from waterstones today. But this book is long on personality and short on military strategy.

Orlando figes, the independent stalingrad by antony beevor is the greatest battle book ever written. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. This superb work of narrative history all of human despair, and also of heroism is there chilled the marrow of my bones, even though read at high summer. The book is noted as a source in stalingrad, and the quotes attributed to groscurth are sourced to it. But i lacked a good book on stalingrad, so i was happy when i stumbled across this book. July 1, 1998 from independent historian beevor coauthor, paris after the liberation, 1994, etc. He presents a fairly broad view of the conflict, whilst regularly relying on short anecdotes to give things a personal feel. The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and hawthornden prize, berlin. In 2018, ukraine banned his book, stalingrad, which, by the way. Beevor s stalingrad is a powerful history of one of the biggest battles in history. The author has collected awards from major imperial institutions. Stalingrad conveys the experience of soldiers on both sides, fighting in inhuman conditions, and of civilians trapped on an urban battlefield. But beevor said the source was not an internal soviet document, but a book by the antinazi german officer helmuth groscurth. Beevor s book isnt as good as haywards on strategic and operational level matters, but has more on the tactics and lowlevel experiences.

Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of wwii. His multiaward winning books have included stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. The bestselling history, winner of the 1999 samuel johnson prize, tells of the battle for the russian city during the second world war. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name. The e book lovers usually prefer to select book like comic, small story and the biggest one is novel. Sign up to the irish times books newsletter for features, podcasts and more. He writes in a clear and logical way that reveals the full horror and tragedy of stalingrad. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the city of stalingrad during world war ii, as well as the events leading up to it. Now, why not striving stalingrad by beevor, antony 1998. Stalingrad 9780141032405 by beevor, antony and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.

Stalingrad 9780141032405 by antony beevor and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of dday and stalingrad reconstructs the battle of the bulge in world war ii, in this riveting new account. Buy antony beevor ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. His books of reactionary rewriting of wwii are in vogue. See all books authored by antony beevor, including stalingrad. Stalingrad author anthony beevor speaks out over ukraine. Antony beevor s stalingrad is a harrowing look at one of historys darkest moments in october 1942, a panzer officer wrote stalingrad is no longer a town. His work strives to understand the human element and suffering on both sides of the battle and simultaneously effectively lays out the strategic and tactical elements of. The book was pitched just right for me, with enough detail provided but remaining readable without too much effort. Stalingrad author anthony beevor speaks out over ukraine book ban. When his armies finally reached stalingrad on the banks of the volga. Stalingrad was the first of beevors epic world war 2 history books, meticulously researched with an immense amount of detail, technical and personal, without being overwhelming you get to understand certain things such as the advantages of the t34 over the panzer iv in simple terms t34 was easier to produce, had broader tracks, etc rather than giving hyper specifics like precise barrel calibers and engine efficiencies or the like. Antony beevor is an english military historian who has written extensively on conflicts ranging from the second world war to the spanish civil war.