World war ii often abbreviated to wwii or ww2, also known as the second world war, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. From independent historian beevor coauthor, paris after the liberation, 1994, etc. The prizewinning historian and internationally bestselling author of dday reconstructs the devastating airborne battle of arnhem in this gripping account. 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. Stalingrad by anthony beevor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Prizewinning historian and bestselling author antony beevor lends his gift for. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for antony beevor 47 found 376 total alternate case. Orlando figes, the independent stalingrad by antony beevor is the greatest battle book ever written. Jan 19, 2018 stalingrad author anthony beevor speaks out over ukraine book ban. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. Beevor s book isnt as good as haywards on strategic and operational level matters, but has more on the tactics and lowlevel experiences.
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. The first comprehensive history of the nazi concentration camps. Reissue by acclaimed historian antony beevor vividly bringing to life the epic struggles that took place in second world war crete. Antony beevors books include crete the battle and the resistance, which won a runciman prize.
He is the author of crete the battle and the resistance, which won a runciman prize, paris after the liberation, 19441949 written with his wife artemis cooper, stalingrad, which won the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history, and the hawthornden prize for literature, and berlinthe downfall, which. The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and. Most of the worlds countries, including all the great powers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Beevor is right that eremenko had the official title of commander of the stalingrad front. Fleming, brother of ian, traveller and author of books such as brazilian. The second world war by antony beevor, paperback barnes. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include the spanish civil war. The best book we have got on crete observerthe germans expected their airborne attack on. It took me about 9 months to read this book by antony beevor. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million people serving in military units from over 30. Stalingrad author anthony beevor speaks out over ukraine book.
In this book, acclaimed historian and author of stalingrad, anthony beevor vividly reconstructs the epic second world war struggle for crete. It was a very close run battle for the city, but even if the germans had occupied the whole of the west bank of the volga at stalingrad that still wouldnt have signified a major victory in german terms, apart from having reached the symbolic. World war ii wwii or ww2, also known as the second world war, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. On september 17, 1944, general kurt student, the founder of nazi germanys parachute forces, heard the groaning roar. Jump to navigation jump to search this is a bibliography of works on. Noted wwii author antony beevor brought much to bear in his previous works on the battles of stalingrad and berlin, but comes up a bit short in his most recent work, dday the battle for normandy.
In their book sander and johr define rape as any kind of sex with a person in power, including sex for food, prostitution, sex for getting job etc. 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. 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. Authors include norman davies, antony beevor, francis fukuyama, robert graves, bill bryson and many others. Oct 04, 2007 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. In his latest work, antony beevorbestselling author of stalingrad and the battle of arnhem and one of our most respected historians of world war iibrings us the true, littleknown story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of wwii. A regular in the 11th hussars, antony beevor served in germany and england. From crete 1941 to stalingrad, the battle for spain, paris after the liberation, dday, and others, beevor has become the indispensable historian of the second world war. Jul 06, 2017 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. He has had a number of books published and his bookstalingradwas awarded. Kl ebook di nikolaus wachsmann 9781429943727 rakuten kobo. Antony beevor has written a tome that will last the ages. The untold story of third battalion 506 parachute infantry regiment from toccoa to dday general military by ian gardner.
His book on stalingrad won many prizes including the wolfson history prize. His multiaward winning books have included stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. Olga chekhova, a stunning russian beauty, was the niece of playwright anton chekhov and a famous naziera film actress who was closely associated with hitler. I came into this book, not having much knowledge of stalingrad and the battles surrounding it. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world. The deadliest airborne operation of world war ii kindle edition by beevor, antony.
The siege of stalingrad resulted in more russian deaths military and civilian than the united states and britain sustained combined in all of world war ii. The battle of stalingrad is extraordinary in every way. The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and hawthornden prize, berlin. Stalingrad antony beevor haftad 9780141032405 bokus. The battle for stalingrad became the focus of hitler and stalins determination to win the war on the eastern front. Antony beevor leads up to the events at stalingrad with some background to the siege and its aftermath. World war ii project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Awardwinning military historian beevor the second world war, 2012, etc. The vast majority of the worlds countriesincluding all the great powerseventually formed two opposing military alliances.
Beevors book is a well put together noholesbarred retelling of the fateful battle that involved several million individuals in the span of just over 5 months. Ks2 maths targeted sats revision book standard for the ne. Hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand. He has had a number of books published and his book stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. Paris after the liberation, 19441949 written with his wife, artemis cooper. Crete 1941 the battle and the resistance unabridged. Sir antony james beevor, frsl born 14 december 1946.
Antony beevor cannot bring that berlin back to life. Would you say the battle for stalingrad was a close run thing. First published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the battle, and drawing on new sources and the experiences of key participants, this book recounts for the first time the fall of greece, the battle of crete and the resistance from 1941 to 1945. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the battle of. The battle and the resistance won the runciman prize, administered by the anglohellenic league for stimulating interest in greek history and culture.
Antony beevor served as a regular officer in the 11th hussars in germany. Sep 12, 2005 a regular in the 11th hussars, antony beevor served in germany and england. In a landmark work of history, nikolaus wachsmann offers an unprecedented, integrated account of the nazi concentration camps from their inception in 1933 through their demise, seventy years ago, in the spring of 1945. One can smell the gun smoke and burning flesh, he includes incidents picked from those journals to provide astonishing realism. World war ii wwii or ww2, in the soviet union, the great patriotic war, and in japan, the second sinojapanese war, was a global war involving fighting in most of the world and most countries. Antony beevor wikipedias antony beevor as translated by. Stalingrad ekitap antony beevor 9781101153567 rakuten. Leading british historian antony beevor has described a ukrainian ban on his award. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The beevor s reference hints that the estimates are by the hospitals and only quoted by johr abnd sander, which is untrue.
I found myself needing a dictionary more with this book than his other two books i have read. On 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes. This is a terrific, inspiring, heartbreaking book sam leith, daily mail antony beevor is the author of crete. In stalingrad antony beevor has produced such a book. The battle and the resistance, which won the 1993 runciman award. In june 1941, when hitler launched operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union, with a vast.
Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. Acclaimed historian and bestselling author antony beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in second world war crete reissued with a new introduction. But the eventual victory of the red army, and the failure of hitlers operation barbarossa, was the first defeat of hitlers territorial ambitions in europe, and the start of his decline.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stalingrad. You lose awareness that you have a book in your hand and you just picture what is going on in your head. Mar 27, 2012 some books are just so well written that it makes reading them almost like watching a film. In the meticulous narrative style he first employed in stalingrad, beevor recreates the operation from the dropping of the first troops on september 17th to the evacuation of the remnants of the british 1st airborne division eight days later. The great airborne battle for the bridges in 1944 by britains number one bestselling historian and author of the classic stalingrad our greatest chronicler of the second world war. The soft covers shows light wear to its extremities. Beevors stalingrad was, in that sense, the book of a soldiers battle. 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. Stalingrad strikes a good balance between presenting the facts whilst remaining readable. Berlin the downfall, which received the first longman history today trustees. Sep 01, 20 antony james beevor, visiting professor at university of london. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name. Everything that i had learned about the war previously seemed naive in comparison to what actually happened. Crete by beevor, antony and a great selection of related books.
As antony beevor showed in stalingrad, he is a master of his craft as a military historian. Stalingrad by antony beevor penguin books australia. His books stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945 are great books also. Prizewinning historian and bestselling author antony beevor lends his gift for storytelling to this important conflict, showing not only how the situation turned bad for allied forces, but also how ferocious cretan freedom fighters mounted a heroic resistance. Crete was an extraordinary battle because it was the very first time a major island had actually been assaulted by paratroopers and, in fact, captured by paratroopers, the only time, ever. Stalingrad prefa rusia, observa poetul tiucev, nu poate fi neleas cu mintea. Antony james beevor the eastern front and the military.
The battle for normandy is the closest you will ever get to war the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear the normandy landings that took place on dday involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. Six years ago, while writing his account of stalingrad, antony beevor alighted upon the theme of his new book. World war ii simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The battle and the resistance by antony beevor goodreads. Antony beevor livres, biographie, extraits et photos. It was first published by viking press in 1998 the book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. Perhaps the author had too much ground to cover in too little time. Among the many prestigious posts he holds, he is a fellow of the royal society of literature. 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. The story has never been told as antony beevor tells it here. University of kent the eastern front and the military context, 19411942 the conference was held at yad vashem israeli official. I found this book so easy to read and follow, but also exciting and majorly informative. As in his stalingrad, antony beevor skilfully combines the big picture of the developing strategic situation with a. What is the basis of russian criticism of antony beevors work.
I highly recommend this book a must read if your interested in crete. During this time period, i was consumed by the events that took place during 19391945 while the world and civilization plunged into uncertainty and fear. Of course, youve also written an extremely powerful book about the battle for crete. Beevor was a regular in the 11th hussars of the british army. Stalingrad by antony beevor penguin random house canada. Most countries fought in the years 19391945 but some started fighting in 1937.
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