All Antony Beevor Quotes
- To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make Begin
- I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis According
- I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop. Believe
- I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does. Consulted
- If you smash a city when you're trying to capture it, you actually end up providing the perfect terrain for the defenders while blocking the… Access
- I just write the sort of book that I would enjoy reading myself, a book that is both scholarly and recreates the experience of people… Book
- 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. Afterwards
- The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime. All
- I think one of the great disasters (in military history) is the way that the Second World War has become the defining reference point for… Conflict
- When I was a child I had something called Perthes' Disease which meant I was on crutches, so I was bullied at school and all… All
- 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… Army
- The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. Convey
- When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it. Bookshops
- When I was younger I used to get my best writing done at night, but now it has to be during the day. I usually… Best
- I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more… Army
- The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster… All
- I can't envisage stopping writing. Envisage
- The vital thing for me is to integrate the history from above with the history from below because only in that way can you show… Battle
- I was in Estonia when a professor asked me if I was aware that making any criticism of the Red Army during the war was… Any
- I was planning to stay in the Army all my life, but I ended up being posted to a training camp in Wales and was… All