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War Quotes by 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.
- 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…
- 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…
- Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different.
- The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous.
- It is important to understand the continuing, confused fascination with the Second World War. For most of us, the great unspoken question is how would…
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