Phrase by 'Antony Beevor'

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The majority of soldiers and officers of the Soviet Army and the allied armies treated the local population humanely.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Army , Population , Soldiers , Soviet


I think it's outrageous if a historian has a 'leading thought' because it means they will select their material according to their thesis.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Think , Will , Thought , Thesis


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 that sort of stuff.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Something , School , Child , Disease


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 I thought: 'Why not try writing a novel?' partly out of youthful arrogance and partly because there had been a long line of writers in my mother's family.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Family , Long , Job , Mother


The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  More , Understand , Understanding , Duty


When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  See , Great , London , Excitement


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 finish work at half past seven, then go back to the house to open a bottle of wine, have dinner, and then read or watch television.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Work , Day , Best , Night


To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Mistake , Worst , Make , Begin


I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales and then, with any luck, I may be proved wrong.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Wrong , Worst , Luck , Expect


The British bombing of Caen beginning on D-Day in particular was stupid, counter-productive and above all very close to a war crime.

Author: Antony Beevor - British Historian
  Beginning , Stupid , War , Crime


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