Antony beevor has interviewed survivors and discovered completely new material in a wide epub range of german and soviet archives, including reports of prisoner interrogations, desertions, and executions. The battle and the resistance by antony beevor goodreads. The battle of greece is the common name for the invasion of allied greece by fascist italy and. He was the 20022003 leesknowles lecturer at cambridge. Antony beevor is an author with nine videos in the cspan video library. Antony beevor wrote in 2012 about the current thinking of historians with regard to delays caused. Not because beevor s writing is flawed far from it. The battle for normandy by antony beevor the story of the normandy landings has been told before, but rarely with such panache, says giles foden. Kurt arthur benno student 12 may 1890 1 july 1978 was a german general in the luftwaffe during world war ii. Crete 1941 the battle and the resistance unabridged. While it focuses on the military aspects it takes a detailed and balanced look at all of the forces in spanish society at the time. German landings on the island of crete may 1941 came after allied forces had been. Retired exregular army officer from the 11th hussars. 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.
How allied indecision, bureaucracy, and pretentiousness lost the battle. Jun 11, 2002 the fall of berlin 1945 by antony beevor. The battle for spain ebook by antony beevor rakuten kobo. In this book, he wisely chooses to put the battle of crete in a larger context, beginning with the illfated british expeditionary force to greece and its subsequent evacuation to crete, and concluding with the local resistance groups and british efforts to aid and guide them after the german victory. 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. Stalingrad, winner of the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history, and the hawthornden prize for literature. The germans had no idea of the size of british and commonwealth forces on the island and in fact they very nearly lost the battle. 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. The battle and the resistance by beevor, antony isbn. Antony james beevor, visiting professor at university of london.
The point of researching the subject was to find a. Germans were imminent and therefore took to the mountains joining the local andartes. His books stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945 are great books also. The battle and the resistance, which won the 1993 runciman award. I found this book the first in antony beevor s justly celebrated histories of various campaigns of world war ii incredibly hard to read. The bestselling author of the battle of arnhem and dday vividly reconstructs the epic wwii struggle for crete reissued with a new introduction nazi germany expected its airborne attack on crete in 1941 to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include the spanish civil war. The spanish civil war 19361939 anthony beevor anthony beevors definitive history of the spanish civil war. It should have been the first german defeat of the. Paris after the liberation, 19441949 written with his wife, artemis cooper. Listen to crete 1941 audiobook by antony beevor and james.
Jan 31, 2014 anthony beevor speaking at the cambridge union society. A riveting account of the fall of greece, the battle of crete, and the cretan resistance, from the beginning of world war ii to its end. Read all of a beevors books and have found them outstanding which maybe caused me to not enjoy this book as much, it was still very informative,a quite staggering the amount of intelligence mistakes on all sides lead to a. Renowned historian and bestselling author antony beevor strongly brings to the life of the epic of the struggles that took place during the second world war, crete rereleased with a new introductionthe best book we had, on the island of crete observerthe germans were expecting their airborne attack on the island of crete in 1941 a unique event in the history of war. Once upon a time a historian named antony beevor, bemused. The battle of stalingrad was the psychological turning point of world war ii as beevor makes clear, it also changed the face of modern warfare. It should have been the first german defeat of the war when a fatal misunderstanding turned the battle around. I found this book the first in antony beevors justly celebrated histories of various campaigns of world war ii incredibly hard to read. Sep 28, 2010 antony beevor is the bestselling author of d day. Shribman, for a decade the globes washington bureau chief, is executive editor of the pittsburgh postgazette. The battle for normandy,which received the royal united services institute westminster medal. The bestselling author of the battle of arnhem and dday vividly reconstructs the epic wwii struggle for crete reissued with a new introduction.
Fall of berlin, is a historical non fiction work by anthony beevor describing events of jan 1945 june 1945 as nazi germany and soviet red army fight out the battle of berlin. 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, berlin the downfall. Crete the battle and the resistance anthony beevor john murray acknowledgements during my research, i soon learned tha. 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. Beevor, formerly of the 11th hussars, writes about that battle with a soldiers eye and a historians insight. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Stalingrad and researching the experience of war stalingrad was one of the most monstrous and inhuman battles ever known. Acclaimed historian antony beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in second world war crete the germans expected their airborne attack on crete in 1941 a unique. The battle and the resistance by beevor, antony and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A fresh and acclaimed account of the spanish civil war by the bestselling author of stalingrad and the battle of arnhem. Antony james beevor the eastern front and the military. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes 1944 prix medicis.
The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and hawthornden prize, berlin. Antony beevor ebooks epub and pdf format antony beevor ebooks. The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of dday and stalingrad reconstructs the battle of the bulge in this riveting new account on december 16, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes in belgium, believing he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp and forcing the canadians and the british out of the war. A new paperback edition is welcome for two reasons. Ardennes 1944, by antony beevor by dallasnews administrator. Published by john murray 2005 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.
The civil war that tore spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against franco was one of the most hardfought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing ground before wwii for the russians, italians and germans, whose condor legion so notoriously. Student led the first major airborne attack in history. Dec, 2015 antony beevor, one of the finest narrative military historians now writing, is a master of revealing vignettes like this one. The battle of the bulge, from middecember 1944 through january 1945. Listen to crete 1941 by antony beevor,james langton for free with a 30 day free trial. The australian war memorial invites you to join renowned. The right of antony beevor to be identified as the author of.
The book starts with the japanese invasion of manchuria in 1931, and covers the entire second world war ending with the final surrender of axis forces. Dec 28, 2015 the british historian antony beevors ardennes 1944. To mark the 70th anniversary of the spanish civil wars outbreak, antony beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hardfought wars of the twentieth century. As a historian, antony received widespread praise for his vivid, compelling style and his treatment of the ordinary lives of combatants and. Leesknowles lectures cambridge 20023 antony beevor 1. Antony beevor was educated at winchester and sandhurst. The second world war is a narrative history of world war ii by the british historian antony beevor. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, and ardennes 1944 prix medicis shortlist.
The battle of the bulge may return the bulge to collective memory by democratizing it, adding the feats and sorrows of obscure men and. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes 1944 prix medicis shortlist and arnhem. Stalingrad, which won the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history, and the hawthornden prize for literature. Sep 12, 2005 a new paperback edition is welcome for two reasons. The damasta sabotage was an attack by cretan resistance fighters led by british special operations executive officer captain bill stanley moss mc against german occupation forces in world war ii. Praise for crete 1941 few battles in world war ii can surpass crete for high drama, both on land and sea. The battle and the resistance, british historian antony beevor never fails to zero in on the human. The germans expected their airborne attack on crete in 1941 a unique event in the history of warfare to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. Language watch edit redirected from crete order of battle this is the complete order of battle for the battle of crete and related operations in 1941. Crete was a campaign unique in many respects, not the least of which was its ferocity. The battle and the resistance antony beevor 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. Antony beevor is one of the best world war two authors in the world. Originally published in 1982, this work has obviously been republished to take advantage of the success of antony beevor s later work stalingrad. Six years ago, while writing his account of stalingrad, antony beevor alighted upon the theme of his new book.
A regular officer in the 11th hussars, he served in germany and england. I like how he throws in other little interesting tid bits of history in his writing. 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. Excellent books have been written about the battle for crete, but none, for me, has been as vivid and clear and exciting as antony beevors. Fall of berlin, is a historical non fiction work by anthony beevor describing events of jan 1945 june 1945 as nazi germany and soviet red army. It was further dehumanised by both sides in their propaganda. The british historian antony beevors ardennes 1944. 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. Little did they know that the british, using ultra intercepts, had already laid a careful trap. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. The battle and the resistance won the runciman prize, administered by the anglohellenic league for stimulating interest in greek history and culture. Nazi germany expected its airborne attack on crete in 1941 to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise.
750 1237 1469 750 490 626 497 1088 1149 1285 586 1382 792 772 1126 133 1398 1303 1537 387 816 108 859 1313 67 77 879 1252 1278 576 908 206 1231 872 1293 855 475 1222 244 1087 760 1207 547