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Antony Beevor quotes: In my library/study/barn, there is a Ping-Pong table on which I can pile working books and spread maps.

In my library/study/barn, there is a Ping-Pong table on which I can pile working books and spread maps.

Antony Beevor quotes: 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 so bored there, I wrote

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 so bored there, I wrote a novel.

Antony Beevor quotes: Alpacas are very endearing, and they all have very different personalities.

Alpacas are very endearing, and they all have very different personalities.

Antony Beevor quotes: Of course history is easily manipulated - though that makes it even more important for us to know what actually happened.

Of course history is easily manipulated - though that makes it even more important for us to know what actually happened.

Antony Beevor quotes: I love 'Blackadder,' but history it certainly ain't.

I love 'Blackadder,' but history it certainly ain't.

Antony Beevor quotes: Few things reveal more about political leaders and their systems than the manner of their downfall,

Few things reveal more about political leaders and their systems than the manner of their downfall,

Antony Beevor quotes: The reason that 'Stalingrad' took off was because it emphasized the influence of history on the individual.

The reason that 'Stalingrad' took off was because it emphasized the influence of history on the individual.

Antony Beevor quotes: 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.

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.

Antony Beevor quotes: To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make

To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make

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

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

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

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

Antony Beevor quotes: Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other.

Politicians are often tempted to deploy history as a weapon against each other.

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

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

Antony Beevor quotes: When I started to write, I realised that you need a bit of both: the overall context as well as the individual's experience.

When I started to write, I realised that you need a bit of both: the overall context as well as the individual's experience.

Antony Beevor quotes: The punishment of shaving a woman's head had biblical origins. In Europe, the practice dated back to the Dark Ages with the Visigoths.

The punishment of shaving a woman's head had biblical origins. In Europe, the practice dated back to the Dark Ages with the Visigoths.

Antony Beevor quotes: This armchair strategist never possessed the qualities for true generalship, because he ignored practical problems.

This armchair strategist never possessed the qualities for true generalship, because he ignored practical problems.

Antony Beevor quotes: I can't envisage stopping writing.

I can't envisage stopping writing.

Antony Beevor quotes: Historical truth and the marketing needs of the movie and television industry remain fundamentally incompatible.

Historical truth and the marketing needs of the movie and television industry remain fundamentally incompatible.

Antony Beevor quotes: I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop.

I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop.

Antony Beevor quotes: I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave.

I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave.

Antony Beevor quotes: Some novelists want to give people in history a voice because they have been denied it in the past.

Some novelists want to give people in history a voice because they have been denied it in the past.

Antony Beevor quotes: Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different.

Every country has its own perspective on the Second World War. This is not surprising when experiences and memories are so different.

Antony Beevor quotes: The greatest heroes of the Normandy battlefield were the unarmed medics, whom snipers often shot at despite their Red Cross armbands.

The greatest heroes of the Normandy battlefield were the unarmed medics, whom snipers often shot at despite their Red Cross armbands.

Antony Beevor quotes: The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.

The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.

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

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

Antony Beevor quotes: History is never tidy.

History is never tidy.

Antony Beevor quotes: Restorers of paintings and pottery follow a code of conduct in their work to distinguish the original material from what they are adding later.

Restorers of paintings and pottery follow a code of conduct in their work to distinguish the original material from what they are adding later.

Antony Beevor quotes: The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms.

The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms.

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

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

Antony Beevor quotes: I just love the days when you come out of the archives with half a dozen excellent descriptions or poignant accounts of personal experiences.

I just love the days when you come out of the archives with half a dozen excellent descriptions or poignant accounts of personal experiences.

Antony Beevor quotes: A blend of fact and fiction has been used in various forms since the dawn of creative writing, starting with sagas and epic poems.

A blend of fact and fiction has been used in various forms since the dawn of creative writing, starting with sagas and epic poems.

Antony Beevor quotes: 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.

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.

Antony Beevor quotes: 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 at that time.

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 at that time.

Antony Beevor quotes: I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.

I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.