The book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. Antony beevors book arnhem is good but it contains a flawed argument. Antony beevor s thoughtfully researched compendium recalls this epic struggle for stalingrad. Oct 04, 2007 buy stalingrad by beevor, antony isbn. The battle and the resistance, which won the 1993 runciman award. Antony beevors the mystery of olga chekhova is the true story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Antony beevors thoughtfully researched compendium recalls this epic struggle for stalingrad. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. So flawed, that theres a ton of counter evidence that shows it doesnt work. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of world war ii. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. May 21, 2015 from the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevors ardennes 1944. The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and hawthornden prize, berlin.
Its a story told in acclaimed author antony beevors latest book ardennes 1944. This is the instruction of the eminent military historian hew strachan. In january 2018, beevors book about the battle of stalingrad was banned in ukraine. Nov 14, 2016 from the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevor s ardennes 1944 hitler s last gamble tells the story of the german s illfated final stand. Stalingrad was the first of beevor s epic world war 2 history books, meticulously researched with an immense amount of detail, technical and personal. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the city of stalingrad during world war ii, as well as the events leading up to it. The battle of the bulge, from middecember 1944 through january 1945. Jun 18, 2018 antony beevors book arnhem is good but it contains a flawed argument.
Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of stalingrad by antony beevor, read by peter nobel. Antony beevor s stalingrad is a harrowing look at one of history s darkest moments. From the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevors ardennes 1944 hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand. Russia, the germans believed, would fall as swiftly as france and poland. Get free shipping on ardennes 1944 by antony beevor, from. The historian antony beevor tells keith lowe why his next book will confront one of. Olga chekhova was a stunning russian beauty and a famous naziera film actress who hitler counted among his friends. Hitler s last gamble tells the story of the german s illfated final stand on 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes. Theres certainly nothing inherently antiukrainian in the book at all. His history of the battle of stalingrad, which catapulted him to. The battle of the bulge may return the bulge to collective memory by democratizing it, adding the feats and sorrows of obscure men and some unseemly quarrels among famous onesbeevor gives us the voices of ordinary soldiers on both sides, as well as those of civilians caught in the middle. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the second world war. Sir antony james beevor, frsl born 14 december 1946 is an english military historian. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the.
Of course as antony beevor explains in this wonderfully. Antony beevor discusses his book on the spanish civil war. Hitlers last gamble, 2015, nonfiction, viking, isbn 9780670918645. The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books 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. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. Sir antony beevor on desert island discs, bbc radio 4, 19 february 2017. He has published several novels, and his works of nonfiction include the spanish civil war. The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of dday and stalingrad reconstructs the battle of the bulge in world war ii, 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. Buy ardennes 1944 by antony beevor with free delivery. In august 1942, hitler s huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalin s name. Ardennes 1944, hitlers last gamble by antony beevor. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name. Beevor has delivered another perfectly judged episode of the second world war, a worthy companion to the works that made his name. Lately ive been on a binge of antony beevor books, starting with his broadscale second world war, then working my way back starting with the fall of berlin, the ardennes offensive, and dday.
As a story of cruelty, courage, and human suffering, stalingrad is unprecedented and unforgettable. On 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes. The ardennes is the latest of beevors books on the campaigns of the second world war. His multiaward winning books have included stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945.
Dec, 2015 antony beevor, one of the finest narrative military historians now writing, is a master of revealing vignettes like this one. Hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand on 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes. The british historian antony beevors ardennes 1944. Ardennes was the greatest and most savage battle on the whole of the western front just tell the story. Antony beevor was educated at winchester and sandhurst. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A regular officer in the 11th hussars, he served in germany and england.
A fresh and acclaimed account of the spanish civil war by the bestselling author of stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. May 21, 2015 from the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevor s ardennes 1944. Hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand. Antony beevor, one of the finest narrative military historians now writing, is a master of revealing vignettes like this one. Antony beevor, using many overlooked and new sources from dutch, british, american, polish and german archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of this epic clash. He believed he could split the allies by driving all the way to. To list the advantages of these books ill start with the lesser ones.
The battle of the bulge is now available from viking books to mark the 70th anniversary of the spanish civil war s outbreak, antony beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hardfought wars of the twentieth century. Beevors stalingrad was so good that i then read his ardennes 1944 and it. No one, least of all the germans, could foretell the deep well of soviet resolve that would become the foundation of the red army. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the. The german armys extraordinary capacity to recover from disaster had been shown time and time again on the eastern front as well as in the west, antony beevor writes in ardennes. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes 1944 prix medicis. The ardennes is the latest of beevor s books on the campaigns of the second world war. Ardennes 1944 is a book that plays very much to beevors strengths, combining the view from the top with the view from below and vividly portraying the dark realities of military combat. The battle for stalingrad became the focus of hitler and stalins determination to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front.
He believed he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp, then force the canadians and the british. Beevor s writing certainly is a bit dry as is the audiobook narration, but he conveys the triumphant hubris of the the german war machine as it grinds through an illprepared soviet army hampered by its own paranoid leader, the desperate fighttothedeath brutality of the siege of stalingrad, the last russian stronghold before the volga, the. From the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevor s ardennes 1944 hitler s last gamble tells the story of the german s illfated final stand. From the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevors ardennes 1944. Beevors stalingrad was so good that i then read his ardennes 1944 and it was also superb. It was first published by viking press in 1998 the book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. It is a superb addition to the canon which has taken us from stalingrad to normandy in 1944 and the final gruesome battle for berlin, not forgetting the masterly singlevolume history of the entire war. The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of dday, stalingrad, and the battle of arnhem 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. The battle of the bulge may return the bulge to collective memory by democratizing it, adding the feats and sorrows of obscure men and. Battle of the bulge synopsis six months after allied troops stormed the beaches of normandy and regained key cities such as paris and rome, it appeared as though the war in europe was coming to a close. He believed he could split the allies by driving all the way to antwerp, then. Antony beevors stalingrad is a harrowing look at one of historys darkest moments.
There are things that are too horrific to put in a book. Yet this book, written in beevors inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single dramatic battle. In october 1942, a panzer officer wrote stalingrad is no longer a town. Dec 28, 2015 the british historian antony beevors ardennes 1944. Hitler s last gamble tells the story of the german s illfated final stand.
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