If you read and enjoyed stalingrad, youll likely enjoy this book. Apr 29, 2003 as in his stalingrad, antony beevor skilfully combines the big picture of the developing strategic situation with a sense of the extraordinary experiences on the ground. While not quite the calibre of stalingrad, this book ranks quite well with beevors earlier work. Hitlers last gamble tells the story of the germans illfated final stand. A terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism and revenge, the fall of berlin 1945 offers an unprecedented and revealing view of life in. There are things that are too horrific to put in a book the historian antony beevor tells keith lowe why his next book will confront one of the last taboos of the second world war. On 16 december, 1944, hitler launched his last gamble in the snowcovered forests and gorges of the ardennes.
Sir antony beevor on desert island discs, bbc radio 4, 19 february 2017. Political instructors rammed home the message of wehrmacht and ss brutality. Jan, 2018 stalingrad part 1 of 3 audiobook full by atony bevoor. A terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism and revenge, the fall of berlin 1945 offers an unprecedented and revealing view of life in berlin during world. His book stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson prize for nonfiction, the. His book stalingrad was awarded the samuel johnson prize for nonfiction, the wolfson history prize, and the hawthornden prize in 1999. 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. In the fivemonth siege that followed, the russians fought to hold stalingrad at any cost. As in his stalingrad, antony beevor skilfully combines the big picture of the. I came into this book, not having much knowledge of stalingrad and the battles surrounding it.
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. Stalingrad part 1 of 3 audiobook full by atony bevoor youtube. Stalingrad part 1 of 3 audiobook full by atony bevoor. Antony beevor has written a tome that will last the ages. Free delivery on book orders dispatched by amazon over. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes 1944 prix medicis shortlist and arnhem. However, the theme is quite clear this book is a detailed recollection of human beings at their worse in a desperate attempt to attain glory, revenge or survival. The book revisits the events of the battle of berlin in 1945. I found this book so easy to read and follow, but also exciting and majorly informative. Oct 04, 2007 antony beevor is the renowned author of stalingrad, which won the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history and the hawthornden prize for literature, and berlin, which received the first longmanhistory today trustees award. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of wwii. They have been praised for their vivid, compelling style, their. This book, dealing the final battles of the third reich around berlin in 1945, is, by design, the bookend to that work.
The fall of berlin 1945 by antony beevor goodreads. In june 1941, when hitler launched operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union, with a. Six years ago, while writing his account of stalingrad, antony beevor alighted upon the theme of his new book. This is a powerful, diligently researched and beautifully written book, even better, in my view, than stalingrad. The fall of berlin 1945 antony beevor read online free books. Antony beevor books list of books by author antony beevor. As in his stalingrad, antony beevor skilfully combines the big picture of the developing strategic situation with a sense of the extraordinary experiences on the ground. As with stalingrad, beevor somehow manages to make a cohesive, flowing narrative by piecing together short vignettes about individuals or.
The battle and the resistance runciman prize, stalingrad samuel johnson prize, wolfson prize for history and hawthornden prize, berlin. By december 1944, many of the 3 million citizens of berlin had stopped giving the nazi salute, and jokes circulated that the most practical christmas gift of the. Antony beevor discusses his book on the spanish civil war. Antony beevor, prizewinning author of stalingrad, returns with the fall of berlin 1945, a brilliant. Antony beevor has become justly celebrated for stalingrad, and his new book, berlin. The fall of berlin 1945 by antony beevor, paperback. Beevor returned to the subject with his 2002 book berlin. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of world war ii. This is my second antony beevor book and i have to say im a beelevor. 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.
The downfall 1945 antony beevor the red army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the reich in january 1945. 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. Stalingrad was the first of beevor s epic world war 2 history books, meticulously researched with an immense amount of detail, technical and personal. In june 1941, when hitler launched operation barbarossa, the invasion of the soviet union, with a vast. The fall of berlin 1945, antony beevor 9780670030415. The strength of the fall of berlin 1945 is an irresistibly compelling narrative, of events so terrible that they still have the power, more than half a century on, to. Beevor makes clear the americans were never in a race i must warn you that this is not that book. Antony beevor s stalingrad revisited the decisive siege of the second world war with such brutal freshness that it seemed to shake the foundations of popular war history. Beevor has explored russian and german sources with his customary industry, to produce a gripping and harrowing narrative of the citys fall to the red army in 1945 max hastings, sunday telegraph. See all books authored by antony beevor, including stalingrad. 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. The book won the first samuel johnson prize, the wolfson history prize and the hawthornden prize for literature in 1999. Beevor has been a visiting professor at the school of history, classics and archaeology at birkbeck, university of london and at the university of kent his bestknown works, the bestselling stalingrad and berlin the downfall 1945, recount the world war ii battles between the soviet union and germany. Antony beevor was educated at winchester and sandhurst.
The fall of berlin 1945 by antony beevor, paperback barnes. The downfall 1945, lives up to all his fans expectations. 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. A terrible story of pride, stupidity, fanaticism and revenge, the fall of berlin 1945 offers an unprecedented and revealing view of life in berlin during world war ii.
This was every bit as entertaining as the beevs stalingrad. The battle of stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of world war ii. Beevor made his name with his depiction of the catastrophe at stalingrad in 194243. From antony beevor, the internationally bestselling author of dday and the battle of arnhem. Throughout his account, beevor is scrupulously impartial and factually exact. From independent historian beevor coauthor, paris after the liberation, 1994, etc. Antony beevor is the author of a number of histories, including the spanish civil war and stalingrad, which has been published in twentythree languages and was awarded the first samuel johnson prize for nonfiction, the wolfson history prize, and. The downfall 1945 also known as the fall of berlin 1945 in the us is a narrative history by antony beevor of the battle of berlin during world war ii. Known for his vivid narrative accounts of twentiethcentury military conflicts his primary interest is in revisiting and reevaluating the. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the fall of berlin 1945. In august 1942, hitlers huge sixth army reached the city that bore stalins name.
His multiaward winning books have included stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. Antony beevor, prizewinning author of stalingrad, returns with the fall of berlin 1945, a brilliant account of the fall of the third reich. Stalingrad 9780141032405 by antony beevor and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. From the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevor s ardennes 1944. The book achieved both critical and commercial success. From the bestselling author of stalingrad, berlin and dday, antony beevors ardennes 1944.
Antony beevor is the author of a number of histories, including the spanish civil war and stalingrad, which has been published in twentythree languages and was awarded the first samuel johnson prize for nonfiction, the wolfson history prize, and the hawthornden prize for literature. Stalingrad is a narrative history written by antony beevor of the battle fought in and around the. The fall of berlin 1945 ebook written by antony beevor. 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. The battle for normandy prix henry malherbe and the rusi westminster medal, the second world war, ardennes. Antony beevors stalingrad revisited the decisive siege of the second world war with such brutal freshness that it seemed to shake the foundations of popular war history. Oct 04, 2007 however, the theme is quite clear this book is a detailed recollection of human beings at their worse in a desperate attempt to attain glory, revenge or survival. Antony beevor is the renowned author of stalingrad, which won the samuel johnson prize, the wolfson prize for history and the hawthornden prize for literature, and berlin, which received the first longmanhistory today trustees award. It was published by viking press in 2002, then later by penguin books in 2003. The bestselling historian of the current era, antony beevor made his name with the books stalingrad and berlin which recount sovietgerman conflict during wwii, making judicious use of previously unseen soviet archive material. The horror of berlins fall to the soviets in 1945 is chronicled here in vivid, shocking detail, recalling the. The strength of the fall of berlin 1945 is an irresistibly compelling narrative, of events so terrible that they still have the power.
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