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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I can't envisage stopping writing. — Antony Beevor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

History is never tidy. — Antony Beevor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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