If you want to understand the war as military struggle, this book is all you really need. The second world war can be read with profit by students of the period as a memoir by a leading participant rather than a comprehensive history by a professional and detached historian. This never glamourises the war and it plays down the propaganda and the myths. The second world war kindle edition by antony beevor. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the second world war.
Buy the second world war by antony beevor, in very good condition. Antony beevor served as a regular officer in the 11th hussars in germany. 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 second world war kindle edition by beevor, antony. Prize, the wolfson prize for history and the hawthornden prize for literature, berlin the. This book is a perfect mixture of world history and human experience, unbiased and highly readable. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. 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. Publication date 2012 topics world war, 19391945 publisher little, brown and co. Washington post antony beevors the second world war is simply the ultimate second world war history. Known for his vivid narrative accounts of twentiethcentury military conflicts, his primary interest is in revisiting and reevaluating the second world war. The second world war by beevor antony free ebooks download. All in all antony beevors the second world war, is one excellent book.
Washington post antony beevor s the second world war is simply the ultimate second world war history. The second world war, particularly the period from 1940 to 1942 when britain fought with the support of the empire and a few allies, was the climax of churchills career and his inside story of those days is. See all books authored by antony beevor, including stalingrad. But happily, its 800odd pages fly by with considerable speed, as beevor warms to his task, being especially strong on grand. 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, which. In this searing narrative, which takes us from hitlers invasion of poland on september 1st, 1939 to vj day on august 14th, 1945, and the wars aftermath, beevor describes the conflict and its.
The second world war ebook written by antony beevor. This is the first of a number of rather belated posts on talks by military historians that i attended at the edinburgh book festival in august 2012. The popular military historian antony beevor recommends some of his own favourite books about the second world war. Beevors book is a pleasure to read and an example of intelligent, lively. With new material gleaned from the russian archives and. My one complaint is as an american, i am not fluent in the french or german languages. Weighing in at 880 pages it provides a comprehensive, well considered and well written account of a truly momentous set of events in world history.
The second world war by antony beevor, paperback barnes. 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, which received. 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. The war in europe appeared completely divorced from the war in the pacific and china, and yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects.
They have been praised for their vivid, compelling style, their treatment of the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the second world war. The result is a handsome, yet rather daunting doorstop of a book. The second world war, by anthony beevor the independent. Mister beevor makes liberal use of quotations in these languages without. Buy a cheap copy of the second world war book by antony beevor. Antony beevor in defence of history books the guardian. A book aimed at an international audience may leave british readers feeling shortchanged. The soviet role in world war ii antony beevor duration. Antony beevor books list of books by author antony beevor. His multiaward winning books have included stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. The second world war is a narrative history of world war ii by the british historian antony beevor.
Our cheap used books come with free delivery in australia. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of world war ii, by internationally bestselling historian antony beevor. 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. 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. A fresh and acclaimed account of the spanish civil war by the bestselling author of stalingrad and the fall of berlin 1945 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. Beevor has written an engrossing account of the war from the standpoint of the common civilian and serviceman. Younger historians have much to be grateful to him for, but new ways will have to. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle. The second world war is an honourable attempt to fashion the legacy that beevor merits. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns. The second world war part 4 of 6 audiobook full by atony.
Arguments on the subject can go round and round, but the second world war was clearly an amalgamation of con. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Antony beevors general history of the second world war is a momentous achievement. The second world war part 4 of 6 audiobook full by atony bevoor. The second world war part 1 of 6 audiobook full by atony bevoor. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. I have always wanted to read a book which gives a clear and accurate view of the second world for. In this searing narrative that takes us from hitlers invasion of poland on september 1st, 1939 to vj day on august 14th, 1945 and the war s aftermath, beevor describes the conflict and. The spanish civil war 19361939 by antony beevor is a much better book than the first full length book that i read on the spanish civil warthe spanish republic and the civil war, 19311939 by gabriel jackson. Antony beevor talked about his recent book on the second world war on 21 august 2012.
The second world war, by antony beevor the new york times. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the world s premier historians of wwii. Toward the end of this powerful narrative of world war ii, antony beevor quotes a report, by the australian war correspondent godfrey blunden. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audiobook formats. Over the past two decades, antony beevor has established himself as one of the worlds premier historians of wwii. The second world war part 1 of 6 audiobook full by atony. This is world war ii as tolstoy would have described it the great and the small gerard degroot, washington post on the second world war 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 longman.
In this searing narrative that takes us from hitlers invasion of poland on september 1st, 1939 to vj day on august 14th, 1945 and the wars aftermath, beevor describes the conflict and. Beevor has set a new benchmark david cesarini in the jewish chronicle the second world war by antony beevor is the best singlevolume history i have read of what the author rightly terms the greatest manmade disaster in history. The second world war by antony beevor used very good. Buy the second world war first edition by beevor, antony isbn. Wolfson prize for history, and the hawthornden prize for literature, and berlinthe downfall, which received. The second world war by antony beevor in epub, fb2, txt download e book. World war ii literature meet your next favorite book. Antony beevor is authoritative and lucid in much of this mammoth history, but the size of the task sometimes proves too great, writes ben.
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. Search for war war books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. Stalingrad by antony beevor, 9780141032405, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. This is world war ii as tolstoy would have described it the great and the small. Praise for the second world war beevors book is the definitive history.
If you think that the results of the second world war are sedentary, read this welldocumented book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In fact on reading this book i feel that no nation comes out with credit just some were more guilty then others. The second world war began in august 1939 on the edge of manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the soviet invasion of northern china. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the 20th century, the second world war. Praise for the second world war beevor s book is the definitive history. Beevor is much more clear in his explanations and much more thorough in his description of the actual war.
1385 1512 233 88 196 850 683 80 1404 354 574 401 1542 430 716 1376 1128 848 88 1176 753 1467 464 1183 650 848 524 1174 1555 1132 410 574 285 987 723 743 1334 487 251 248 393 345 766 710 162 1169 1141 1212 1457