"A tale drenched in drama and blood, heroism and cowardice, loyalty and betrayal." Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
Beevor's latest bookArdennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulgeis now available from Viking Books
The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Third Reich in January 1945. Frenzied by their terrible experiences with Wehrmacht and SS brutality, they wreaked havoc tanks crushing refugee columns, mass rape, pillage, and unimaginable destruction. Hundreds of thousands of women are children froze to...

"A rich and intriguing story whcih the authors disentangle with great skill."--Sunday Telegraph
Beevor'sArdennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulgeis now available from Viking Books
In this brilliant synthesis of social, political, and cultural history, Antony Beevor and Artemis Cooper present a vivid and compelling portrayal of the City of Lights after its liberation. Paris became the diplomatic battleground in the opening stages of the Cold War. Against this volatile political backdrop, every aspect of life is portrayed: scores were settled in a rough...

In his latest work, Antony Beevor bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 and one of our most respected historians of World War II brings us the true, little-known story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Olga Chekhova, a stunning Russian beauty, was the niece of playwright Anton Chekhov and a famous Nazi-era film actress who was closely associated with Hitler. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev to become a Soviet spy a career she spent her entire postwar life denying. The riveting story of how Olga...

-Glorious, horrifying...D-DAY is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and women.---Time
Antony Beevor's Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge is now available.
Renowned historian Antony Beevor, the man who -single-handedly transformed the reputation of military history- (The Guardian) presents the first major account in more than twenty years of the Normandy invasion and the liberation of Paris. This is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and...

The prizewinning historian and bestselling author of D-Day and Stalingrad reconstructs the Battle of the Bulge in this riveting new account
On December 16, 1944, Hitler launched his last gamble in the snow-covered 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 British out of the war. Although his generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching...

Die Geschichte des Kampfes um Stalingrad erzhlt von Gefhlen, Schicksalen und letzten Spuren der Verdammten, bevor sie sterben muten. Die Grausamkeiten des Krieges wurden in Briefen und Tagebchern von einzelnen Soldaten festgehalten. Aus bisher verborgenen Quellen wird hier deutlich von Exekutionen berichtet. Ein Tatsachenbericht von Menschen, die immer auf das Ende des Krieges hofften.

A masterful and comprehensive new chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor.
Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. 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.
In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1^st,...