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Antony Beevor
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English military historian
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Antony James Beevor is a British military historian, novelist, and non-fiction writer. Born in Kensington in 1946, he served in the British Army and was educated at Winchester College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He holds a position at Birkbeck, University of London, and is a member of the Royal Society of Literature. Beevor’s work focuses on history, contemporary history, and military history, with a specific interest in the Spanish Civil War.
He has authored 37 works, including *The Fall of Berlin, 1945*, *A Writer at War*, *Paris After the Liberation*, *Crete*, and *Taʼalumat Olgah Ts'ekhovah*. Beevor has received the Baillie Gifford Prize, the Wolfson History Prize, and the Runciman Award. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor. His spouse is Artemis Cooper.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 14 Dec 1946
- Works
- 37
Top works
- The Fall of Berlin, 1945
- A Writer at War
- Paris After the Liberation
- Crete
- Taʼalumat Olgah Ts'ekhovah
via Open Library + Wikidata
Key facts
- Born
- Antony James Beevor , ( 1946-12-14 ) 14 December 1946 (age 79) , Kensington , London, England
- Occupation
- Author, historian
- Language
- English
- Education
- Abberley Hall School , Winchester College
- Alma mater
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Subject
- Modern history
- Notable awards
- Samuel Johnson Prize
- Spouse
- Artemis Cooper ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 )
- Relatives
- John Julius Norwich (father-in-law)
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army
- Service years
- 1966–1970
- Rank
- Lieutenant
- Unit
- 11th Hussars
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kensington
- Spouse
- Artemis Cooper
- Occupation
- writer
- Employer
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Henry Malherbe Prize
- Field of work
- military history
- Military branch
- British Army
- Official website
- www.antonybeevor.com
- Image
- Antony Beevor 0008.jpg
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- Commons category
- Antony Beevor
- date of birth
- 1946-12-14
- member of
- Royal Society of Literature
- name in native language
- Antony James Beevor
- interested in
- Spanish Civil War
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Antony James Beevor (born 14 December 1946) is a British military historian. He has published several popular historical works, mainly on the Second World War, the Spanish Civil War, and most recently the Russian Revolution and the Russian Civil War.
Educated at Abberley Hall School, Winchester College, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Beevor commanded a troop of tanks in the 11th Hussars in Germany before deciding in 1970 to leave the British Army and become a writer. He became a visiting professor at Birkbeck, University of London, and the University of Kent.
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