Antony Beevor | Historian

Grigori Rasputin, a barely literate peasant from Siberia, is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in modern history. In a bizarre reversal of the Great Man Theory of History he had no official position and no mass following, yet unintentionally he became the major contributor to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest descriptions of war ever written, Stalingrad recounts the brutal struggle that became the turning point of the Second World War. Antony Beevor combines meticulous archival research with personal diaries, letters and eyewitness accounts to reveal the human stories behind one of history's bloodiest battles.

On 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. In D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, Antony Beevor combines extensive archival research with hundreds of firsthand accounts to tell the extraordinary story of the campaign that began on the beaches of Normandy and changed the course of the Second World War.

In the final weeks of the Second World War, Berlin became the stage for one of history's most devastating battles. Drawing on newly released Soviet archives alongside German diaries and eyewitness accounts, Antony Beevor reconstructs the dramatic fall of Hitler's capital, revealing the experiences of soldiers and civilians as the Third Reich collapsed around them.

Having used newly released documents from archives across Europe and Russia, Antony Beevor’s account of the Spanish Civil War has been internationally acclaimed. Combining political insight with compelling human stories, he explores the conflict that became the ideological battleground of the twentieth century and a precursor to the Second World War.

Drawing on more than three decades of research and newly available archival material from around the world, Antony Beevor presents a sweeping history of the Second World War. Combining strategic analysis with deeply personal accounts, he explores the conflict through the experiences of soldiers, civilians and political leaders across every major theatre of war.

In December 1944, Adolf Hitler launched one final offensive in a desperate attempt to divide the Allied armies and force a negotiated peace in the West. Drawing upon extensive archival research and firsthand accounts, Antony Beevor recounts the dramatic Battle of the Bulge, revealing the strategic gamble that became Nazi Germany's last major offensive of the Second World War.

In September 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, an ambitious plan intended to end the war by Christmas. Instead, it became one of the most controversial campaigns of the Second World War. Drawing upon newly available archives and hundreds of firsthand accounts, Antony Beevor delivers a compelling reassessment of the battle that inspired A Bridge Too Far.