British - Historian | December 14, 1946 -
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
LovedArmyWaveMoreFriendlyLike
The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.
GoodPowerPastBadHistorical
To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make.
MistakeWorstBeginMakeWriter
What is terrifying is the ability, through mass brainwashing or propaganda, to change normal human instinct, which does not necessarily contain very much hatred.
ChangeHatredHumanAbilityNormal
At the beginning of June 1944, the war was reaching a climax. German troops had been brutalised by the savagery of the ongoing fighting in Russia, where the Red Army was secretly preparing its vast encirclement of the Germans' Army Group Centre.
BeginningWarRedFightingArmy
The great European dream was to diminish militant nationalism. We would all be happy Europeans together. But we are going to see the old monster of militant nationalism being awoken when people realise how little control their politicians have.
GreatTogetherHappyPeopleBe Happy
I feel slightly uneasy at the way historians are consulted as if history is going to repeat itself. It never does.
HistoryFeelWayNeverRepeatGoing
I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop.
I AmSomeoneFindHistoricalGoing
Alpacas are very endearing, and they all have very different personalities.
Different PersonalitiesDifferentVery
At a purely practical level, history is important because it provides the basic skills needed for students to go further in sociology, politics, international relations and economics. History is also an ideal discipline for almost all careers in the law, the civil service and the private sector.
HistoryServiceDisciplinePolitics
I get slightly obsessive about working in archives because you don't know what you're going to find. In fact, you don't know what you're looking for until you find it.
LookingYouFindKnowGoingWorking
In the Iraq war, for instance, so much of the information is digitized and can easily be wiped out. That will make it very hard to write accurate histories. Also, there's a much greater opportunity for suppression of information before it can even be archived.
OpportunityWarInformationWillOut
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Antony Beevor quotes