Historians and reviewers worldwide have hailed Antony Beevor's magisterial Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle. In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's name. In the five month siege that followed, the Russians fought to ho[...]
Antony Beevor's "D-Day: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy" is the closest you will ever get to war - the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear. The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known. The scale of the undertaking was simply awesome. Wh[...]
Antony Beevor's "The Mystery of Olga Chekhova" is the true story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Olga Chekhova was a stunning Russian beauty and a famous Nazi-era film actress who Hitler counted among his friends; she was also the niece of Anton Chekhov. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow [...]
"Berlin: The Downfall 1945" is Antony Beevor's brilliant account of the fall of the Third Reich. The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most te[...]
Antony Beevor's "Stalingrad" is a harrowing look at one of history's darkest moments. In October 1942, a panzer officer wrote 'Stalingrad is no longer a town...Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure'. The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler a[...]
Antony Beevor's "Paris After Liberation: 1944-1949" is a remarkable historical account of the chaos and uncertainty that followed the liberation of Paris in August, 1944 . Post liberation Paris - an epoch charged with political and conflicting emotions. Liberation was greeted with joy but marked by [...]
âThe best account yet written on the death knell of Hitlerâs vaunted Thousand Year Reich.ââCarol DâEste, The New York Times Book Review
The Red Army's invasion of Berlin in January 1945 was one of the most terrifying examples of fire and sword in history. Fren[...]
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 politica[...]
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 pl[...]
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 War's outbreak, Antony Beevor has written a completely updated and revised account of one of the most bitter and hard-[...]
The #1 internationally bestselling history of "D-Day" is now enhanced with rare video footage from the NBC News Archives for the ultimate narrative of the battle for Normandy.
"Glorious, horrifying..."D-Day" is a vibrant work of history that honors the sacrifice of tens of thousands of men and wo[...]
The bestselling author of "Stalingrad" and "D-Day" vividly reconstructs the epic WWII struggle for Crete - reissued with a new introduction.
Nazi Germany expected its airborne attack on Crete in 1941 to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. Little did they know that the British, usi[...]
Unabridged CDs ? 14 CDs, 18 hours
The definitive account of the Normandy invasion by the bestselling author of "Stalingrad" and "The Fall of Berlin 1945."
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This is reissued, with a new foreword, for the 70th Anniversary. Antony Beevor's D-Day: The Battle for Normandy is the closest you will ever get to war - the taste, the smell, the noise and the fear. The Normandy Landings that took place on D-Day involved by far the largest invasion fleet ever known[...]
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. 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 effe[...]
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 t[...]
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 "Th[...]
This is from the bestselling author of Stalingrad, Berlin and D-Day, Antony Beevor's Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble tells the story of the German's ill-fated final stand. On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes. He believed [...]
From the bestselling author of Stalingrad, Berlin and D-Day, Antony Beevor's Ardennes. 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble tells the story of the German's ill-fated final stand. On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes. He believed he coul[...]
The Germans expected their airborne attack on Crete in 1941 - a unique event in the history of warfare - to be a textbook victory based on tactical surprise. They had no idea that the British, using Ultra intercepts, knew their plans and had laid a carefully-planned trap. It should have been the fir[...]
The civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted liberals and socialists from across the world to support the cause against Franco was one of the most hard-fought and bitterest conflicts of the 20th century: a war of atrocities and political genocide and a military testing gro[...]
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. 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 effe[...]
Den spanske borgerkrigen startet i 1936 da den nasjonalistiske generalen Francisco Franco gjorde opprør mot den sittende regjeringen. Etter tre år endte den med at han kom til makten som fascistdiktator.Antony Beevor forteller om et Spania som står i brann. Franco støttes av Tyskland med sine bo[...]
Slaget om Stalingrad var et av de verste under andre verdenskrig, og ble et vendepunkt av stor militær og politisk betydning.Antony Beevors fortelling strekker seg fra tyskernes sommeroffensiv i 1942 til de kapitulerer i februar 1943. Vi får innblikk i de militære strategiene som lå til grunn fo[...]
Den andre verdenskrig begynte i august 1939 i Mandsjurias ytterkant, og endte i samme område nøyaktig seks år senere med Sovjetunionens invasjon av det nordlige Kina. Krigen i Europa fremstod fullstendig adskilt fra krigen i Stillehavet og Kina, likevel hadde begivenheter på hver sin side av klo[...]