Advantages: More than just a history of D-Day Disadvantages: None
This book should be required reading for presidents and prime-ministers, generals and school children the world around. Beevor has managed not only to provide a detailed factual history of the D-Day landings but also to capture the mood and spirit of the ...
Advantages: Packed with the most up to date information Disadvantages: Heavy going in places but worthwhile
...I love History, and I love well written History books, and Mr. Beevor writes excellent History books. This one is an extended version of his first book on Spain published in the 90's. Since then a great deal of new information has come to light which has ...
Advantages: Very compelling Disadvantages: Quite harrowing at times
Berlin: The Downfall 1945 was first published in 2002 and written by the acclaimed historian Antony Beevor. It tells the grim story of the last months of World War 2 in Europe and the bloody battle for Berlin. My paperback copy is 431 pages long and inc ...