The duty of a historian is simply to understand and then convey that understanding, no more than that. Antony Beevor More Quotes by Antony Beevor More Quotes From Antony Beevor It takes me three or four years to research and write each book and the individual stories stay with you for a long time afterwards. Antony Beevor writing book years I just write the sort of book that I would enjoy reading myself, a book that is both scholarly and recreates the experience of people at that time. Antony Beevor reading writing book 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. Antony Beevor find looking know you What is terrifying is the ability, through mass brainwashing or propaganda, to change normal human instinct, which does not necessarily contain very much hatred. Antony Beevor human ability hatred change Teaching the history of the British Empire links in with that of the world: for better and for worse, the Empire made us what we are, forming our national identity. A country that does not understand its own history is unlikely to respect that of others. Antony Beevor respect identity history world There are one or two very good women military historians who use imagination, great study and research; they can put themselves in the boots of the soldier. Antony Beevor great good women imagination One has this image of the Soviet state and the Red Army as being extremely disciplined but in the first four months of 1945 their soldiers were completely out of control. Antony Beevor soldiers control red army The majority of soldiers and officers of the Soviet Army and the allied armies treated the local population humanely. Antony Beevor soldiers soviet population army
