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My Take
Antony Beevor is, to me, the historian who made the Second World War feel human again. Books like Stalingrad and Berlin pull you down from the level of grand strategy into the fear and exhaustion of ordinary soldiers, and that is why his Wolfson and Hawthornden prizes feel so earned. Knighted in 2017, he carries real authority, yet his prose never reads as dry scholarship. What I value most is his refusal to settle for the victor's tidy narrative; he insists on the suffering of the defeated and the nameless. For me he sets the bar for how popular military history should be written.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Antony Beevor
- Name (Japanese)
- アントニー・ビーヴァー
- Reading
- あんとにー・びーゔぁー
- Born
- December 14, 1946 (age 79)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Kensington, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- military historian / novelist / historian / non-fiction writer / author
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Winchester College
Awards & achievements
- 1999 Baillie Gifford Prize
- 2017 Knight Bachelor
- 1999 Wolfson History Prize
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- honorary doctor of the University of Kent
- 1992 Runciman Award
- 1999 Hawthornden Prize
- 2016 Medlicott Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Antony Beevor born?
Born December 14, 1946 (age 79).
Where is Antony Beevor from?
Antony Beevor is from Kensington, United Kingdom.
What does Antony Beevor do?
Antony Beevor works as military historian, novelist, historian, non-fiction writer, author.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.