Antony Beevor Libros

In October 1942, a Panzer officer noted the desolation of Stalingrad, stating, "Stalingrad is no longer a town... only men endure." The battle for this city became a pivotal clash between Hitler and Stalin on the eastern front, marked by unimaginable hardship for its citizens and brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Red Army's eventual victory signified the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa and marked the beginning of his decline, representing the first significant defeat of his territorial ambitions in Europe. This account highlights not only the tactical brilliance and civilian courage displayed during the conflict but also reshapes our understanding of warfare. The narrative reveals the profound impact of the Soviet war effort, showcasing the realities of battle through a compelling lens. Critics have praised the work as a superb retelling that combines military insight with engaging storytelling. Renowned author Antony Beevor, who has received multiple prestigious awards for his historical writings, presents a meticulously researched exploration of this transformative moment in history, which has captivated nearly four million readers.

Antony Beevor reconstruye en este libro la última gran batalla europea de la segunda guerra mundial y la estremecedora agonía del Tercer Reich. Con rigurosas técnicas documentales semejantes a las empleadas en Stalingrado pero con mayor aliento épico y más densidad política, Beevor combina como nadie un extraordinario talento de militar e historiador con unas dotes narrativas fuera de lo común para describir tanto la complejidad de las grandes operaciones militares y la lógica de las decisiones de sus mandos como los sentimientos de la gente común atrapada en un torbellino de fuego y metralla...

Esta es la apasionante vida de una mujer del siglo xx, Olga Chejova, que consiguió sobrevivir ala Revoluciónrusa y a la guerra civil para escapar a Berlín huyendo de la miseria y la degradación. Allí se convirtió, con el paso de los años, en una gran estrella de la cinematografía alemana, mimada por el Tercer Reich. Pero tras su título de «Actriz del Estado» concedido por el mismísimo Führer, Olga Chejova escondía un peligroso secreto: el de espía de los servicios de inteligencia soviéticos, dispuesta a participar en un complot para asesinar a Hitler.

Madrid. 23 cm. 479 p. il. col. y n., mapas. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Colección 'Historia de España', numero coleccion(18). Charles S. sic Esdaile, Antony Beevor. Bibliografí p. 474-479. 1902-1931 (Alfonso XIII). 1931-1939 (II República). Beevor, Antony. 1946-. Historia de España (Diario El País). 18 .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 9788498157628

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 effects. Using the most up-to-date scholarship and research, Beevor assembles the whole picture in a gripping narrative that extends from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific and from the snowbound steppe to the North African Desert. Although filling the broadest canvas on a heroic scale, Beevor's THE SECOND WORLD WAR never loses sight of the fate of the ordinary soldiers and civilians whose lives were crushed by the titanic forces unleashed in this, the most terrible war in history.

Vasily Grossman's masterpiece "Life and Fate" is rated by many as the greatest Russian novel of the twentieth century. Among its admirers is Antony Beevor, the bestselling author of Stalingrad and Berlin. This book is based on the notebooks in which Grossman gathered his raw material.

Focusing on the airborne battle of Arnhem, this gripping account by a prizewinning historian and bestselling author delves into the complexities and challenges faced during this significant military operation. The narrative offers a detailed reconstruction of events, providing insights into the strategies, experiences, and consequences of the battle, making it an essential read for history enthusiasts and those interested in World War II.

From critically acclaimed world historian Antony Beevor, this is the first major account in more than twenty years to cover the whole invasion from June 6, 1944, right up to the liberation of Paris on August 25. It is the first book to describe not only the experiences of the American, British, Canadian, and German soldiers, but also the terrible suffering of the French caught up in the fighting

In September 1944, having sped through France and Belgium, Montgomery sought to race into Germany and to end the war by Christmas. It wasn't, of course, that simple. Operation Market Garden would drop Allied troops into The Netherlands, held by Nazi Germany, to secure key bridges across the Rhine along the path of advance. But it was folly - in the Dutch staff college exams, any candidate who adopted this plan had been failed on the spot. Indeed, the campaign ended in a glorious defeat, and half of the 12,000 Allied troops taken prisoner. With his typical authority and skill in bringing a campaign to life, Britain's bestselling historian creates a gripping, vivid narrative that shows why the battle was fought, and lost. With masterful command of material from a vast range of sources, he also paints the human side of war, and its heroes and villains - "more like a prosperous dentist than the head of the Waffen-SS" - and moments of glory and humour too. This is classic Antony Beevor - on an iconic campaign.

Operation Market Garden, the plan in 1944 to end the war by capturing the bridges leading to the Lower Rhine and beyond, was a bold concept- the Americans thought it unusually bold for Field Marshal Montgomery. It was the greatest demonstration of paratroop power ever seen - but the cost of failure was horrendous, above all for the Dutch who risked everything to help. German reprisals were cruel and lasted until the end of the war. The British fascination for heroic failure has clouded the story of Arnhem in myths, not least that victory was even possible. Antony Beevor, using many overlooked and new sources from Dutch, British, American, Polish and German archives, has reconstructed the terrible reality of this epic clash. Yet this book, written in Beevor's inimitable and gripping narrative style, is about much more than a single dramatic battle. It looks into the very heart of war.