Antony Beevor is the author of Crete: The Battle and the Resistance
(Runciman Prize); Stalingrad (Samuel Johnson Prize, Wolfson Prize
for History and Hawthornden Prize); Berlin: The Downfall; The
Battle for Spain (Premio La Vanguardia); D-Day (Prix Henry Malherbe
and the RUSI Westminster Medal); The Second World War; Ardennes
1944 (Prix Médicis shortlist); and Arnhem. A former chairman of the
Society of Authors, he has received a number of honorary
doctorates. He is also a visiting professor at the University of
Kent and an Honorary Fellow of King’s College, London. He was
knighted in 2017.
One of Barnes & Noble's Best History Books of 2022
“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds
considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set
Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street Journal
"Russia makes compelling use of witness testimony including from
Russian archives. . . Beevor hits his stride with the formation of
the Volunteer Army and rising military opposition to the
Bolsheviks. . . As an account of internecine rivalry the book has
panoramic sweep."—Financial Times
"Beevor’s book reads like a novel. . . An excellent place to begin
learning about the Soviet period."—Forbes
"[Russia is] welcome because most Westerners have paid little
attention to the fratricidal fury of the Russian Civil War, finding
it bewilderingly complicated."—The Atlantic
"[A] magisterial history . . . a richly detailed account
of the momentous four years of Russian history between 1917 and
1921."—NY Journal of Books
"In this brilliant marshalling of a notoriously complex history,
Antony Beevor opens up a magisterial canvas of terror and
tragedy."—Colin Thubron, author of Shadow of the Silk Road and The
Amur River: Between Russia and China
"Beevor has given us what may be his most brilliant book to
date—a masterpiece of historical imagination, in which the tragedy
and horror of this colossal struggle is recaptured, in its impact
on everyday life as well as its military dimensions, as never
before. This is a great book, whose depiction of savage inhumanity
speaks powerfully to our present condition.’—John Gray, author of
Straw Dogs
“A completely riveting account of how the Russian
Revolution, which started with such high hopes and idealism,
degenerated into a tangle of civil conflicts marked by hideous
cruelty on all sides. Antony Beevor brings his great gifts for
narrative, and his deep interest in the people who both make
history and suffer it, to illuminate that crucial period whose
consequences we are still living with today.” — Margaret
MacMillan, author of War: How Conflict Shaped Us and The War That
Ended Peace: The Road to 1914
"This is an unmerciful book, agonising, yet always
irresistible."—The Times (UK)
"A masterpiece of history and a harrowing lesson for today. . .
Antony Beevor’s grimly magnificent new book. . . is ground-breaking
in its use of original evidence from many archives."—The Daily
Telegraph
"What makes the new book so readable is its structure. . .
Beevor’s short chapters break up the action to ensure they are
digestible while also pointing a clear path through the dark fog of
this brutal war. . . This combination of clarity with vividness is
Beevor’s defining strength as a historian."—The Sunday Times
"A mass of chilling contemporary testimony in a new
history of the 1917-21 Russian experience . . . [Beevor] is
winning plaudits around the world."—Bloomberg.com
"Beevor weaves his way through the enormous complexities of these
years with intelligence, wit, and a talent for describing
individuals and events. As one might expect he is in his element
when describing battles, campaigns, and the down-to-earth realities
of war. He conveys well the appalling savagery, casual violence and
suffering brought on by the Civil War."—The Times Literary
Supplement
"A wonderfully lucid writer who marshals the extensive material
with great verve and understanding. . . Beevor has captured the
tragedy in mesmerising detail."—The Observer
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