Antony Beevor

A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of WWII. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 . Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, the Second World War. In this searing narrative that takes us from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1st, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath, Beevor describes the conflict and its global reach -- one that included every major power. The result is a dramatic and breathtaking single-volume history that provides a remarkably intimate account of the war that, more than any other, still commands attention and an audience. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history, and confirms once more that he is a military historian of the first rank.

Recounts, in narrowing detail, and with formidable skill, the brutal death throes of Hitler's Reich at the hands of the rampaging Red Army.

Stalingrad The Fall of Berlin 1945 D-Day Antony Beevor, the world's bestselling military historian, writes about three pivotal battles of World War II in three astounding books. In Stalingrad, The Fall of Berlin 1945, and D-Day, Beevor conveys the experiences of soldiers and civilians on all sides, offering definitive accounts of these three harrowing offensives, bringing the cruelty, courage, and human suffering of World War II Europe to vivid life. "Magnificent . . . Not likely to be surpassed in our time." - John Keegan, on Stalingrad "A tale drenched in drama and blood, heroism and cowardice, loyalty and betrayal." - Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post, on The Fall of Berlin 1945 "Glorious, horrifying . . . Honors the sacrifices of tens of thousands of men and women." - Time, on D-Day