Antony Beevor Historic Quotations

The power of historical fiction for bad and for good can be immense in shaping consciousness of the past.

The memory of the Second World War hangs over Europe, an inescapable and irresistible point of reference. Historical parallels are usually misleading and dangerous.

Entertainment history is now the main source of supposedly historical knowledge for more and more people, but 'histo-tainment' is superficial and lacks all context.

Historical truth and the marketing needs of the movie and television industry remain fundamentally incompatible.

I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop.

The blurring of fact and fiction has great commercial potential, which is bound to be corrupting in historical terms.