Counter-knowledge covers the propagation of false legends and...... Quote by "Antony Beevor"

Counter-knowledge covers the propagation of false legends and conspiracy theories often used for political purposes or fundamentalist religious propaganda.
— Antony Beevor

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The greatest heroes of the Normandy battlefield were the unarmed medics, whom snipers often shot at despite their Red Cross armbands.
— Antony Beevor

Tags: cross, greatest, shot, red

I used to write in a room overlooking the valley from where I could see too much, whether checking the sheep and alpacas or seeing the trout rise on the lake.
— Antony Beevor

Tags: see, lake, sheep, rise

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

Tags: historical, who, someone, i-am

At the beginning of June 1944, the war was reaching a climax. German troops had been brutalised by the savagery of the ongoing fighting in Russia, where the Red Army was secretly preparing its vast encirclement of the Germans' Army Group Centre.
— Antony Beevor

Tags: army, beginning, red, war

I joined the Army in 1965 and served with the 11th Hussars, which I loved. The regiment was so relaxed - a salute was more like a friendly wave.
— Antony Beevor

Tags: like, more, army, loved