Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Antony Beevor
Born: December 14, 1946 (age 78)
Bio: Sir Antony James Beevor, FRSL is an English military historian. He has published several popular histories on the Second World War and the 20th century in general.
Known for:
- Stalingrad (1998)
- Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble (2015)
- Berlin: The Downfall 1945 (2002)
- The Second World War (2012)
- D-Day: The Battle for Normandy (2009)