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Originally Posted by witchcurlgirl
I've read the Beevor book on Stalingrad, also his The Fall of Berlin and Crete:The Battle and The Resistance. I like his writing.
The Fall of Berlin was denounced by the Russian ambassador to the UK as lies and slander. Some other historians defended him, saying that the Russians refused to admit Soviet war crimes. Interesting articles in the New York Review of Books when it was all happening.
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I've only read Stalingrad so far but I think his writing is pretty balanced and it's about time we all admit our crimes and move on. No side comes out of a war smelling like roses.