Anthony Beevor nació el 14 de diciembre de 1946 en Londres, Inglaterra. Está casado con Artemis Cooper desde el 1 de febrero de 1986. Tienen dos niños.
He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to support of Armed Forces Professional Development. He is a military historian and author in London, England.
In an increasingly post-literate society where the moving image is king, the dramatic fictionalisation of history may soon become the predominant form.