Richard Overy

Richard Overy

Actor

London, United Kingdom
December 23, 1947

Biography

Richard James Overy (FRHistS, FBA) is an award winning British historian who is the author of many histories of World War II and Nazi Germany. Educated at University of Cambridge, and a professor at University of Exeter, his reputation was enhanced with several works of scholarship, especially "Why the Allies Won" and "The Air War: 1939–1945".

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Representative Works

Hitler & Stalin: Portrait of Hostility
Hitler & Stalin: Portrait of Hostility
7.3
/ German
WWII From Space
WWII From Space
7.4
/ English
Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry
Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry
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/ English
Blood Money: Inside the Nazi Economy
Blood Money: Inside the Nazi Economy
7.8
/ French
Churchill: When Britain Said No
Churchill: When Britain Said No
8.0
/ English
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
10.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Hitler & Stalin: Portrait of Hostility
2009Nominee

Best Performance

Hitler & Stalin: Portrait of Hostility

WWII From Space
2012Nominee

Best Performance

WWII From Space

Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry
1996Nominee

Best Performance

Albert Speer: The Nazi Who Said Sorry

Career Highlights

Blood Money: Inside the Nazi Economy
2021Highlight

Best Performance

Blood Money: Inside the Nazi Economy

Churchill: When Britain Said No
2015Highlight

Best Performance

Churchill: When Britain Said No

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