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In this enormously impressive new book, hastings effortlessly masters the complex leadup to and opening weeks of. A companion volume to his bestselling armageddon, max hastings account of the battle for japan is a masterful military history. Max hastings was born on december 28, 1945 as max macdonald hastings. In the eyes of some of us, however, its impact upon the british people is calamitous at this moment in our fortunes. Discover book depositorys huge selection of max hastings books online. The former daily telegraph editor has a voracious capacity for work, rising at 5am and often writing 5,000 words a day. Sir max hastings audio books, best sellers, author bio. Hastings is the author of 23 books, the most recent of which include inferno. After leaving oxford university, max hastings became a foreign correspondent, and reported from more than sixty countries and eleven wars for bbc tv and the london evening standard. Dday and the battle for normandy 1944 english edition 22 mars 2012.
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Max hastings a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of world war ii, and its deeply personal consequences. Max hastings is the author of almost 20 books, including. This book is the epic story of those last eight months of the war in northern europe. Born in london in 1945, he attended university college, oxford before becoming a journalist. More information about this seller contact this seller 18. I know next to nothing about world war ii and im not really interested in reading. A fellow of the royal society of literature and an honorary fellow of. Hastings was educated at charterhouse school and university college, oxford, which he left after a year. He has won many awards for his books and journalism, particularly his work in the south atlantic in 1982. For thirtyfive years, max hastings has researched and written about different aspects of. The book links tales of high courage ashore, at sea and in the air to the work of the brilliant boffins battling the enemys technology.
Sir max hugh macdonald hastings frsl frhists is a british journalist and military historian, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the bbc, editorinchief of the daily telegraph, and editor of the evening standard. For thirtyfive years, max hastings has researched and written about different aspects of the war. Not price clipped and this copy has been signed by max hastings with dedication on the title page. Max hastings chronicles vietnam with the benefit of vivid personal memories.
Europe goes to war 1914 is published this week by william collins get alerts on europe when a new story is published get alerts. In the secret war, max hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and extraordinary sagas of intelligence and resistance to create a new perspective on the greatest conflict in history. An absorbing and definitive modern history of the vietnam war from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of the secret war vietnam became the western worlds most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for france in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the united states in 1975. He is also the author of numerous books, chiefly on defence matters, which. Pritzker literature award for lifetime achievement in military writing 2012. Lovely clean copy internally 8vo 398pp first edition 1st impression. Book tv interviewed max hastings in london about his research and writings on both world war i and world war ii. Operation chastise was an attack on german dams carried out on in may 1943 by the royal air forces no. A new collection of rural writings celebrating the pleasures of the country life in particular fishing and shooting by the eminent military historian and former editor of the daily telegraph, max hastings. This 2012 book about 285 pages contains a nice collection of captioned. In his youth he was a foreign correspondent for newspapers and bbc television.
Among the strongest images of world war ii is that of waves of allied bombers striking at the heart of germany, reducing german cities to rubble and destroying the german will to fight. Max hastings, 22 november 2018 w inston churchill was the dominant personality on the allied side in the second world war. Sir max hastings is an author, journalist and broadcaster whose work has. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations. He is also the author of numerous books, chiefly on defence matters, which have won several major awards. Armageddon by max hastings, first edition abebooks. Max hastings and simon jenkins account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage and the definitive book on the war. On 19 july max was presented with the royal united services institution 2012 duke of westminsters medal for military literature, for all hell let loose. Max hastings takes on a massive subject in his latest book, the role played by intelligence and secret operations in the second world war. Max hastings receives 2012 pritzker military award. Max is selfisolating in berkshire, working on his new book pedestal the fleets battle to malta 1942. Republished as part of the pan military classics series, the battle for the falklands is a vivid chronicle of a call to arms and a thoughtful and informed analysis of an astonishing chapter in the history of our. Max hastings is a former editor of the daily telegraph and the london evening standard.