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The Sunday Times bestseller One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings DAILY MAIL In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people c
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation Chastise was one of the most extraordinary episodes of the Second World War, yet it has also become one of the most mis
A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear
The Amazon History Book of the Year 2013 is a magisterial chronicle of the calamity that befell Europe in 1914 as the continent shifted from the glamour of the Edwardian era to the tragedy of total war. In 1914, Europe plunged into the 20th centurys first
Der var to forskellige Anden Verdenskrige: den, der blev udkæmpet på slagmarkerne og den, der blev ført af mænd og kvinder - der kun sjældent måtte affyre deres våben - men hvis indsats i høj grad påvirkede konflikten. "The Secret War" går i dyb
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER His masterpiece Antony Beevor, Spectator A masterful performance Sunday Times By far the best book on the Vietnam War Gerald Degroot, The Times , Book of the Year Vietnam became the Western worlds most divisive modern conflict,
'The best single-volume history of the war ever written' DOMINIC SANDBOOK, SUNDAY TIMES A masterly account of that epic conflict ROBERT HARRIS The anniversary edition of multi-million copy bestselling author Max Hastingss seminal one-volume histor
'The literary VC goes without doubt to Max Hastings . . . the story of a march that left behind a trail of blood and death, torture and heroism' The Sunday Telegraph Written from the perspective of the French Resistance, British SOE and SAS, and
THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Times Best History Book of the Year; A Waterstones Best Book of the Year 'Reads like a thriller I couldn't put Max Hastings's new book down' DAILY MAIL 'Hastings is a master of drama, a writer intimatel
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Waterstones Book of the Year The messy, dirty, bloody reality of Operation Overlord comes alive in Sword , Hastingss portrait of the individual soldiers who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy. He brings t
Winner of the Pritzker Prize for Military History A New York Times Notable Book From one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II and its deeply personal consequences. For thirty-fiv
Max Hastings's "exceptional" ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review) account of the famous World War II D-Day landings " will] stand with that of the best journalists and writers who witnessed it" ( The New York Times Book Review ). On
Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operation Pedestal, the British action to save its troops from starvation on Malta?an action-packed tale of courage, fortitude, loss, and triumph against all odds.
In Armageddon , one of Britain's most highly regarded historians tells the epic story of the bloody last eight months of the war in Europe. 'Hastings triumphs . . . he conveys brilliantly what fighting was like for those who had to do it' Dav
The Korean War is journalist and military historian Sir Max Hastings compelling account of the forgotten war. 'The best narrative history of the Korean conflict' Guardian On 25 June 1950 the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched
'A brilliant tour-de-force' - Times Literary Supplement Bomber Command is acclaimed historian Sir Max Hastings' compelling account of one of the most controversial struggles of the Second World War. RAF Bomber Commands offensive against the ci
This is epic story of the last eight months of World War II in Europe by one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians, whose accounts of past battles John Keegan has described as worthy "to stand with that of the best journalists and
"Monumental." --New York Times Book Review NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914 , The Secret War is a sweeping examination of one of the most import
A vivid and incisive portrait of Winston Churchill during wartime from acclaimed historian Max Hastings, Winston's War captures the full range of Churchill's endlessly fascinating character. At once brilliant and infuriating, self-important and co
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 world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France
As gripping as any spy thriller, Hastingss achievement is especially impressive, for he has produced the best single volume yet written on the subject Sunday Times Authoritative, exciting and notably well written Daily Telegraph A serious work of rigourou
The Amazon History Book of the Year 2013 is a magisterial chronicle of the calamity that befell Europe in 1914 as the continent shifted from the glamour of the Edwardian era to the tragedy of total war. 1914: a year of unparalleled change. The year that d
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Waterstones Book of the Year The messy, dirty, bloody reality of Operation Overlord comes alive in Sword , Hastingss portrait of the individual soldiers who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy. He brings t
Between 1941 and 1944, the British army contributed relatively little to World War II. On the unremittingly bloody Eastern Front, no Russian or German soldier had experienced the luxury of having four years to prepare and train for a resumption of the Eur
A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear
Best Nonfiction of 2020 -- Kirkus Reviews One of the most lauded historians of our time returns to the Second World War in this magnificent retelling of the awe-inspiring raid on German dams conducted by the Royal Army Force's 617 Squadron. The attack
Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tense international events in modern history--the Cuban Missile Crisis--providing a people-focused narrative that explores the attitudes and conduct of Russians
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 world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France