Shop the latest titles by sir max hastings at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Sep 20, 2018 max hastings, a noted british journalist of military affairs who covered the vietnam war during the lbj years and is a new york times bestselling author, has written a new book on that war. In his early career as a correspondent, he reported on the 1982 falklands war, experiences which he described in his memoir going to the wars. Europe goes to war, the prolific british military historian max hastings does an excellent job of assembling a chronicle of the wars first few months, from august to. Max hastings is the author of more than 20 books, including catastrophe 1914. Anonymous that is an excellent idea, because no, sorry, there wont be a new book from me. In a thrilling extract from his new book historian max hastings recounts the tension of the famous 1943 raids in ww2. He is also the author of numerous books, chiefly on defence matters, which have won several major awards. Max hastings is the author of many books on military history, including catastrophe 1914. A companion volume to his bestselling armageddon, max hastings account of the battle for japan is a masterful military history. If you want to read only one history of the vietnam war, choose this book, vietnam, an epic tragedy, 19451975, by max hastings.
The only thing that was idyllic about europes summer of 1914 was the weather. His account of the events of may 1617, 1943, will keep you on the edge of your seat, but his analysis of their causes and consequences is equally deserving of attention. Max hastings chronicles vietnam with the benefit of vivid personal memories. Max hastings sir max hastings is an author, journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in every british national newspaper.
Max hastings is the author of more than twenty books, most recently retribution. Max hastingss book addresses only the last six months of 1914. I guess ill go back through and reread your old books again. May 15, 2016 the secret war spies, cyphers and guerrillas 19391945 by max hastings illustrated. Max hastings, a noted british journalist of military affairs who covered the vietnam war during the lbj years and is a new york times bestselling author, has written a new book on that war. He has won many prizes both for journalism and his books, some of which are all hell let loose, catastrophe and the secret war, bestsellers.
Sir max hastings is an author, journalist and broadcaster whose work has appeared in every british national newspaper. Featuring the most remarkable cast of commanders the world has ever seen, the dramatic battle for japan of 194445 was acted out across the vast stage of asia. The secret war spies, cyphers and guerrillas 19391945 by max hastings illustrated. Considering the controversy, misunderstanding and emotion triggered by any honest discussion of the vietnam war, i found hastings approach to the issue quite balanced and thorough he lays it out for all to see. The oxford book of military anecdotes by hastings, max and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Max hastings is the author of many acclaimed books, mostly about warfare, including the bestselling and critically acclaimed nemesis, all hell let loose and catastrophe. Operation chastise, the destruction of the mohne and eder dams in northwest germany by the rafs 617 squadron on the night of 1617 may 1943, was an epic that has passed into britains national legend. S ix years ago, the cambridge historian christopher clark published a study of the outbreak of the first world.
May 19, 2014 autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Several months ago i made the unpleasant discovery that sections of the 20 bestselling book catastrophe 1914. Max hastings sir max hastings is the author of twentysix books, most about conflict, and between 1986 and 2002 served as editorinchief of the daily telegraph, then editor of the evening standard. Catastrophe 1914, by max hastings the new york times. Europe goes to war, the prolific british military historian max hastings does an excellent job of assembling a. Max hastings is an author with seven videos in the cspan video library. Join facebook to connect with max hastings and others you may know. May 16, 2014 max hastings, winston churchill 18741965, yonatan netanyahu 19461976, anne scottjames 192009, hastings family, james graham montrose marquis of 16121650, macdonald hastings time. Max hastings on catastrophe 1914, and breaking conceptions. The version of events recounted in the book, which goes on sale next month, is certainly very different from the 1955 movie. Countless words have been written about the dambusters raid, but a new book by historian max hastings brings it to life as never before.
Lyndon b johnson left in a briefing at the white house, with max hastings seated on the right. Harpercollins but opposition was widespread even before 1968, a point the book largely. Imphal and kohima, leyte gulf and iwo jima, okinawa and the soviet assault on manchuria. It is a wellwritten, detailed and opinionated work which succeeds in chronicling the history of these tumultuous times. The secret war, by max hastings the new york times. An epic tragedy, 19451975 hardcover october 16, 2018.
Spying is the secondoldest profession, at least according to the. Max hastings is the author of more than twenty books, most recently winstons war. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The book is well researched and hastings draws on a wide range of documents and firsthand account to chronicle the events. A brand new history of the dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed military historian, max hastings. Max hastings is the author of almost 20 books, including. The preceding decade or two had witnessed the continent overtaken by. Vietnam an epic tragedy by max hastings is an excellent book detailing the series of conflicts which devastated the country from the 1940s to the 1970s. Max hastings latest book is certainly a weighty tome, with unusually small print for a modern book, and sets itself the unenviable task of covering the entirety of world war two, using excerpts from the letters and diaries of civilians and combatants from all sides to help illustrate the conflict. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. The major strength of the book is how hastings portrays the principal characters, not as stereotype but as real human beings with as many flaws as virtues. Buy max hastings ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.
Yet the tale told by max hastingsis more complex and less celebratory than the books cover implies. Does that mean i agree with all of the authors conclusionsno. Books by max hastings author of inferno meet your next. Max hastings and simon jenkins account of the conflict is a modern classic of war reportage and the definitive book on the war. Books by max hastings meet your next favorite book. True to its title, his history portrays vietnam as a tragedy. 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. Europe goes to war by sir max hastings, the prolific british popular historian. Max hastings has 75 books on goodreads with 96672 ratings. He has received numerous british press awards, including journalist of the year in 1982 and editor of the year in 1988.
At no other time since world war ii have two superpowers met in battle. He spent his early career as a foreign correspondent for bbc tv and various newspapers, then as more about max hastings. An epic tragedy, 19451975 harpercollins, 2018 comes as something of a relief, for he essentially says that all the sides in the war made a moral mess of things. Sep 10, 2019 yet a new book by historian max hastings questions whether the raids. As a fan of max hastings previous books on world war ii, i was eager to read vietnam. He has served as a foreign correspondent and as the editor of britains evening standard and daily telegraph. He is a former editor in chief of the daily telegraph and editor of the evening standard. Max hastings reveals hidden side to the story of the dambusters.
Yet a new book by historian max hastings questions whether the raids. Now max hastings, preeminent military historian takes us back to the bloody bitter struggle to restore south korean independence after the communist invasion of june 1950. His many bestselling history books include all hell let loose. This is a profoundly depressing book but an essential corrective to those who have mined this war for tales of valor and selflessness. Europe goes to war by max hastings in fb2, fb3, txt download ebook. Jun 24, 2019 boris johnson with max hastings in 2002. Sir max hastings chronicles vietnam with the benefit of vivid personal memories. Although hastings only covers the battle for germany, not italy or japan, he provides an excellent account of what the last year of the war was like in europe.
Nov 20, 2011 max hastings is the author of more than twenty books, most recently retribution. Max barry, author of lexicon, jennifer government, providence, syrup, machine man, and company. A fellow of the royal society of literature and an. But of late the issue of the effectiveness of strategic bombing has become a contested one in britain, and journalist hastings contribution to the debate is a crippling blow to the carefully. Max hastings latest book is certainly a weighty tome, with unusually small print for a modern book, and sets itself the unenviable task of covering the entirety of world war two, using excerpts from the letters and diaries of civilians and combatants from.
So much so that the government seems unsure how to mark next years centenary of the conflict, both for fear of upsetting the germans and because british. Using personal accounts from interviews with more than 200 vetsincluding the chinesehastings. Sep 22, 2018 lyndon b johnson left in a briefing at the white house, with max hastings seated on the right. Their heroism is not in doubt, but as a landmark new book by max hastings reveals, there was a hidden side to the story of the dambusters. Up next max hastings western front military commanders in world war i. An average of 27,000 people perished each day between september 1939 and august 1945 as a consequence of the global conflict, observes military historian max hastings in inferno. 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. Book tv interviewed max hastings in london about his research and writings on both world war i and world war ii. Might we have a new book from you by the end of 2017. One of the great problems for any historian writing of 1914 and the slide into conflict is that everyone knows the causes of the first world war and those of us. The battle for germany by max hastings is one of my new favorite books about the european theater of world war ii.
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