Pre-eminent military historian Max Hastings presents Winston Churchill as he has never been seen before.

A masterly narrative history of the climactic battles of the Second World War, and companion volume to his bestselling 'Armageddon', by the pre-eminent military historian Max Hastings.

Within days of the D-Day lanings, the 'Das Reich' 2nd SS Panzer Division marched north through France to reinforce the front-line defenders of Hitler's Fortress Europe. This title presents an account of their progress.

One of the greatest military feats during the WWII was the transformation of the German force's activities in the weeks following the battles in Holland and the German border, where the Allies had finally inflicted the greatest catastrophes of modern war on them. This book presents the story of those last 8 months of the war in northern Europe.

Ranging from enforced confinement to trench warfare and mechanisation, this book shows the different aspects of this war. It pays tribute to all who fought and died, and won and lost for greater human rights and freedom. It includes images of the major events from Blitzkrieg to the Battle of Britain, from the invasion of Poland to Pearl Harbour.

The famous D-day landing of 6th June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. Max Hastings has overturned many traditional legends to write this study and it provides a controversial perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy.

On 25 June 1950, the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest and most devastating conflicts of our battle-scarred century. Drawing on the accounts of those who fought on both sides, this work offers a reassessment of the Korean War, bringing the military and human dimensions of the conflict into focus.

A masterly narrative history of the climactic battles of the Second World War, and companion volume to his bestselling 'Armageddon', by the pre-eminent military historian Max Hastings.

In any army, it is only a minority of men who end up as combat soldiers, at the 'sharp end' where they have to shoot and be shot at, but it is their experiences which are the most intense and which tell us most directly what war is actually like. This book conveys what it was like to be at the 'sharp end' of the most violent war in history.

An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings.

Max Hastings' illustrious career started in 1985, when he was offered the editorship of The Daily Telegraph in a surprise move by its owners. This candid memoir tells the story of what happened to him, and to a great newspaper, over the next decade.

An account which traces the development of area bombing, using documents, letters, diaries and interviews with key surviving witnesses. Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of World War II.

Max Hastings's account of his family's tumultuous 20th century experiences embraces the worlds of fashion and newspapers, theatre and TV, pioneering in Africa and even -- his father's most exotic 1960 stunt -- being cast away on a desert island in the Indian Ocean.

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.

Embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. In this compelling study, the author addresses the big human and military questions.

Features illustrated histories of the British forces over the past century of modern warfare. Filled with personal testimonies, memorabilia, and tributes to the key figures of each services this work is endorsed by the Imperial War Museum, and fronted by noted historian Sir Max Hastings.

Packed with tales of the heroic, comic, eccentric, and tragic, this collection fully captures the flavour of barrack life and enlists the reader on campaigns as distant in time as Caesar's Gallic wars and the siege of Port Stanley during the Falklands conflict.

Offering information on the key people, campaigns, ships and vessels that have shaped the twentieth century of naval history, this book is endorsed by the Imperial War Museum. It is useful as a reference for those interested in the military and recent history.

A chronicle of the call to arms and an informed analysis of the Falklands War.