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
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 impor
From one of the foremost historians of the period and the acclaimed author of Inferno and Catastrophe: 1914, a sweeping examination of one of the most important yet underexplored aspects of World War
Examining the espionage and intelligence stories in World War II, on a global basis, bringing together the British, American, German, Russian and Japanese histories.In 'The Secret War', Max Hastings e
From the religious conflicts of the ancients to the major world wars of our own century, this engaging and thorough collection surveys both the tragic and the amusing sidelights to military history
About the Book ‘As gripping as any spy thriller, Hastings’s achievement is especially impressive, for he has produced the best single volume yet written on the subject’ Sunday Times ‘Authoritative, ex
A New York Times Notable Book of 2013A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the YearFrom the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic stretch from the
Winner of the Pritzker Prize for Military HistoryA New York Times Notable BookFrom one of our finest military historians, a monumental work that shows us at once the truly global reach of World War II
Churchill got many little things wrong, but he was right, crucially so, on major points of Allied strategy. When the Americans joined the war, they were hot to invade France. Churchill dissuaded Roose
