Max Hastings Audio & Video

An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times best-selling author of The Secret War.

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.

Preeminent military historian Max Hastings presents Winston Churchill as he has never been seen before.

From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic stretch from the breakdown of diplomacy to the battles - the Marne, Ypres, Tannenberg - that marked the frenzied first year before the war bogged down in the trenches.

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 exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of 16 '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.

Hastings rejects the traditional Churchill hagiography while still managing to capture what he calls Churchills appetite for the fray...

Not everyone tells the truth. 'Read my lips: no new taxes.' 'This isn't going to hurt.' 'I see no ships, my lord.' 'Of course I love you.' When can we know what to believe?

On 25 June, 1950, the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century.

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.