$24.30
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2025
Summary
A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time – Robert Harris, author of An Officer and a Spy
Gripping and compulsively readable – Saul David, Sunday Telegraph
Max Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors. But after a painful false start with the Parachute Regiment, he became a journalist instead. Going to the Wars is his vivid, insightful account of his years as a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035057337 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035057336 |
| Author: | Max Hastings |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 131mm x 197mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Max Hastings is one of the greatest living war correspondents – John Keegan, military historian, journalist and author of The Face of Battle A wonderful account of the wars of our times – William Shawcross * Literary Review * His memoirs have … honesty, pace and readability – Jeremy Paxman, broadcaster, journalist and author of Empire The chapters on the Falklands War are … one of the best things written about warfare in half a century – John Simpson * The Daily Telegraph * This memoir is a first-class piece of reportage – Jon Swain * The Sunday Times * Thoughtfully wide-ranging – Martin Bell * The Times * An excellent memoir – Lynn Barber * Observer * A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time – Robert Harris, former journalist and author of Fatherland
Max Hastings
Max Hastings is a Sunday Times bestselling author who, between 1986 and 2002, served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph, then editor of the Evening Standard. In his youth he was a foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his journalism and books, of which the most recent are Abyss, All Hell Let Loose and Catastrophe. He was knighted in 2002 for services to journalism.
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