Sir Max Hastings

Max Hastings is the author of twenty books, including Armageddon, Warriors, Bomber Command, Overlord and Battle For The Falklands. Educated at Charterhouse and University College, Oxford, as a journalist he reported conflicts around the world for newspapers and BBC TV, experiences recounted in his memoir Going To The Wars. For almost ten years he was editor-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph, and spent a further six as editor of the Evening Standard. He has presented many television documentaries, and contributes regularly to the Daily Mail, Guardian and Sunday Times. He has won prizes both for his books and his journalism. A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he was knighted in 2002. He lives in west Berkshire with his wife Penny, and has two grown-up children.

Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord 1940-45 Sir Max Hastings An in depth insight into the great war leader Churchill. Max Hastings gives a 'warts and all' account of Churchill's war years, not only looking at his trumphs but also some of his less successfull ideas and campaigns. Format: Paperback - Released: 02/09/2010 Lovereading Price: £8.24 - Saving £2.75 (25%)

Did You Really Shoot the Television? A Family Fable Sir Max Hastings Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 6 June 2010. Max Hastings tells of his childhood growing up in a “dysfunctional” family but surrounded by an abundance of fascinating people from John Betjeman to Thomas Hardy. With these influences... Format: Hardback - Released: 04/03/2010 Lovereading Price: £15.00 - Saving £5.00 (25%)