Sir Max Hastings

Max Hastings is the author of twenty-seven books, most of them about war. Born in London in 1945, he attended University College, Oxford before becoming a journalist. In 1967 he was a World Press Institute Fellow in the United States, then stayed to report the 1968 US election. Thereafter he worked...

Sword Beach: D-Day Baptism by Fire

By: Sir Max Hastings

One of Bookbub's Best Nonfiction of 2025From the best-selling military historian, a thrilling account of the valiant British role in the D-Day invasion. Between 1941 and 1944, the British army co...

Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace

By: Sir Max Hastings

‘A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle … Compelling’ Daily Mail‘An unmissable read’ Sunday TimesSoldiers is a very personal gathering of sparkl...

Plunder: From the bestselling historian of World War II, a thrilling and gripping story of the last forty days of the war in the West.

By: Sir Max Hastings

The last weeks of World War II on the Western Front in Europe witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism, horror, melodrama and pathos.In Plunder, Max Hastings presents a cast of fascinating people Bri...