Sinclair McKay reviews The Secret War for The Spectator
Spying is a branch of philosophy, although you would never guess it from that expression on Daniel Craig's face. Read More
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Andrew Lycett reviews The Secret War for The Daily Telegraph
Max Hastings is tickled by the irony that Alan Turing, the brilliant mathematician codebreaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, has emerged as a celebrated secret warrior, when until recently he was virtually unknown outside his professional circles. Read More
Guy Walters reviews The Secret War for Country Life
It is impossible to quantify the number of books that have been written about the Second World War. Read More
Laurence Rees reviews The Secret War for the Sunday Times
The history of the secret intelligence conflict during the Second World War is so well trodden that the pickings for any new writer traversing this ground ought to be thin. Read More
Critical acclaim for The Secret War
Hailed as 'the best single volume yet written on the subject' by the Sunday Times, Max's new book, The Secret War, is an instant number one Sunday Times bestseller. Here are some of the fantastic reviews so far: Read More
Introducing The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939-45
Max’s new book – published in autumn 2015 – is a portrait of the role played by espionage, code-breaking and intelligence in the Second World War. Read More
Critical acclaim for Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914
Hailed as 'excellent' by Andrew Marr, Max's new book Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914, published on 12th September, is now in its fifth week in the Sunday Times top ten non-fiction bestsellers. Read More
Max’s Book Extracts
Sample chapters of Max's books listed below are available to read: Read More
RUSI 2012 Duke of Westminster’s Medal for Military Literature
On 19 July Max was presented with the Royal United Services Institution 2012 Duke of Westminster's medal for military literature, for All Hell Let Loose. Read More