Biography and non-fiction prose
Vietnam: An Epic History of a Divisive War 1945-1975
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘His masterpiece’ Antony Beevor, Spectator
‘A masterful performance’ Sunday Times
‘By far the best book on the Vietnam War’ Gerald Degroot, The Times, Book of the Year
Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944–45
A companion volume to his bestselling ‘Armageddon’, Max Hastings’ account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history.
The Secret War: Spies, Codes and Guerrillas 1939–1945
‘As gripping as any spy thriller, Hastings’s achievement is especially impressive, for he has produced the best single volume yet written on the subject’ Sunday Times
‘Authoritative, exciting and notably well written’ Daily Telegraph
‘A serious work of rigourous and comprehensive history … royally entertaining and readable’ Mail on Sunday
Max Hastings Two-Book Collection: All Hell Let Loose and Catastrophe
A two-book collection of Max Hastings’ bestselling works about the 20th century’s most terrible global conflicts.
Catastrophe: Europe Goes to War 1914
The Amazon History Book of the Year 2013 is a magisterial chronicle of the calamity that befell Europe in 1914 as the continent shifted from the glamour of the Edwardian era to the tragedy of total war.
Catastrophe (Enhanced Edition): Europe Goes to War 1914: Enhanced edition
The special interactive edition of Max Hastings’ magisterial chronicle of Europe’s calamity in 1914: including interactive maps, timelines and video. Move from map to text at any point to explore the position of armies. Search the interactive timeline for the ultimate overview of the beginning of World War I. Hear an exclusive author interview.
Catastrophe (Enhanced Edition): Europe Goes to War 1914: Enhanced edition
Best viewed on a tablet, includes exclusive audio and video.
The special edition of Max Hastings’ magisterial chronicle of Europe in 1914. Explore the position of armies in detail. Search the timeline for the ultimate overview. Watch footage of the protagonists, battlefields and wartime cities. Hear an exclusive author interview.
All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939-1945
A magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history, from one of the finest historians of the Second World War. A book which shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of people around the world- soldiers, sailors and airmen; housewives, farm workers and children..