Autor Max Hastings

Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful.In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed…

‘A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle … Compelling’ Daily Mail ‘An unmissable read’ Sunday Times Soldiers is a very personal gathering of sparkling, gripping tales by many writers, about men and women who…

'The literary VC goes without doubt to Max Hastings . . . the story of a march that left behind a trail of blood and death, torture and heroism' - Sunday TelegraphWritten from the perspective of the French Resistance, British SOE and SAS, and…

A compelling and masterly account of the D-Day landings from the No. 1 bestselling historian Max Hastings, author of Vietnam and Operation Pedestal. 'Max Hastings stands in the first rank of writers on modern war' – Financial TimesOn 6 June 1944 –…

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis' Daily Telegraph The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear…

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings.

The Sunday Times bestseller'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings' DAILY MAIL

'A fascinating collection of military stories ... The sort of book that can be picked up at intervals ... [but] once tasted, is hard to put down' Washington PostFrom bestselling author Max Hastings, a collection of the most extraordinary stories of war,…

From the #1 bestselling historian Max HastingsThe 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the…

Podrobné dějiny tragické války Kompletně zpracovaná kronika jednoho z nejtragičtějších konfliktů dvacátého století. „Charakteristicky vytříbené, monumentální dílo, které skvěle vykresluje politické, kulturní, vojenské a sociální faktory, jež vedly k…

'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…

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 Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern…

In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the 'island fortress' must be saved. This was not merely a matter of…

Britský historik a publicista vytvoril strhujúci obraz posledného obdobia druhej svetovej vojny, od augusta 1944 do mája 1945. O tom, že nacistické Nemecko bude porazené, už nik nepochyboval, ale zostávali stále ešte dlhé mesiace úporných bojov a hlavne…

První světová válka, předznamenaná atentátem na rakouského arcivévodu Františka Ferdinanda v červnu 1914, zahájila éru sebezničujícího krveprolévání a zbořila „starý svět“. Přední britský historik vojenství Max Hastings dramaticky popisuje, co této konfrontaci…

Čtrnáct příběhů výjimečně odvážných a zanícených bojovníků odehrávajících se na pozadí odlišné logiky a technologie stejného počtu velmi odlišných válek. Od těch napoleonských přes dvě světové až po tankovou bitvu na Golanských výšinách před námi defilují…