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War, journalism, and thrilling danger: a reporter’s life on the edge.

Going to the Wars

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    448 pages

  • Release Date

    11 February 2025

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Summary

A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time – Robert Harris, author of An Officer and a Spy

Gripping and compulsively readable – Saul David, Sunday Telegraph

Max Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors. But after a painful false start with the Parachute Regiment, he became a journalist instead. Going to the Wars is his vivid, insightful account of his years as a…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781035057337
ISBN-10:1035057336
Author:Max Hastings
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Pan Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Release Date:11 February 2025
Weight:306g
Dimensions:28mm x 131mm x 197mm
Audience Age:18
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Going to the Wars by Max Hastings - ISBN: 9781035057337
131 × 197 mm
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What They're Saying

Critics Review

Max Hastings is one of the greatest living war correspondents – John Keegan, military historian, journalist and author of The Face of Battle A wonderful account of the wars of our times – William Shawcross * Literary Review * His memoirs have … honesty, pace and readability – Jeremy Paxman, broadcaster, journalist and author of Empire The chapters on the Falklands War are … one of the best things written about warfare in half a century – John Simpson * The Daily Telegraph * This memoir is a first-class piece of reportage – Jon Swain * The Sunday Times * Thoughtfully wide-ranging – Martin Bell * The Times * An excellent memoir – Lynn Barber * Observer * A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time – Robert Harris, former journalist and author of Fatherland

About The Author

Max Hastings

Max Hastings is a Sunday Times bestselling author who, between 1986 and 2002, served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph, then editor of the Evening Standard. In his youth he was a foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his journalism and books, of which the most recent are Abyss, All Hell Let Loose and Catastrophe. He was knighted in 2002 for services to journalism.

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