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Amid a slew of books to mark the coming centenary of the first world wars outbreak, max hastings has little doubt who to blame ben shephard sun 15 sep 20 03. Does the world need another book on that dismal year. On the eve of its centenary, max hastings seeks to explain both how the conflict came. He is also the author of numerous books, chiefly on defence matters, which have won several major awards. He has won many prizes both for journalism and his books. When i committed to reading as much as i could handle on world war i during its centennial year, i used my kindle to quickly identify about ten books to consider. Hastings revisits the course of events from the assassination of archduke franz. After many accounts of world war ii, the veteran military historian tries. Catastrophe 1914 great river regional library overdrive.
There was also little about the war at sea, except for a riveting account of britains first naval victory of the war the forgotten battle of heligoland bight in august 1914 in the north sea. In catastrophe 1914, max hastings gives us a conflict different from the familiar one of barbed wire, mud and futility. Sir max hastings is the author of twentyfive books, many of them about war. Max hastings is the author of many books on military history, including catastrophe 1914. On the eve of its centenary, max hastings seeks to explain both how the conflict came about and what befell millions of men and women during the first months of strife.
He spent his early career as a foreign correspondent for bbc tv and. Europe goes to war, by the distinguished british historian, max hastings. He has received numerous awards for both his books and his journalism. Europe goes to war 1914 sir max hastings ebook the amazon history book of the year 20 is a magisterial chronicle of the calamity that befell europe in 1914 as the continent. Catastrophe 1914 king county library system overdrive. In 1914, europe plunged into the 20th centurys first terrible act of selfimmolation what was then called the great war.
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A virtuoso performance from a veteran military historian. Catastrophe 1914 by max hastings overdrive rakuten. Inferno about world war ii, hastings manages to take a wellcovered subject and invest it with fresh energy and absorbing commentary. Catastrophe by sir max hastings, 9780007519743, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Europe goes to war 1914 by max hastings available from rakuten. He has won many prizes both for journalism and his books, of which the most recent are all hell let loose, catastrophe and the secret war, bestsellers translated. The amazon history book of the year 20 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.
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See all books authored by max hastings, including armageddon. Catastrophe 1914 new york public library overdrive. Hastings revisits the course of events from the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand through christmas 1914 and in doing so revises the conventional wisdom on german and austrian war guilt for the great war. Sep 15, 20 amid a slew of books to mark the coming centenary of the first world wars outbreak, max hastings has little doubt who to blame ben shephard sun 15 sep 20 03. Stealing a march on that inevitable blitz, knopf published catastrophe, 1914. Max hastings is the author of twentysix books, most about conflict, and between 1986 and 2002 served as editorinchief of the daily telegraph, then editor of the evening standard. In the secret war, max hastings presents a worldwide cast of characters and some extraordinary sagas of. Max hastings it is a strange story that garth tells, but he tells it clearly and compellingly. Max hastings has 77 books on goodreads with 97597 ratings. It is a whiteknuckle narrative that brings clarity and insight to a muchloved tale, as well as offering a vital corrective to the drumthumping conclusions of earlier books. Sir max hastings chronicles vietnam with the benefit of vivid personal memories.