Books by Max Hastings
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review 1: I knew close to nothing about WWI going into this book and I found this to be a great introduction on the precipitating events that lead to the outbreak of war. It was fascinating to read about the convergence of colonial war traditions intersecting with modern, for the time, tec...
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review 1: entretenido como todos los libros de Hastings. muestra el papelón que hicieron los britanicos en la 2GM y cómo Churchill tuvo que lidiar con prácticamente todo el mundo, desde los mineros y estibadores hasta salir corriendo de Dunkerke. como buen británico, Hastings sigue emplean...
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review 1: "What, another Churchill book?" This was my wife's comment when she saw me reading this book. I've read Churchill's own account of World War 2 as well as several other biographies. So, beyond my admiration for Churchill, what possible reason was there to pick up this book?What Ha...
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review 1: A great book for putting WW2 and Churchill the man into perspective. I found it placed a bit of much needed balance into my interpretation of Churchill's conduct during the war. Hastings certainly gives credit where due, but also points out in great detail where it was not warra...