by Max Hastings (Author), Max Hastings (Author)
Max Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors. But after his failure as a parachute soldier in Cyprus in 1963, he became a journalist instead. Before he was 30 he had reported conflicts in Northern Ireland, Biafra, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Middle East, Cyprus, Rhodesia, India and a string of other trouble spots. His final effort was as a war correspondent during the Falklands War. Going to the Wars is a story of his experiences reporting from these battlefields. It is also the story of a self-confessed coward: a writer with heroic ambitions who found himself recording the acts of heroes. 'Max Hastings is one of the greatest living war correspondents.' John Keegan 'A wonderful account of the wars of our times.' William Shawcross, Literary Review 'His memoirs have ...honesty, pace and readability.' Jeremy Paxman 'The chapters on the Falklands War are ...one of the best things written about warfare in half a century.' John Simpson, Daily Telegraph 'This memoir is a first-class piece of reportage.' Jon Swain, Sunday Times
Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Pan
Published: 06 Apr 2001
ISBN 10: 0330377108
ISBN 13: 9780330377102
Book Overview: Max Hastings is the author of 15 books, two of which were named as Yorkshire Post book of the year and one of which won the Somerset Maugham Prize. He has won many awards for journalism and became editor of the Evening Standard in 1996.