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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sir Max HastingsPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Pan Books Edition: Main Market Ed. Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 4.50cm , Length: 19.70cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9781447288749ISBN 10: 1447288742 Pages: 720 Publication Date: 26 February 2015 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsIntroduction - i: Introduction Section - ii: The Principal Commanders and their Forces Chapter - 1: Time of Hope Chapter - 2: The Bridges to Arnhem Chapter - 3: The Frontiers of Germany Chapter - 4: The Russians at the Vistula Chapter - 5: Winter Quarters Chapter - 6: Germany Beseiged Chapter - 7: Hell in the Hurtgen Chapter - 8: The Bulge: An American Epic Chapter - 9: Stalin's Offensive Chapter - 10: Blood and Ice: East Prussia Chapter - 11: Firestorms: War in the Sky Chapter - 12: Marching on the Rhine Chapter - 13: Prisoners of the Reich Chapter - 14: Collapse in the West Chapter - 15: 'The Earth Will Shake As We Leave The Scene' Chapter - 16: The Bitter End Acknowledgements - iii: Acknowledgements Section - iv: Sources and References Index - v: IndexReviewsHastings writes with authority, as well as humanity, about the realities of combat--the fear, smells, hunger, humiliation and the horrendous wounds inflicted . . . Every leader contemplating a military operation, for whatever reason, should read this book and take several deep breaths. * The Wall Street Journal * Splendid . . . A book anyone with an interest in modern warfare will want to read. * New York Times Book Review * Armageddon offers an impressively researched, beautifully crafted narrative of the Second World War's European finale. -- Douglas Porch * Times Literary Supplement * Max Hastings now stands in the first rank of writers on modern war. * Financial Times * As a military historian Max Hastings has few equals. * Times Literary Supplement * As a military historian Max Hastings has few equals. * Times Literary Supplement * Max Hastings now stands in the first rank of writers on modern war. * Financial Times * Armageddon offers an impressively researched, beautifully crafted narrative of the Second World War's European finale. -- Douglas Porch * Times Literary Supplement * Splendid . . . A book anyone with an interest in modern warfare will want to read. * New York Times Book Review * Hastings writes with authority, as well as humanity, about the realities of combat--the fear, smells, hunger, humiliation and the horrendous wounds inflicted . . . Every leader contemplating a military operation, for whatever reason, should read this book and take several deep breaths. * The Wall Street Journal * Author InformationMax Hastings, author of eighteen books, was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, then for six years edited the Evening Standard. In his youth he was a foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his journalism, particularly his work in the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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