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"""Veteran military historian Hastings' first full-length narrative of war at sea measures up to his usual high standards...Vividly chronicling the sinking of the aircraft carrier Eagle, Hastings initiates 250 pages of gripping fireworks and insights...Real-world war is sloppier than the Hollywood version, even more so under the author's gimlet eye...Another enthralling Hastings must-read."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"""

Vividly chronicling the sinking of the aircraft carrier Eagle, Hastings initiates 250 pages of gripping fireworks and insights that continue well past Aug. 15, when five battered merchantmen limped into Malta's harbor. Real-world war is sloppier than the Hollywood version, even more so under the author's gimlet eye...Another enthralling Hastings must-read. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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Max Hastings is the author of more than twenty books. He has received numerous British Press awards, including Journalist of the Year in 1982 and Editor of the Year in 1988. Max Hastings is the author of more than twenty books. He has received numerous British Press awards, including Journalist of the Year in 1982 and Editor of the Year in 1988.

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