Synopsis
'A superb account of journalists, soldiers and the experience of modern battle, written by one of the greatest war reporters of our time' – Robert Harris, author of An Officer and a Spy
‘Gripping and compulsively readable’ – Saul David, Sunday Telegraph
Max Hastings grew up with romantic dreams of a life amongst warriors. But after a painful false start with the...
Details
31 October 2024448 pages
9781035057337Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Max Hastings is one of the greatest living war correspondentsJohn Keegan, military historian, journalist and author of The Face of Battle
A wonderful account of the wars of our timesWilliam Shawcross, Literary Review
His memoirs have . . . honesty, pace and readabilityJeremy Paxman, broadcaster, journalist and author of Empire
The chapters on the Falklands War are . . . one of the best things written about warfare in half a centuryJohn Simpson, The Daily Telegraph
