Max Hastings

Warriors

Introduction Bonaparte’s Blessed Fool [Marcellin Marbot] Harry and Juana [Sir Harry Smith, Juana Smith] Professor of Arms [Joshua Chamberlain, American Civil War] The Lazy Engineer [Lieutenant John Chard, Battle of Rorke’s Drift] Colonel Fred [Colonel Frederick Burnaby] Gentleman-of-War [Kapitän zur See Karl von Müller] Most Private Soldier [Frederic Manning, Australian soldier of WWI and author …

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The Secret War

Introduction Before the Deluge Seekers After Truth The British: Gentlemen and Players The Russians: Temples of Espionage The Storm Breaks The ‘Fiction Flood’ Shadowing Canaris Miracles Take a Little Longer: Bletchley Park ‘Tips’ and ‘Cillis’ Flirting with America The Dogs that Barked ‘Lucy’s’ People Sorge’s Warnings The Orchestra Plays The Deaf Man in the Kremlin …

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Editor: An inside story of newspapers

Wild Card Baptism of Fire Politics and Policy Gleam of Light Covering the World Knight’s Move The Fall of Thatcher Social Diversions The Gulf War Conrad Alarums and Excursions The Tory Eclipse Royals and Reptiles Battling with Murdoch Going