Why Max Hastings Is a Must-Read for Military History Fans

Our latest Author Spotlight unpacks the historian's most essential works—from World War I to the Falklands—and why they still matter today

Few authors have written about war with the breadth, balance, and narrative force of Sir Max Hastings. A renowned historian and former war correspondent, Hastings brings both scholarly rigor and a journalist’s keen perspective to major 20th-century conflicts—from the trenches of World War I to the jungles of Vietnam. In this fourth installment of our Author Spotlight Series, we survey his most influential works, tracing a career that has shaped how readers and military professionals understand the era’s defining conflicts.