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Max Hastings
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born
December 28, 1945
in The United Kingdom
gender
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Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945
  4.23 avg rating — 740 ratings
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2004
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10 editions
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Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
4.13 avg rating — 497 ratings
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2007
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11 editions
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Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
4.06 avg rating — 375 ratings
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1984
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11 editions
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Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
4.25 avg rating — 271 ratings
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2011
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13 editions
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Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945
4.06 avg rating — 170 ratings
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2010
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11 editions
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The Korean War
  3.89 avg rating — 174 ratings
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published
1987
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The Battle for the Falklands
by Max Hastings, Simon Jenkins 3.79 avg rating — 132 ratings
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published
1984
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7 editions
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Das Reich
3.78 avg rating — 72 ratings
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1981
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8 editions
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Bomber Command
3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
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7 editions
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Going to the Wars
3.88 avg rating — 24 ratings
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2000
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“In Soviet thinking the concept of economy of force has little place. Whereas to an Englishman the taking of a sledgehammer to crack a nut is a wrong decision and a sign of mental immaturity...in Russian eyes the cracking of nuts is clearly what sledgehammers are for.”
― Max Hastings, All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945
― Max Hastings, All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945
“Amoz Oz, who said something of the same kind, but from a different perspective: ‘People like you’, he said to me, ‘are going to become very disappointed in Israel in the years ahead. You want it to behave like a European society. Instead, it is becoming a Middle Eastern society. I hope that it will not behave worse than other Middle Eastern societies. But you should not delude yourself that it is likely to behave much better.”
― Max Hastings
― Max Hastings
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Spotlighted Book Discussion Poll I - October 26, 2011
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
This is a poll that adds other books to our listing of potential non fiction books to discuss and also helps the moderators determine which one or ones are the most popular. Since we have many more group members than when we first started; voting in the polls is very important. There will be a series of polls. Many of these books have been recommended by group members but were either not selected before nor voted upon before.
Vote for the book that you would most like to read and/or is the book that you believe that would appeal to the most group members.
Note:
We have added some of the books nominated thus far but we have more to add to other polls. However, this poll was getting quite large.
However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.
You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. There are some books which have been nominated by the same author; however, skip over those if the particular author does not suit you and vote for your favorite or for one you or others might want to read.
Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in or you think others would be; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.
And if you do not see your favorite, just contact me and I will add it to the poll.
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Allison Hoover BartlettThe Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession
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by Edward DolnickThe Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society and the Birth of the Modern World
by Thomas LevensonNewton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist
by Lynn Hudson ParsonsThe Birth of Modern Politics: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and the Election of 1828
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| World War Two Rea...: Churchill bio | 3 | 23 | Jan 08, 2010 05:06pm | |
| Explore World War...: Japan | 4 | 9 | Mar 08, 2010 05:46pm | |
| Explore World War...: Great Naval Battles | 19 | 28 | May 02, 2010 08:18pm | |
| The History Book ...: 9. THE FIRST WORLD WAR ~ CHAPTER 10 (372-427) (04/25/10 - 05/02/10) ~ No spoilers, please | 19 | 42 | Aug 15, 2010 01:50pm | |
| The History Book ...: AUSSIE RICK'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2010 | 40 | 142 | Nov 30, 2010 03:22pm | |
| The History Book ...: MICHAEL'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2011 | 83 | 130 | Dec 20, 2011 08:30pm | |
| World War Two Rea...: What do you think of the decision to drop the Atomic bomb? | 42 | 90 | Mar 28, 2012 02:10pm |
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