Sir Max Hastings, author of numerous books including Armageddon, Going to the Wars, and Das Reich, was editor of the Daily Telegraph for almost a decade, then for six years he edited the Evening Standard. In his youth he was a foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television. He has won many awards for his books and journalism, particularly his work in the South Atlantic in 1982. He was knighted in 2002 for services to journalism.
Section
i: List of Illustrations Section
ii: Foreward Chapter
1: Wild Card Chapter
2: Baptism of Fire Chapter
3: Politics and Policy Chapter
4: Gleam of Light Chapter
5: Covering the World Chapter
6: Knight's Move Chapter
7: The Fall of Thatcher Chapter
8: Social Diversions Chapter
9: The Gulf War Chapter
10: Conrad Chapter
11: Alarums and Excursions Chapter
12: The Tory Eclipse Chapter
13: Royals and Reptiles Chapter
14: Battling with Murdoch Chapter
15: Going Section
iii: Afterword Index
iv: Index