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Max Hastings

Biography

Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings FRSL FRHistS is a British journalist, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph, and editor of the Evening Standard. He is also the author of numerous books, chiefly on military history and defense policy, which have won several major awards.

Known For

Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
The Falklands Legacy
The Falklands Legacy
The Divide
The Divide
Churchill: When Britain Said No
Churchill: When Britain Said No
The Necessary War
The Necessary War
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace

Filmography

2023 Taking Sides: Britain and the Civil War
as Journalist
2022 Quintessentially British
as Self
2022 British Planes That Won the War with Rob Bell
as Self - Military Historian
2015 The Divide
as Himself
2015 Churchill: When Britain Said No
as Himself
2015 Churchill: Winning the War, Losing the Peace
as self
2015 Tony Robinson's World War 1
as Himself
2014 The Necessary War
as Self - Presenter
2012 The Falklands Legacy
as Himself
2006 Great British Menu
as Self - Guest Judge
2005 Banned in the UK
as Self
2005 The Last Days of World War II
as Self - Author, 'Armageddon'
2003 Trust Me - I'm a Politician
as Self
1979 Question Time
as Self - Panellist