sir max hastings. his work has appeared in every british national newspaper and he now reviews regularly for the sunday times and the new york review of books. he has published 26 books including the secret war, spies, codes and gorillas. catastrophe, europe goes to war. finest years, churchill, armageddon the battle for germany among others. he spent most of his years as a correspondent for bbc t.v. and the london evening standard. reporting 11 conflicts including vietnam. he was editor then editor-in-chief of the daily telegraph from 1986 until 1985. end of the evening standard 1996 until 2002. he has received many rewards both for his books and journalism. he was journalist of the year and reporter of the year in the 1982 british press awards and editor of the year in 1988. in 2012, the military library chicago presented him with $100,000 literary awards for lifetime achievement. his most recent book, vietnam, and epic tragedy is available for purchase and signing in the lobby following his presenta