Max Hastings

The final weeks of the Second World War on the Western Front saw extraordinary heroism and horror. Festival favourite Sir Max Hastings returns with Plunder:The Last of the War in Europe. He guides us from General Patton’s doomed attempt to rescue his son-in-law and the heartbreaking liberation of Belsen, to Karl Donitz’s posturing as the Third Reich’s last Führer and the final VC winners, alongside less heralded stories, this is a fascinating account full of pathos, crimes and, above all, bravery.

Max will be in conversation with The Oldie editor Harry Mount.