Editor

Editor is the definitive inside story of newspapers from Max Hastings, one of Britain’s most highly regarded military historians and former editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph .

Much excellent gossip, some of it wildly indiscreet . . . Hastings is a brilliant reporter

The acuity of his insights make this book a wholly compelling read

An important as well as an enjoyable book

To his credit, Hastings is very much his own man

A gripping book, unflinchingly honest

Required reading for anyone interested in newspapers

He has produced an outstanding example . . . of the Fleet Street memoir

Max Hastings is a Sunday Times bestselling author who, between 1986 and 2002, served as editor-in-chief of The Daily Telegraph , then editor of the Evening Standard . In his youth he was a foreign correspondent for newspapers and BBC television and he has won many awards for his journalism and books. His books include Editor and Going to the Wars , covering his journalistic experiences, and Overlord , Das Reich , Bomber Command , Operation Biting , Abyss , All Hell Let Loose and Catastrophe . He was knighted in 2002 for services to journalism.