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Indie Signed Hardback Edition Pre-Order | Plunder: The Last of the War in Europe, 1945 by Max Hastings

Pre-order an indie signed hardback edition of Plunder by Max Hastings, the bestselling historian and author known for his powerful military history writing.

Published by William Collins, this hardback explores the final stages of the Second World War in Europe in 1945. Focusing on conflict, collapse, occupation and the human cost of war, it is a brilliant choice for readers interested in WWII history, military history, European history, battles, campaigns and war reporting.

This indie signed edition offers added collectible appeal for readers and history collectors.

Publication date: 24 September 2026. All indie signed hardback edition pre-orders will be dispatched as soon as stock arrives.

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The last weeks of World War II on the Western Front in Europe witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism, horror, melodrama and pathos.In Plunder, Max Hastings presents a cast of fascinating people British, American and German, in a series of great events in which some distinguished themselves through wonderful deeds, others through the basest crimes.The book takes its title from Montgomery's 'Operation Plunder', the 23 March 1945 crossing of the Rhine, witnessed by Winston Churchill and embracing huge amphibious and airborne landings. The author describes the American coup in capturing Remagen bridge and the 'battles of the breakout' which followed. Thereafter he recounts stories of Nazi Werewolves; of US General George Patton's reckless and doomed dispatch of an armoured column fifty miles behind German lines to liberate his son-in-law from a prison camp; the heartbreaking liberation of Belsen concentration camp; the wonderful achievement of Ian Liddell of the Coldstream Guards, among the last VC winners of the war and surely one of the most deserving; the last big SAS operation of the war. Finally come accounts of the tortuous succession of German surrenders, and the weeks of Admiral Karl Donitz's posturing as the Third Reich's last Fuhrer.Plunder is the latest history from Max Hastings, and offers his signature narrative of conflict, blending personal experiences into the 'big picture', highlighting deeds and personalities that will be unfamiliar to many readers. He mingles accounts of the battles with stories of people - warlords, soldiers, slave labourers, prisoners, fugitives, victims - who played many and various roles in the last European act of history's most terrible war.