Hay Festival Livestream: Max Hastings

Max Hastings: Operation Biting 

Military historian Max Hastings (Operation Pedestal, Abyss) tells an almost-forgotten story with his signature blend of top-down and bottom-up action detail. Operation Biting was a daring assault on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe to capture key components of a newly-identified radar network. Amid heavy snow 120 men landed, some of whom were mis-dropped almost two miles from their objective. They nonetheless launched the assault, dismantled the German radar, and after three nail-biting hours in France and a fierce battle with Wehrmacht defenders, escaped in the nick of time. Meet the fascinating personalities and hear the wealth of previously unchronicled detail in this almost literally cliffhanging tale.

This online event will be livestreamed from Hay Festival on the big screen in the Bristol Central Library Café.

Tickets are free! Please reserve your ticket via Eventbrite.

Host or Publisher Bristol Libraries