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James Holland
Most crucially, it would be a critical learning exercise before Operation OVERLORD, the Allied invasion of Normandy, in June 1944. Based on his own battlefield studies in Sicily and on…
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This is World War 2 in microcosm told through the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign the Allies were to fight by one of the UK's most acclaimed and…
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The Second World War is brought to life with captivating colour and detail, in this illustrated history from renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns
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A heartland World War II family drama centring around the Castell family from acclaimed WW2 historian James Holland
The village of Alvesdon has been home to the Castells for generations…
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The Second World War is the most cataclysmic and violent sequence of events in recent times. Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? This title features the…
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Today Italy is a land of beauty and prosperity but in 1944-45 it had become a place of nightmares, a land of violence, war, and destruction. James Holland’s ground-breaking account…
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The astonishing story of one of the most brutal and hard-fought battles of the Second World War in Italy, told by one of most reader acclaimed and insightful historians in…
In the spirit of Stephen Ambrose’s famed bestselling book Band of Brothers, celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in WWII of the legendary tank regiment, the Sherwood Rangers
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The most pivotal, brutal and shattering campaign the Allies faced in World War II by bestselling historian James Holland.
'Holland knows his stuff when it comes to military matters' Daily…
The Fitzwilliam's outstanding collection of botanical art came to the Museum through the Broughton Bequest in 1973, a generous legacy from Henry Rogers Broughton. Several flower studies by Holland are…
Henry Holland, Francis James Holland
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Charles Messenger
A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative text by a noted military historian and contemporary photographs.
This powerful study chronicles the evolution…
Al Murray
James Holland (Author)
PRE-ORDER BOOK 11 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLAND Discover more titles in the Ladybird Expert series: D-Day The Desert War…
With unique access to the RAF’s historic archives, bestselling historian James Holland uses photographs and documents to bring the story of the people, planes and missions to life as never…
Arnold Doring
'Suddenly, flash bombs to my right, I instantly dive low to avoid being a direct target. We stay down, close above ground ? before too long life returns in the…
James Kuhoric
Tom Holland changed the landscape of vampire movies in 1985 with the release of Fright Night. Holland's vision delivered something new - a vampire story that packed horror, humor, and…
Samantha Lind
It took just one look, and I knew she was meant to be mine. Her body language told me she was onboard, but my job had her slamming on the…
I was a forever-bachelor kind of guy. I never planned on settling down. I never wanted a family of my own. Until a phone call came, the one woman I'd…
We had an instant connection the first time our eyes met from across the dance floor. The connection grew later that night in my hotel room when we couldn't keep…
I'm ancient for a hockey player. Broody as they come. I wasn't always like that, I had love once, but it was ripped away in the blink of an eye…
An accessible, authoritative introduction to the war against Japan for adult readers.
Why did Japan decide to attack at Pearl Harbour? - What was the Japanese vision of a Greater…
An accessible, authoritative introduction to the war in Burma for adult readers.
Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES - Why were British troops in Burma?- What was The…
At the school where Edward Enderby taught for over forty years, there were few who knew he’d once been a successful fighter pilot during the war.It was not something he…
On the 75th anniversary of D-Day, a new history of the momentous Normandy campaign with fresh insights from award-winning historian James Holland
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A major new history of one of World War II’s most crucial campaigns–the first Allied attack on European soil–by the acclaimed author of Normandy ‘44 and a rising star in…
Crete, May 1941. Tanner finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of survival that will test his resolve more than ever before. Not only has a difficult new subaltern arrived…
It’s August, 1942. North Africa. The desert war hangs in the balance. Although their retreat has finally been halted, morale in the British Army is at rock bottom. When the…
Promotion to Company Commander has brought trouble for Jack Tanner. Not only has his Battalion Commander decided to make his life as difficult as possible, they soon find themselves battling…
The night of May 16th, 1943. Nineteen specially adapted Lancaster bombers take off from RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire, each with a huge 9,000lb cylindrical bomb strapped underneath it. Their mission…
May 1940. Sergeant Jack Tanner has been posted to a training company on the south-east coast of England. But all is not well in the camp. When Tanner and his…
Pilot officer Archie Jackson, 19, is in control of the RAF’s newest fighter aircraft, a Supermarine Spitfire. Now he has the Luftwaffe in his sights and only one thing matters…
‘James Holland is a master’ BBC History It was to be the battle to end the air war once and for all. During the third week of February 1944, the…
Unflinchingly examining the brutality and violence that characterised the campaign, it’s time to draw some radically different conclusions. ______________ D-Day and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that…
The extraordinary drama of Malta’s WWII victory against impossible odds told through the eyes of the people who were there.
‘A notable account of an epic human experience’ Max Hastings, Sunday Times ‘Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war’ Sir Winston…
Nazi Germany has invaded neutral Norway. Fleeing north from their brutal Blitzkrieg advance are three officers of the King’s Guard - men who have been entrusted by the Norwegian King…
Examines the momentous turning points of 1941-1943: Hitler’s invasion of Russia; America’s entry into the conflict; the devastating Thousand Bomber Raids over Germany; the long struggle in the deserts of…
