Autor James Holland

'James Holland is the best of the new generation of WW2 historians' Sebastian Faulks'Reinforces Holland's reputation as the busiest and most popular military history of the Second World War' Spectator___________There are no such thing…

'[A] captivating and dramatic account. . . Drawn from letters and diaries, Holland’s immersive narrative is told through the eye-level perspectives of dozens of subjects. Readers will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly‘Tells the story of the hard, bloody,…

Pre-order the story of the Second World War brought to life in full colour by renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns.Spanning six years between 1939 and 1945 and costing the lives of over 60 million people, the Second World…

PRE-ORDER BOOK 12 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDWhy did Japan decide to attack at Pearl Harbour?What was the Japanese vision of a Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere?How did the American…

PRE-ORDER BOOK 11 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDDiscover more titles in the Ladybird Expert series:D-DayThe Desert WarGeneticsThe Battle of the Nile

From the bestselling author of Normandy '44 and Sicily '43, a brilliant new history of the last days of the war'Seldom is war so vividly described...An assault on the senses...Painful to read, impossible to put down' Gerard DeGroot, The Times'Epic and…

PRE-ORDER BOOK 11 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDWhy were British troops in Burma?What was The Defence of the Admin Box?How did the British defeat the Japanese troops?THE BURMA CAMPAIGN…

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES- Why did the Allies attack on D-Day?- How did the Allies pick Normandy as a target?- What was Operation Overload, the second front against the Nazis?JUNE 6 1944: D-Day was a deciding conflict in World War II.…

It was to be the battle to end the air war once and for all. During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces launched their first-ever round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. The aim was to smash the main factories and…

"A thrilling blow-by-blow account". (The Times). In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and other base troops, stiffened by a few dogged Yorkshiremen and a handful of tank crews managed to hold out against some…

Kniha vychází ke stému výročí britského Královského letectva, které pro tuto příležitost otevřelo své unikátní archivy. Zkušený autor James Holland tak představuje nové fotografie i dokumenty a vypráví příběhy lidí, plánů či misí ve zcela novém světle.…

In the second volume of his acclaimed new history of the Second World War, James Holland 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;…