From the bestselling author of Normandy '44, containing new and unpublished research, this is the largely untold story of the critical campaign that became a vital precursor to D-Day.
James Holland is a historian, writer and broadcaster. The author of
a number of bestselling histories, including Battle of Britain, Dam
Busters, Normandy '44 and, most recently, Sicily '43, he has also
written nine works of historical fiction, including the Jack Tanner
novels.
He is currently writing an acclaimed three-volume new history of
the Second World War, The War in the West. He has presented - and
written - a large number of television programmes and series for
the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, and the History and
Discovery channels.
A three-part documentary series based on his bestselling book
Normandy '44 under the same title can be found on Amazon Prime.
James is co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and of
WarGen.org, an online Second World War resource site, and presents
the Chalke Valley History Hit podcast. He also presents We Have
Ways of Making You Talk, a podcast with Al Murray in which they
discuss the Second World War. A fellow of the Royal Historical
Society, he can be found on Twitter and Instagram as @James1940.
Marshalling a wealth of primary and secondary sources into an
engrossing narrative, Holland fills a yawning gap in histories of
WWII. This magisterial account is a must-read for military history
fans.
*Publishers Weekly*
Perfect territory for a military historian of Holland's talents
*The Times*
Historians too often neglect that emotional tapestry. War is
characterised as arrows on a map, tables of munitions, cold
casualty statistics. Holland's skill lies in bringing these
warriors to life with vivid prose. He's a prolific historian of the
war, but each book is constructed with great care and emotional
commitment...Holland is obsessed with war, but fortunately does not
seem to love it. He recognises its beauty, but also its
vileness
*The Times*
Holland argues very effectively that the success of Husky was a
turning point in the war
*Times Literary Supplement*
Holland makes the capture of the island one of the great
turning-point battles of the war
*Military History Matters*
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