Italys Sorrow by James Holland

Italys Sorrow by James Holland

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 expertly documents the German advance to the stalemate of the Gothic line and a segment of Italian history that has been largely neglected.

‘James Holland has written his best book yet, a gripping, yet compassionate account of the terrible war in Italy, with a memorable depiction of civilian suffering’ Antony Beevor

‘’Italy’s Sorrow’ ambitiously tries to incorporate every element of the Italian campaign. There are some fine descriptive highlights…[and] there is a lot of good material.’ Financial Times

‘Impeccably researched and ingeniously structured …”Italy’s Sorrow” is a splendid account of an often overshadowed campaign by a historian who has already given us excellent studies of the Siege of Malta and the Desert War.’ Daily Express

‘Holland is particularly good at telling the story of a nationality through a few interlocutors…All are portrayed with a remarkably engaging touch, yet the sorrow is ultimately reserved for the poor, un-martial Italians whose ancient towns and villages were laid waste by both sides.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘The central strength of the book is its depiction of the lives of ordinary Italians. Holland is a very humane historian with a strong emotional intelligence that is swift to understand and slow to judge…the suffering of Italy’s innocents deserves to be commemorated. James Holland’s excellent book does that, and much more, confirming his place in the first rank of contemporary military historians.’ Mail on Sunday

James Holland was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and studied history at Durham University. He has worked for several London publishing houses and has written for a number of national newspapers and magazines. He is the author of ‘Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-1943’, ‘Together We Stand’, ‘Heroes’ and a novel, ‘The Burning Blue’. Married with a son, he lives near Salisbury.

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ISBN 13	9780007176458
ISBN 10	0007176457
Title	Italys Sorrow
Author	James Holland
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2008-03-03
Number of pages	640
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