The War in the West: A New History by James Holland

The War in the West: A New History by 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; the long struggle in the deserts of North Africa; and the defeat of the U-boats in the crucial Battle of the Atlantic.

James Holland has established himself as one of the premier World War II Historians * History of War *
Holland shoots down the myth of German invincibility. . All the great turning points of 1941-43 are here. A triumph * Sunday Express *
Makes us eager for the third and final part of what now ranks as a towering work of historical research and writing -- Nigel Jones * BBC History Magazine *
Holland brings a fresh eye to the ebb and flow of the conflict . . . [A] majestic saga * Literary Review *
This second volume easily reaches the benchmark set by it's predecessor . . . the style is crisp, engaging, absorbing, it really does have the feel of a fresh and revisionist perspective on the momentous events that occurred between 1941 and 1943 * Soldier *

James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories including Battle of Britain, Dam Busters, Burma ’44 and, most recently, Big Week, 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 – many television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, History and Discovery Channels.

He is also co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and co-founder of WarGen.org, an online Second World War resource site, and presents the Chalk Valley History Hit podcast. A fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he also has a weekly podcast with Al Murray, We Have Ways of Making You Talk: Al Murray and James Holland Talk World War II. He can be found on Twitter as @James1940.

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ISBN 13	9780593071670
ISBN 10	0593071670
Title	The War in the West: A New History
Author	James Holland
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Year published	2017-05-04
Number of pages	752
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