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Duty Calls: Dunkirk by James Holland is a gripping true-to-life story about one of the most dramatic events of World War II. 'YOU WANTED TO SEE SOME ACTION - WELL YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW. YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW ALL RIGHT.' Friday 24
Duty Calls: Battle of Britain , throws you deep into the heart - and horror - of Britain's darkest, and finest, hour. Pilot officer Archie Jackson, 19, is in control of the RAF's newest fighter aircraft, a Supermarine Spitfire. Now he has the Luft
Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES. ____________ Why was North Africa such a key component in Britain's success over Mussolini and his Italian Army? How did they blunt Italy's actions? What challenges did they face? And what new technologi
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, The Bomber War is an accessible, insightful and authoritative introduction to the airborne Allied fight against Nazi Germany. - How did aeroplane technology change the theatre of war? - How did the Blitz affect Brit
A sweeping, heartland World War II family drama from the acclaimed historian and Sunday Times bestselling author. A TIMES BEST SUMMER READ 2024 'A beautiful, evocative novel that captures the fear and mood of the early days of the war' Dermot O
The birth of an alliance that changed the course of history. From the bestselling author of Fortress Malta this is the second book in the Mediterranean war trilogy. This audiobook looks afresh at the conflict in Northern Africa, focusing for the first tim
Sicily, 1943: TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HISTORY, DIRTY DEALS MUST BE DONE... With North Africa secured, the Allies launch an invasion of Sicily , and the 2nd Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Rangers are in the vanguard of the assault on the Italian beach
'Brings history to life ' Guardian ______________ It can take a lifetime to heal the wounds of war. Edward Enderby has never spoken about being an RAF fighter pilot. But fifty years after the greatest conflict the world has ever seen, he must fina
Brought to you by Penguin.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 bestselling historiansFrom the bestselling author of Brothers in Arms
It should become a standard work on this campaign Telegraph 'James Holland is now our foremost authority on the Italian campaign ' John C. McManus 'A heart-pounding narrative of the brutal Allied fight to take Rome... This is history at its fi
Brought to you by Penguin.From the bestselling author of Normandy '44 comes a major new history of one of World War II's most crucial campaigns.Codenamed Operation HUSKY, the Allied assault on Sicily on 10 July 1943 remains the largest amphibious
Brought to you by Penguin.There are no such thing as an easy victory in war but after triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with the Italian surrender, the Allies were confident that they would be in Rome before Christmas
'A thrilling blow-by-blow account' The Times 'A first-rate popular history of a fascinating and neglected battle... a veritable page-turner' BBC History In February 1944, a rag-tag collection of clerks, drivers, doctors, muleteers, and oth
'War as it should be described - ordinary men facing extraordinary horror' The Times 'Epic and moving...Holland brings this cramped universe vividly to life' Daily Telegraph 'Does not disappoint... Holland takes us down to the individu
Readers of Robert Harris, Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett will love this all-action, blood-pumping wartime thriller from bestselling author and historian James Holland. Full of wholly convincing battles scenes and expert characterisation, as well as a co
'Richly impressive, hard to surpass' William Boyd 'A notable account of an epic human experience' Max Hastings James Holland brings every inch of this battle vividly to life History Revealed This excellent book The Savage Storm reinforces
From the pen of bestselling author and historian James Holland comes this action-packed page-turner of a wartime thriller. Jam-packed with sharp dialogue, dynamic and authentic scenes and unforgettable characterisation, this is perfect for fans of Robert
'Has all the pace of the previous three, and is bang on form' Daily Mail 'Tanner is a chiselled protagonist straight out of the pages of the old Commando comics...Destined to be a series that will run and run' Mail On Sunday ______________
The extraordinary drama of Malta's WWII victory against impossible odds told through the eyes of the people who were there. In March and April 1942, more explosives were dropped on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta - smaller than the Isle of Wigh
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: to destroy three dams deep within the German heartland,
'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 combined Allied air forces launched their first-ever round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany.
'A devastating new account..Holland knows his stuff when it comes to military matters' Daily Mail, Book of the Week 'A superb account of the invasion that deserves immense praise. To convey the human drama of Normandy requires great knowledge
'James Holland is the best of the new generation of WW2 historians.' Sebastian Faulks 'Holland's skill lies in bringing these warriors to life with vivid prose.' The Times Shortlisted for the 2021 British Army Military Book of the Year
'Tanner is a chiselled protagonist straight out of the pages of the old Commando comics' Mail on Sunday 'Sharpe for the Blitz years...a meaty, all action yarn!' Sunday Telegraph 'Holland is a superb historian who knows his stuff, and h
'Richly impressive, hard to surpass' William Boyd 'A notable account of an epic human experience' Max Hastings James Holland brings every inch of this battle vividly to life History Revealed This excellent book The Savage Storm reinforces
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 Churchill, speech to the House of Commons, 18 June 1940 The Nazi Blitzkrieg was unlike any
From Hitler's invasion of Russia, America's entry into the conflict and the devastating Thousand Bomber Raids over Germany, to the long grinding struggle in the deserts of North Africa and the crucial Battle of the Atlantic, the middle passage of
From the top ten bestselling author of Normandy 44 and Sicily 43 The Second World War is the most cataclysmic and violent sequence of events in recent times. But for the past seven decades, our understanding of it has relied upon conventional wisdom, prop
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 and a segment of Italian history
The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fixed, framed by the accounts of participants and an early generation of historians. James Holland, one of the
Following The Rise of Germany, the acclaimed first volume in his War in the West trilogy, James Holland has crafted a masterful and gripping narrative of the events that ultimately determined the outcome of World War II. By June 1941, Germany's war ma
Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legendary tank unit, the Sherwood Rangers In the annals of World War II, certain groups of soldiers stand out, and among the most notable were the Sherwood Range
From the bestselling author of Fortress Malta this is the second book in the Mediterranean war trilogy. This book looks afresh at the conflict in Northern Africa, focusing for the first time on the involvement of the US and the way this early collaboratio
A sweeping, heartland World War II family drama from the acclaimed historian and Sunday Times bestselling author. A TIMES BEST SUMMER READ 2024 'A beautiful, evocative novel that captures the fear and mood of the early days of the war' Dermot O
During the third week of February 1944, the combined Allied air forces based in Britain and Italy launched their first round-the-clock bomber offensive against Germany. Their goal: to smash the main factories and production centers of the Luftwaffe while
It should become a standard work on this campaign Telegraph 'James Holland is now our foremost authority on the Italian campaign ' John C. McManus 'A heart-pounding narrative of the brutal Allied fight to take Rome... This is history at its fi
Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legendary tank unit, the Sherwood Rangers In the annals of World War II, certain groups of soldiers stand out, and among the most notable were the Sherwood Range
Discover the story of the Second World War brought to life in full colour by renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns 'A fully immersive experience. A comprehensive yet fast-paced and gripping insight into the Second World
A groundbreaking new account of the Battle of Britain from acclaimed Cambridge historian James Holland 'If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war, ' Churchill said in the summer of 1940. He was right. The Battle of Britain