5:00 p.m. As in his first volume, Germany Ascendant, he interweaves his account of the well-known events of the period with the personal stories of individuals caught up in them - on all sides. Holland has also written two young adult novels about teenage soldiers taking part in famous World War II battles: Duty Calls: Dunkirk (2011)[17] and Duty Calls: Battle of Britain (2012). Find out more, As a historian, I try and carry out as much original research as possible and remind myself to look at the various aspects of the war I am studying with fresh eyes. This item: The War in the West: A New History: Volume 3: Volume 2: The Allies Fight Back 1941-43. by James Holland Paperback . This is not always the case but I've found novels are less good but historical books often are. 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 machine looked unstoppable. Subject: History. . 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 contributed a chapter about the creation of the new cricket ground to the book The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon, which was collectively written by members of another cricket team on which he has played, the Authors XI. B6863 GB QV line engraved 2d blue stamps 1841 white lines x 9 no reserve. The War in the West: A New History Volume 2, . 2015, Transworld Publishers Limited. If you've read The Rise of Germany, then you don't need to bother to read this second volume in the trilogy. The War in the West review - revelatory account of second world war. eBay (UK) Limited acts as a credit broker not a lender. While the hype threatens to overwhelm the (considerable) degree of revelation within, Hollands impeccably researched and superbly written account of the years 1939-41 skewers a number of myths about the early years of the second world war, not least that of invincible Nazi superiority and comparative Allied incompetence. @James1940. See the complete The War in the West series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. JH doesn't need 5 star reviews from me as he is an outstanding writer but all I can say is I read a lot of military books and was reasonably confident I would not learn anything new and I was also worried about 750 pages on a subject I was familiar with. That campaign has always fascinated me. All the great turning points of 1941-43 are here. he has also written nine works of historical fiction, including the Jack Tanner novels. : 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. Look forward to reading the next volume! Together We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943 - Turning the Tide in the West; THE WAR IN THE WEST - The Allies Fight Back, 1941-1943; War in the West - Germany Ascendant 1939 - 1941; Ladybird Expert Series. Those qualities shine through this new account, Though it is such a well-known story, it has never been told in such depth before. When James Holland's The Rise of Germany, the first volume in his War in the West trilogy, ended, the Nazi war machine looked to be unstoppable. [27], In 2019 Holland appeared in the two-part BBC documentary series Lost home movies of Nazi Germany, where he was recorded reacting to personal footage captured in Germany and its occupied territories shortly before and during the Second World War. Praise for The War in the West - A New History. Paperback Professor of Law James Holland. Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations. C $114.20 . The most refreshing and engaging book about the Second World War that I have read in a long time. Truth by common knowledge. Sun 6 Sep 2015 02.00 . A member of the British Commission for Military History and the Guild of Battlefield Guides, he also regularly contributes reviews and articles in national newspapers and magazines and appears on national radio. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. Follow to get new release updates, special offers (including promotional offers) and improved recommendations. , Language Publisher: Transworld Ltd. PaperBack by James Holland . However what the book shows very strongly is how Germany couldn't win, no matter how far they advanced. [28], Holland is honorary secretary and a playing member of Chalke Valley Cricket Club[29] and was instrumental in organising the relocation of the cricket ground from a combined football and cricket ground at the Chalke Valley Sports Centre to a new ground[30] solely for cricket at Butt's Field, Bowerchalke. The second instalment in a revealing and forceful new multi-volume history of the Second World War from one of the UK's most exciting and expert young historians'Ranks as a towering work of historical research and writing' - Nigel Jones, BBC History MagazineIn 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; the long struggle in the deserts of North Africa; and the defeat of the U-boats in the crucial Battle of the Atlantic. As a writer, I want to produce books that are always entertaining, easy to read and follow, and which contain damn good stories. I am already making room on my shelf for volumes two and three. What James Holland has done is concentrate on the part logistics plays in war. It takes place in the months leading up to and after the start of World War II. Click here to order it for 20, The first part of James Hollands trilogy is packed with astonishing new material about the conflict, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, German cavalry soldiers ride through Paris in 1940 after occupying the city. A triumph Sunday ExpressMakes us eager for the third and final part of what now ranks as a towering work of historical research and writing BBC History MagazineHolland brings a fresh eye to the ebb and flow of the conflict . . [11], His 2019 book Normandy '44: D-Day and the Battle for France was called "far from the first but among the better histories of the Allied invasion of Europe" by Kirkus Reviews[12] and "an excellent and engrossing new look at the Normandy invasion" by Publishers Weekly.[13]. Icicidirect. To tell the real story, he weaves together the experiences of dozens of individuals, from civilians and soldiers, to sailors, pilots, leading military strategists, industrialists and heads of state, and uncovers the strategy, tactics and events that informed not only the military aspects of the war but also the economic, political, and social aspects too. He writes about major events such as the battle of El Alemain and the Battle of the Atlantic but then puts them in the context of supply of equipment and manpower. He seeks and finds that elusive middle ground between the high politics of Hitler, Churchill, and Roosevelt and the personal experience of the soldier in the field. History (non-fiction) Novels (fiction), Big Week The biggest air battle of World War Two, Burma 44 The battle that turned Britains war in the East, Dam Busters: The Race to Smash the German Dams, Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, 1940-1943, Sicily 43: The First Assault on Fortress Europe, Together We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943 Turning the Tide in the West, THE WAR IN THE WEST The Allies Fight Back, 1941-1943, War in the West Germany Ascendant 1939 1941, View the sequel - War in the West: The Allies Fight Back, 1941-1943, New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War and Napoleon: A Life, author of The German Way of War and The Wehrmacht Retreats, Hans Rausing Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Kings College London, co-author of The Heart of Everything That Is, 10th July 2014 - 10:30 pm by Raoul Daddo-Langlois | 249 Squadron RAF, 10th July 2014 - 10:26 pm by Buck McNair and the Maltese Connection | 249 Squadron RAF. Random House presents the audiobook edition of The War in the West: A New History: Volume 2 by James Holland, read by Leighton Pugh.. See all books authored by James Holland, including Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II, and Normandy '44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France, and more on ThriftBooks.com. James Holland deftly interweaves the personal histories of pilots, soldiers, submariners, sailors, nurses, office clerks and other civilians. . Holland was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. [1] He has his own collection at the Imperial War Museum. Holland is the first major popular historian of the Second World War to place what might best be called "strategic logistics" at the heart of his narrative. It's important to note, as Holland makes clear, that this is a history of the Second World War as it was fought in western Europe. In the second volume of his acclaimed new history . 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Simply the Most Comprehensive Book on WW2, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2018, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2021, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 May 2020, Finance and resources. The War in the West, Volume 1: A Military History Book Club Main Selection . In The Allie. I would read anything Holland writes., A hugely engaging, scholarly and ambitious book that strips away the myths surrounding the Second World War anduniquelytells the human stories, not just the political and military history. In The War in the West, James Holland weds his typically deft writing to years of research and thought. Mighty as it was, it was built on a pillar of sand. Check out this great listen on Audible.com. 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