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James Holland

James Holland is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of the best-selling historical novels, he has also written nine works of historical fiction. He regularly appears on television and radio, and has written and presented the BAFTA-shortlisted documentaries. Co-founder and Programme Director of the Chalke Valley History Festival, he has his own collection at the Imperial War Museum, and is Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

He is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories includingFortress Malta: An Island Under Siege, Battle of Britain, Dam Busters, and most recently, The War in the West, he has also written nine works of historical fiction, including the Jack Tanner novels. He has presented – and written – a large number of television programs and series, including the BBC’s The Battle for Malta, and has scripted and is producing a film of his novel, A Pair of Silver Wings, largely set in Malta during the war.

He also Chair of the Chalke Valley History Festival, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Research Fellow at Swansea University.

James Holland was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and studied history at Durham University. Married with a son, he lives near Salisbury.

He can be found on Twitter as @James1940.

He is also an avid cricketer, and plays for both Chalke Valley CC and the Authors CC.

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Born 27 June 1970

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  • Cover of: The War in the West - A New History: Germany Ascendant 1939-1941

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  • Cover of: TOGETHER WE STAND: AMERICA, BRITAIN, AND THE FORGING OF AN ALLIANCE

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  • Cover of: Devil's pact

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  • Cover of: Fortress Malta: an island under siege 1940-1943

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  • Cover of: Twenty-one: coming of age in the Second World War

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  • Cover of: Battle of Britain

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  • Cover of: Normandy '44: D-Day and the battle for France : a new history

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  • Cover of: The Allies strike back, 1941-1943

    First published in 2017 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Big week: the biggest air battle of World War II

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Born 27 June 1970

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945, Campaigns, Military campaigns, Fiction, History, Fiction, war & military, Military History, Soldiers, Aerial Military operations, Great Britain, HISTORY / Military / General, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, British, British Aerial operations, Great Britain. Royal Air Force, Great britain, fiction, Great britain, royal air force, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, HISTORY / Europe / Western, HISTORY / Military / United States, Jack Tanner (Fictitious character), Veterans, World war, 1939-1945, campaigns, western front, World war, 1939-1945, great britain

Places

Great Britain, France, Italy, Soviet Union, Western Front, Belgium, British Empire, Czechoslovakia, Danzig, Egypt, England, Germany, Malta, Normandy, Normandy (France), North Africa, Norway, Poland, Rhineland, Sicily, United States

People

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Barnes Wallis (1887-1979), Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Guy Gibson, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Joseph Stalin (1879-1953), Lord Halifax, Neville Chamberlain, Olav V King of Norway (1903-1991), Vyacheslav Molotov, Winston Churchill Sir (1874-1965)

Time

World War, 1939-1945, 1939-1941, 1943, German occupation, 1940-1945, Siege, 1940-1943

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  • OLID: OL1400879A

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April 6, 2021 Edited by kolakowj7580 Corrected incorrect auth name> from "Holland, James" to "James Holland".
April 6, 2021 Edited by kolakowj7580 Added photo, bio, and links
April 6, 2021 Edited by kolakowj7580 Added new photo
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