Reviews
Praise forItaly's Sorrow: '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, award-winning author ofThe Fall of Berlin 1945andStalingrad Praise forTogether We Stand: "Compelling and detailed...Entertaining though scholarly, this exhaustively researched narrative moves seamlessly from the exalted strategy conferences of generals and presidents to the individual grunt on the front line, offering as complete a portrait of this important episode in WWII as we are likely to see."--Publishers Weekly "Holland deftly brings alive this harrowing and heroic story."--James Bradley, author ofFlags of Our Fathers "Holland tells the story brilliantly. He has delved in archives for letters and diaries and diligently tracked down survivors…Holland is also excellent on high strategy and the strengths and weaknesses of commanders…Vivid, intelligently, movingly, Holland's monumental chronicle tells it like it was."--Mail on Sunday (UK) "His first book of military history,Fortress Malta,proclaimed the arrival of a promising talent. This one confirms it. With the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the war in Europe upon us, the bookshops are currently awash with Second World War titles. This one stands out from the crowd."--Literary Review (UK) Praise forFortress ofMalta: "[A] superbly engaging history."--Publishers Weekly "Powerful…Behind most great epic battles are the individual tales of human endurance and triumph, shards of tile that comprise the entire mosaic. Mr Holland provides those with painstaking care, frequently overlapping the daily lives of his subjects in real time, minute by minute…both a scholarly work and a gripping read…his meticulously researched book."--WashingtonTimes "Combines painstaking research with effortless prose…a brilliant debut."--Sunday Telegraph (UK), Praise for Italy's Sorrow : '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, award-winning author of The Fall of Berlin 1945 and Stalingrad Praise for Together We Stand : "Compelling and detailed...Entertaining though scholarly, this exhaustively researched narrative moves seamlessly from the exalted strategy conferences of generals and presidents to the individual grunt on the front line, offering as complete a portrait of this important episode in WWII as we are likely to see."-- Publishers Weekly "Holland deftly brings alive this harrowing and heroic story."--James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers "Holland tells the story brilliantly. He has delved in archives for letters and diaries and diligently tracked down survivors…Holland is also excellent on high strategy and the strengths and weaknesses of commanders…Vivid, intelligently, movingly, Holland's monumental chronicle tells it like it was."-- Mail on Sunday ( UK ) "His first book of military history, Fortress Malta, proclaimed the arrival of a promising talent. This one confirms it. With the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the war in Europe upon us, the bookshops are currently awash with Second World War titles. This one stands out from the crowd."-- Literary Review ( UK ) Praise for Fortress of Malta : "[A] superbly engaging history."-- Publishers Weekly "Powerful…Behind most great epic battles are the individual tales of human endurance and triumph, shards of tile that comprise the entire mosaic. Mr Holland provides those with painstaking care, frequently overlapping the daily lives of his subjects in real time, minute by minute…both a scholarly work and a gripping read…his meticulously researched book."-- Washington Times "Combines painstaking research with effortless prose…a brilliant debut."-- Sunday Telegraph ( UK ), Praise for Italy's Sorrow : '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, award-winning author of The Fall of Berlin 1945 and Stalingrad Praise for Together We Stand : "Compelling and detailed...Entertaining though scholarly, this exhaustively researched narrative moves seamlessly from the exalted strategy conferences of generals and presidents to the individual grunt on the front line, offering as complete a portrait of this important episode in WWII as we are likely to see."-- Publishers Weekly "Holland deftly brings alive this harrowing and heroic story."--James Bradley, author of Flags of Our Fathers "Holland tells the story brilliantly. He has delved in archives for letters and diaries and diligently tracked down survivors...Holland is also excellent on high strategy and the strengths and weaknesses of commanders...Vivid, intelligently, movingly, Holland's monumental chronicle tells it like it was."-- Mail on Sunday ( UK ) "His first book of military history, Fortress Malta, proclaimed the arrival of a promising talent. This one confirms it. With the sixtieth anniversary of the end of the war in Europe upon us, the bookshops are currently awash with Second World War titles. This one stands out from the crowd."-- Literary Review ( UK ) Praise for Fortress of Malta : "[A] superbly engaging history."-- Publishers Weekly "Powerful...Behind most great epic battles are the individual tales of human endurance and triumph, shards of tile that comprise the entire mosaic. Mr Holland provides those with painstaking care, frequently overlapping the daily lives of his subjects in real time, minute by minute...both a scholarly work and a gripping read...his meticulously researched book."-- Washington Times "Combines painstaking research with effortless prose...a brilliant debut."-- Sunday Telegraph ( UK )
