James Holland (author)

James Holland
Subject	World War II
Spouse	Rachel
Relatives	Tom Holland

James Holland (born 27 June 1970) is a British author and broadcaster.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Education

Educated at Chafyn Grove School, Salisbury, and King's School, Bruton,^[2] Holland has written about military history, especially the Second World War, and has presented television programmes concerning Second World War battles.^[1] He studied at Durham University, graduating with a degree in History in 1992.

Career

Holland is Co-Founder and Co-Chair and Programme Director of the Chalke Valley History Festival ^[3] at Ebbesbourne Wake.

He is Hon. Secretary and a playing member of Chalke Valley Cricket Club ^[4] 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 ^[5] solely for cricket at Butt's Field, Bowerchalke. In August 2014, Holland was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue.^[6]

Personal life

He lives in Broad Chalke near Salisbury, Wiltshire, England with his wife Rachel and their children.^[2] He is the brother of Tom Holland, who is also an author of historical books.

Books

History

Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-43 (Orion 2003)^[1]
Together We Stand: North Africa 1942-1943, Turning the Tide in the West (HarperCollins 2005)^[1]
Heroes: The Greatest Generation and the Second World War (2007)^[1]
Italy's Sorrow: a Year of War, 1944-1945 (2008)^[1]
The Battle of Britain (May 2010)^[1]
Dam Busters (May 2012)^[1]
The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941: The War in the West, Volume 1 (2015)^[7]
The Allies Strike Back, 1941-1943: The War in the West, Volume 2 (2017)

Novels

The Burning Blue (William Heinemann 2004)^[1]
A Pair of Silver Wings (March 2006)^[1]
The Odin Mission (Bantam Press, May 2008)^[1]
Darkest Hour (June 2009)^[1]
Blood of Honour (2010)^[1]
Hellfire (2011)^[1]
Devil's Pact (July 2013)^[1]
Duty Calls: Dunkirk (Puffin 2011)^[1]
Duty Calls: Battle of Britain (Puffin 2012)^[1]

Broadcasts

The end of the war in Europe, Victory in Europe (UKTV History May 2005) ^[1]
Battle of Britain: The Real Story (BBC 2 film September 2010 made by Maya Vision International, owned by historian Michael Wood)^[1]
Dam Busters (Maya Vision International for BBC2 8 November 2011) ^[8]
Battle for Malta (BBC2 7 January 2013) ^[9]
Cold War, Hot Jets (BBC2 8 November 2013)
Normandy '44: The Battle Beyond D-Day (BBC2 6 June 2014)
Nazi Megastructures" (National Geographic 2013 - 2016)

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "About James". griffonmerlin.com.
1 2 3 James Holland, Heroes: The Greatest Generation and the Second World War (2010), p. 4: "...born 27 June 1970, educated Chafyn Grove School, Salisbury; King's School, Bruton..."
↑ "Chalke Valley History Festival - 22nd - 28th June 2015 - The largest Festival dedicated entirely to History in the UK". cvhf.org.uk.
↑ Chalke Valley Cricket Club website
↑ New Cricket Ground website
↑ "Celebrities' open letter to Scotland – full text and list of signatories". theguardian.com. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
↑ "James Holland: The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941 - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago". pritzkermilitary.org.
↑ "Broad Chalke local people 2". broadchalke.info.
↑ "Broad Chalke local people 2". broadchalke.info.

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