James Holland, Italy's Sorrow: A Year of War, 1944-1945 (New York: St. Martin's Press, 2008) (From the book jacket: "Although known as a land of beauty and for the richness of its culture, Italy's suffering in 1933-1945 is now largely forgotten. This is the first account of the conflict there to tell the story from all sides and to include the experiences of soldiers and civilians alike. Offering extensive original research, it weaves together the drama and tragedy of that terrible year, in concluding new perspectives and material on some of the most debated episodes to have emerged from World War II.").
James Holland, The War in the West, Volume One: The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941 (New York: Atlantic Monthly, 2015) ("In warfare, there are understood to be three important levels: the strategic, the operational and the tactical. Strategy refers to the big picture--the overall aims; the tactical level is the fighting on the front line and how that is conducted; and operational refers to the means of making both the strategic and the tactical happen--in other words, the nuts and bolts; the kit, the ammunition, logistics, resources--the economics of war--getting men and machines from A to B. Sustaining the battle. [] It is this operational level that has been most neglected in the historiography of the Second World War. But don't be put off--it's also one of the most interesting, because when one starts to understand this more complex level, all kinds new perspectives appear, which cast our understanding of the war in a different light, And that is very exciting." Id. at 4.).
James Holland, The War in the West, A New History, Volume Two: The Allies Fight Back, 1941-1943 (London: Bantam Press, 2017) (From the book jacket: "In the second volume of his . . . 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 desert of North Africa; and the defeat of the U-boats in the crucial Battle of the Atlantic.")
