James Holland (Author)
James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning
historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of
best-selling histories he has presented - and written - a large
number of television programmes and series. He has a weekly Second
World War podcast, We Have of Making You Talk, with Al Murray, and
is Chair of the Chalke Valley History Festival. He is a research
fellow at St Andrew's University.
Keith Burns (Illustrator)
Keith Burns is an award winning aviation artist and commercial
illustrator. He has illustrated comics for the past decade, his
collaborations with writer Garth Ennis, Johnny Red and Out of the
Blue being the most recent. In 2012 he joined the Guild of Aviation
Artists. In 2015 he won the Messier Dowty award for best acrylic
painting in show, and in 2016 he was made a full member of the
Guild, had his first solo exhibition at the RAF Club in London and
won Aviation Painting of the
Year. He has produced commissions for the RAF, the Army, the
Imperial War Museum and Forces Charities. Over the last few years
Keith has supplied art for various stamp collections for Jersey
Post.
A bold attempt to expand the market for military history . . .
aimed at a general reader who wants to get an overall grasp of a
massive subject . . . this is an impressive achievement
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A ground-breaking collaboration between bestselling historian James
Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns presents the war in
full colour, bringing the text vividly to life
*HISTORY OF WAR*
Gripping text, masterful imagery and touching personal stories make
this a must-buy for anyone with an interest in World War Two
*CLASSIC MILITARY VEHICLES*
The war itself becomes something tangible, a fully immersive
experience where the reader is transported to the
mosquito-infested, stinking, dripping jungles of Burma, or to the
arid, baked expanses of the North African desert . . . Both sides
of the book - the written and the drawn - independently are
stunning. But together they create something greater: a
comprehensive yet fast-paced and gripping insight into the Second
World War. This illustrated history ticks every box. For the
reasonably uninitiated, there is enough explanation, enough
references to films and TV series, and enough action to make the
book not just accessible, but riveting. For those familiar with the
Second World War, Holland's style, his arguments and his anecdotes,
along with the exquisite illustrations of Burns, make The Second
World War: An Illustrated History an absolute pleasure to read
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