Brothers in Arms
One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day
$22.99
- Paperback
704 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2022
Summary
Through compelling eye-witness testimony and renowned historian James Holland’s expert analysis, Brothers In Arms brings to vivid life the final bloody scramble across Europe from the powerful perspective of one of the greatest tank regiments – the Sherwood Rangers.
It took a certain type of courage to serve in a tank in World War Two. Encased in steel, surrounded by highly explosive shells, a big and slow-moving target, every crew member was utterly vulnerable to enemy attac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552177917 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552177911 |
| Author: | James Holland |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 704 |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2022 |
| Weight: | 514g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 34mm |
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Critics Review
War as it should be described - ordinary men facing extraordinary horror. Caught in the drama of battle, we sometimes forget the good men who died. Holland, to his credit, forces us to remember
Brothers in Arms does not disappoint…he has an eye for detail…He seemingly incorporates technical information about tanks and anti-tank weapons so that we get a feel for how men interacted with the technology of war…likewise, amid the numbers that demarcate hills of military deployments, Holland takes us down to the individual’s experience. * Times Literary Supplement *
War as it should be described - ordinary men facing extraordinary horror. Caught in the drama of battle, we sometimes forget the good men who died. Holland, to his credit, forces us to remember * The Times BOOK OF THE WEEK *
Powerful and moving…James Holland’s greatest strength as a military historian is that he brings humanity to his work. Brothers In Arms does more than just tell the story of the Sherwood Rangers…Holland has delved into their world and brought their characters to life. * The Spectator *
Their [the Sherwood Rangers] story can be seen as a reflection of the British war as a whole and Holland tells it very well, using his trademark technique of immersive detail and a cast of well-defined characters. If you are a fan of his style and I am, you will find that once again it works brilliantly * The Daily Telegraph *
An intimate and harrowing portrayal of warfare * Radio Times *
About The Author
James Holland
James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories including most recently The Savage Storm and Cassino ‘44, he is also the author of ten works of fiction and a dozen Ladybird Experts. He is the co-founder of the annual Chalke Valley History Festival which is now in its twelfth year, and he has presented - and written - many television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic and the History and Discovery channels. With Al Murray, he has a successful Second World War podcast, We Have Ways of Making You Talk, which also has its own festival, and is a research fellow at St Andrew’s University and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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