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  | | D-Day From the Invasion to the Liberation of Paris 6 June 1944 by Richard Holmes, Imperial War Museum Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2019 by Andre Deutsch ISBN-13: 978-0-233-00577-5, ISBN: 0-233-00577-3 "In superb images, rare memorabilia, and the words of those who lived it, this is the story of D-Day. D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. In painstaking detail, this graphic account lays out the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign that effectively destroy ..." |
 | | The Western Front(1st Edition) by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2000 by Tv Books ISBN-13: 978-1-57500-147-0, ISBN: 1-57500-147-0 "Richard Holmes, author of the popular books War Walks and War Walks II, turns his attention to the Western Front, the trench line stretching from the Swiss Frontier to the North Sea. Of the nine million British and Dominion soldiers who enlisted during the First World War, the majority served here. Of the 947,000 soldiers who were killed in action, most also died here. Major themes in the book include: Making The Front (the early days o ..." |
 | | Footsteps Adventures of a Romantic Biographer by Richard Holmes Paperback, 296 Pages, Published 1996 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-679-77004-6, ISBN: 0-679-77004-6 "Richard Holmes knew he had become a true biographer the day his bank bounced a check that he had inadvertently dated 1772. Because for the acclaimed chronicler of Shelley and Coleridge, biography is a physical pursuit, an ardent and arduous retracing of footsteps that may have vanished centuries before. In this gripping book, Holmes takes us from France’s Massif Central, where he followed the route taken by Robert Louis Stevenson and ..." |
 | | Acts of War(1st Edition) Behavior of Men in Battle by Richard Holmes Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 1989 by Free Press ISBN-13: 978-0-02-914851-8, ISBN: 0-02-914851-0 "The reality of what it is to be a soldier, by Britain's foremost military historian. This ambitious, wide-ranging, exhaustively researched book is a compelling attempt to grasp the very nature of war. It takes us through the soldier's experience in its entirety - from the humiliation of basic training and the intense comradeship of army life, to the terror, isolation and exhaustion of battle. What does it feel like to be in the firin ..." |
 | | Falling Upwards Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture The Aeronauts by Richard Holmes Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2019 by William Collins ISBN-13: 978-0-00-838026-7, ISBN: 0-00-838026-0 "NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE AND FELICITY JONESA GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW REPUBLIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to analyse the air to war generals floating across enemy lines, Richard Holmes takes to the air in this heart-lifting history of pioneer ba ..." |
 | | Dr Johnson and Mr Savage(Updated) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2005 by Harper Perennial ISBN-13: 978-0-00-720455-7, ISBN: 0-00-720455-8 "A classic reissue of Richard Holmes’s brilliant book on Samuel Johnson’s friendship with the poet Richard Savage, which won the James Tait Black Prize for Biography.Dr Johnson & Mr Savage is the story of a mysterious eighteenth-century friendship. Richard Savage was a poet, playwright and convicted murderer who roamed through the brothels and society salons of Augustan England creating a legend of poetic injustice. Strangest of all his ..." |
 | | Battle (DK Eyewitness Books) by Richard Holmes, Geoff Dann, Geoff Brightling Hardcover, 72 Pages, Published 2009 by Dk Children ISBN-13: 978-0-7566-5027-8, ISBN: 0-7566-5027-5 "The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, "Eyewitness Books" provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. "Eyewitness Battle" is DK's classic look at the history of military science and warfare, now reissued with a CD and wall chart." |
 | | World War II in Photographs by Richard Holmes, Imperial War Museum, Sarah Larter, Trevor Newman Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2009 by Carlton Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84732-441-2, ISBN: 1-84732-441-X "As we approach the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II, interest in the greatest military conflict of all time remains stronger than ever. Richard Holmes, one of Britain’s finest military historiansassisted by the research staff of the Imperial War Museumtakes us on a photographic look back at the confrontation. In year-by-year chapters, from 193945, this breathtaking volume covers every theater of operations. Dramatic, har ..." |
 | | Redcoat(1st Edition) The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 466 Pages, Published 2002 by W. W. Norton & Company ISBN-13: 978-0-393-05211-4, ISBN: 0-393-05211-7 "A rich, anecdotal history of the British soldier from the American Revolution through the Indian Mutiny.Redcoat is the story of the British soldier—those noncommissioned men whom Kipling called "the backbone of the army"—from roughly 1760 to 1860. Based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them, this book is rich in the history of a fascinating era. Among the highlights are Wolfe's victory and de ..." |
 | | Marlborough(1st Edition) England's Fragile Genius by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 2008 by Harperpress ISBN-13: 978-0-00-722571-2, ISBN: 0-00-722571-7 "Best-selling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating account of the life of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, Britain's finest soldier, who rose from genteel poverty to lead his country to glory, cementing its position as a major player on the European stage and saviour of the Holy Roman Empire.John Churchill is, by any reasonable analysis, Britain?s greatest ever soldier. He mastered strategy, ..." |
 | | Footsteps(Updated) Adventures of a Romantic Biographer by Richard Holmes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2005 by Harperperennial ISBN-13: 978-0-00-720453-3, ISBN: 0-00-720453-1 "Richard Holmes's great work of biographical exploration, published alongside its sister volume 'Sidetracks'. In 1985, Richard Holmes published a small book of essays called Footsteps and the writing of biography was changed forever. A daring mix of travel, biographical sleuthing and personal memoir, it broke all the conventions of the genre and remains ons of the most intoxicating, magical works of modern literary exploration ever publi ..." |
 | | Falling Upwards How We Took to the Air [Idioma Inglés] by Richard Holmes Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2014 by William Collins ISBN-13: 978-0-00-747651-0, ISBN: 0-00-747651-5 "‘Nominally a history of the hot air balloon, ‘Falling Upwards’ is really a history of hope and fantasy – and the quixotic characters who disobeyed that most fundamental laws of physics and gave humans flight’ New Republic, Best Books of 2013CHOSEN AS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN ** Guardian ** New Statesman ** Daily Telegraph ** New Republic ** TIME Magazine 10 Top Nonfiction Books of 2013 ** The New Republic Best Books of 2013 ** Kirkus B ..." |
 | | Churchill's Bunker(4th Edition) The Secret Headquarters at the Heart of Britain's Victory by Richard Holmes Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2011 by Profile Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84668-231-5, ISBN: 1-84668-231-2 "'This is the room from which I will direct the war,' Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940. It was from these cramped confines that Churchill turned a seemingly inevitable defeat at the hands of the Nazis into a famous victory. Built in 1938 as a temporary refuge in case of air raid attack, this secret bunker became a second home to Churchill - and to large numbers of military personnel and civil servants who ..." |
 | | Imperial War Museum(1st Edition) The Second World War in Photographs by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2009 by Carlton Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84732-403-0, ISBN: 1-84732-403-7 "Dramatic, hard hitting and intensely moving, this is a unique visual testament to themillions of men and women who lost their lives in the war, and a reminder ..." |
 | | The Age of Wonder(1st Edition) How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 552 Pages, Published 2008 by Harper Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-375-42222-5, ISBN: 0-375-42222-6 "A riveting history of the men and women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth century gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping through Britain, the botanist had sailed with Captain Cook on his first Endeavour voyage in search of new worlds. Other voyages of discovery—astronom ..." |
 | | The Age of Wonder(Reprint) by Richard Holmes, Vv.Aa. Paperback, 380 Pages, Published 2008 by Vintage Books ISBN-13: 978-0-00-714953-7, ISBN: 0-00-714953-0 "Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Book Richard Holmes, prize-winning biographer of Coleridge and Shelley, explores the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of the 18th century in his ground-breaking new biography 'The Age of Wonder'. 'The Age of Wonder' is Richard Holmes's first major work of biography in over a decade. It has been inspi ..." |
 | | Dusty Warriors(1st Edition) Modern Soldiers at War by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 316 Pages, Published 2006 by Harper Import ISBN-13: 978-0-00-721284-2, ISBN: 0-00-721284-4 "Rare Book" |
 | | Ultimate Special Forces(Reprint) by Hugh Mcmanners, Richard Holmes Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2006 by Dk ISBN-13: 978-0-7566-1898-8, ISBN: 0-7566-1898-3 "Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub the Date: May. 2006 Pages: 192 in Publisher by: penguin A riveting exploration of the world's most highly trained military units. From the withancient Spartans to a modern-day U.S. Navy SEALs Ultimate Special Forces offers over 700 illustrations of equipment and techniques used by today's special forces - from intelligence-gathering methods to special vehicles and survival gear. In-depth accounts of the b ..." |
 | | Footsteps(Reprint) Adventures of a Romantic Biographer by Richard Holmes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2004 by Harpercollins Pub Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-00-654840-9, ISBN: 0-00-654840-7 "Richard Holmes's great work of biographical exploration, rejacketed and republished alongside its sister volume 'Sidetracks'. In 1985, Richard Holmes published a small book of essays called 'Footsteps' and the writing of biography was changed forever. A daring mix of travel, biographical sleuthing and personal memoir, it broke all the conventions of the genre and remains ons of the most intoxicating, magical works of modern literary ex ..." |
 | | The First World War in Photographs (Imperial War Museum) by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by Sevenoaks Books ISBN-13: 978-1-86200-092-6, ISBN: 1-86200-092-1 |
 | | Sidetracks by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2000 by Harper & Row ISBN-13: 978-0-00-255578-4, ISBN: 0-00-255578-6 "To be sidetracked is to be led astray by a path or an idea, a scent or a tune, and maybe lost forever. But no true biographer would mind that, if he can take a few readers with him. To find your subject, you must in some sense lose yourself along the way. Richard Holmes, the award-winning biographer of Shelley and Coleridge, has been ensnared by his "love of imaginative displacement", an obsession that he has documented not only in his ..." |
 | | War Walks(1st Edition) From the Battle of Hastings to the Blitz v.2 (Vol 2) by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1997 by Bbc Books ISBN-13: 978-0-563-38386-4, ISBN: 0-563-38386-0 "A companion to the BBC 2 series. Six moments in British History, from the Norman Conquest to the second World War are recreated. The author, using his knowledge of warfare through the ages, journeys through the sites of historic conflict. Each battle represents a turning point in British history. The guide contains maps of the battlefield areas." |
 | | War Walks Vol(Updated) 1 from Agincourt to Normandy & War Walks Vol: 2 from The Battle of Hastings to The Blitz. (TWO BOOKS) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1997 by Bbc Books ISBN-13: 978-0-563-38360-4, ISBN: 0-563-38360-7 "Seeking to recreate on each walk the atmosphere of the battles through the stories of the men who fought them, this is a guide to six battlefields of northern France and Belgium: Agincourt, Waterloo, Mons and Le Cateau, the Somme, Arras, ..." |
 | | War Walks from Agincourt to Normandy (v. 1) by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1996 by Bbc Consumer Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-563-38749-7, ISBN: 0-563-38749-1 "For hundreds of years battle has raged over the area of northern France and Belgium known as "the fatal avenue". This book guides readers on a journey through the terrain as it is today, seeking to recreate on each walk the atmosphere of the battles through the stories of the men who fought them. Each chapter is illustrated with a map of the battlefield area, and several sketch maps showing troop movements and local points of interest. ..." |
 | | Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage(Reprint) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1996 by Vintage ISBN-13: 978-0-679-75770-2, ISBN: 0-679-75770-8 "Dr. Johnson & Mr. Savage recounts a story of a mysterious eighteenth-century friendship between Richard Savage - poet, playwright, and convicted murderer - and the young Samuel Johnson, an unknown provincial schoolmaster just arrived in London to seek his literary fortune. In a book that the Times Literary Supplement has called "a chiaroscuro masterpiece, as gothic as a ghost story, as heroic as a myth, " Richard Holmes brilliantly reco ..." |
 | | Eyewitness Guides(1st Edition) Battle; Discover The History Of Battles - From The Hand-To-Hand Combat Of The Ancient Assyrian's To The Artillery Battles Of World War I by Richard Holmes, Dorling Kindersley Limited, Caroline Beattie, Sharon Spencer, Ivan Finnegan, Gillian Denton, Julia Harris, Celine Carez, Catherine Semark, Cynthia Hole Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 1995 by Dorling Kindersley Limited ISBN-13: 978-0-7513-6057-8, ISBN: 0-7513-6057-0 "Here is an original and exciting new guide to the most important battles in history. Superb, full-colour photographs of uniforms, weapons, and battle scenes offer a unique "eyewitness" view of how battles were fought and won. See: *An Indian five-bladed dagger. *A full Japanese suit of armour. *Medals from all over the world. *A "dragon cannon". *A Surgeon's amputation saw. Learn: *About the difference between a cannon and a mortar. *H ..." |
 | | CORPUS VASORUM ANTIQUORUM DEUTSCHLAND KESTNER-MUSEUM BAND 2(1st Edition) by Richard. Holmes Hardcover, Published 2000 by Beck ISBN-13: 978-1-86200-088-9, ISBN: 1-86200-088-3 |
 | | Firing Line(Updated) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 1987 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-008574-7, ISBN: 0-14-008574-2 |
 | | Footsteps(1st Edition) Adventures of a Romantic Biographer (King Penguin) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1987 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-008860-1, ISBN: 0-14-008860-1 "Richard Holmes's great work of biographical exploration, rejacketed and republished alongside its sister volume 'Sidetracks'. In 1985, Richard Holmes published a small book of essays called 'Footsteps' and the writing of biography was changed forever. A daring mix of travel, biographical sleuthing and personal memoir, it broke all the conventions of the genre and remains ons of the most intoxicating, magical works of modern literary exp ..." |
 | | Coleridge(Updated) (Past Masters) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 1984 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-287591-4, ISBN: 0-19-287591-4 "This biographical study describes Coleridge's work as a poet, philosopher and literary critic. Holmes analyzes the man and his work, as a struggling writer, as a thinker and theorist of Romanticism, and as an exemplary figure." |
 | | Footsteps(Updated) Adventures of a Romantic Biographer (King Penguin) by Richard. Holmes Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 1990 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-013936-5, ISBN: 0-14-013936-2 |
 | | Scott on ZÃ lide(Reprint) Portrait of ZÃ lide by Geoffrey Scott: Portrait of Zelide by Geoffrey Scott (Flamingo Classic Biographies) by Richard Holmes, Geoffrey Scott Paperback, 220 Pages, Published 2010 by Harper Perennial ISBN-13: 978-0-00-711173-2, ISBN: 0-00-711173-8 "‘Lives that Never Grow Old’ is a wonderful series– edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.Zélide lived in her father’s moated castle in Holland, like a fairytale princess in a tower. She was the clever, sexy, mercurial young Dutch blue-stocking with whom Boswell fell disastrously in love in 1764. The ..." |
 | | Fighting for the Fatherland The Story of the German Soldier from 1648 to the Present Day by David J. Stone, Dr David Stone, Richard Holmes Paperback, 466 Pages, Published 2009 by Potomac Books ISBN-13: 978-1-59797-186-7, ISBN: 1-59797-186-3 "Fighting for the Fatherland traces and analyzes three and a half centuries of the evolution of the German fighting man and the armies in which he served. It sets his patriotism against his cultural background and against the ever-changing national imperatives of his time.The German soldier's cultural legacy encompasses the romanticized Teutonic legends of Germanic mythology. The more immediate and pragmatic imperatives of Brandenburg's ..." |
 | | Hitler's Bandit Hunters(Reprint) The SS and the Nazi Occupation of Europe by Philip W. Blood, Richard Holmes Paperback, 424 Pages, Published 2008 by Potomac Books ISBN-13: 978-1-59797-157-7, ISBN: 1-59797-157-X "In August 1942, Hitler directed all German state institutions to assist Heinrich Himmler, the chief of the SS and the German police, in eradicating armed resistance in the newly occupied territories of Eastern Europe and Russia. The directive for “combating banditry” (Bandenbekämpfung), became the third component of the Nazi regime’s three-part strategy for German national security, with genocide (Endlösung der Judenfrage, or “the Final ..." |
 | | Selected Poems(Updated) (Penguin Classics) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Richard Holmes, Contributor-Richard Holmes Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2000 by Penguin Classics Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-042429-4, ISBN: 0-14-042429-6 "With this collection, renowned Colridge biographer Richard Holmes casts new light on the poets sensibilities and accomplishments. Holmes divides the poems into eight categories of theme and genre, dispelling the myth of Coleridge as "the metaphysical dreamer" and rediscovering him as a Romantic autobiographer of tremendous power and range. At the heart of Selected Poetry are the Conversation Poems, a unified and beautifully crafted auto ..." |
 | | A Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and Memoirs of the Author of the Rights of Women(Reprint) by William Godwin, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Richard Holmes, Mary Wolstonecraft Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1987 by Penguin Classics Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-14-043269-5, ISBN: 0-14-043269-8 "In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: "A Short Residence in Sweden" is the record of Wollstonecraft's last journey in search of happiness, into the remote and beautiful backwoods of Scandinavia. The quest for a lost treasure ship, the pain of a wrecked love affair, memories of the Fr ..." |
 | | This Long Pursuit Reflections of a Romantic Biographer (Paperback) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2017 by William Collins ISBN-13: 978-0-00-816872-8, ISBN: 0-00-816872-5 "Across three centuries, and much of Europe – ‘Holmes writes beautifully … A masterly performance by the greatest literary biographer of his generation’ The OldieThirty years ago Richard Holmes published Footsteps – a revolutionary book that would become a bestseller and influence profoundly a whole generation of younger writers. The Long Pursuit is a companion book in that it ranges widely over the arts, science, poetry and inspiration ..." |
 | | The Napoleonic Wars(1st Edition) by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2015 by Carlton Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78097-614-3, ISBN: 1-78097-614-3 "Napoleon was the colossus of his age. He rose to become one of Revolutionary France's most successful generals, before being crowned Emperor in December 1804. Over the next eight years he fought a series of campaigns, defeating all his continental rivals, though his inability to take command of the sea prevented him from beating Britain. This authoritative book tells the story of the Napoleonic Wars, beautifully illustrated throughout w ..." |
 | | The Romantic Poets and Their Circle(Updated) (National Portrait Gallery Companions) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2014 by National Portrait Gallery ISBN-13: 978-1-85514-477-4, ISBN: 1-85514-477-8 "·Includes entertaining, thumbnail biographies of the key figures at the forefront of the theme or movement, or who were closely connected to the personality in question ·Updated from the highly successful series Character Sketches and Insights, and refreshed with a contemporary design and accessible format The ideal of the 'inspired' artist owes its origin to the figures of the Romantic period, who revolutionized English art and litera ..." |
 | | Soldiers(1st Edition) Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors by Richard Holmes Paperback, 688 Pages, Published 2012 by Harper ISBN-13: 978-0-00-722570-5, ISBN: 0-00-722570-9 "From the redcoat who served Charles II to the modern, camouflage-clad guard at Camp Bastion, from battlefield to barrack-room, this is a magisterial social history of the British soldier. Since 1660 the army has evolved and adapted, but the social organisation of the men has changed less, with the major combat arms retaining many of the characteristics familiar to those who fought at Blenheim, Waterloo and the Somme. The Duke of Marlbor ..." |
 | | The World at War(Reprint) The Landmark Oral History from the Classic TV Series by Richard Holmes Paperback, 662 Pages, Published 2011 by Ebury Press ISBN-13: 978-0-09-191753-1, ISBN: 0-09-191753-0 "The story of the war is told through the testimony of an incredible array of key participants—from Hitler's secretary to bomber pilot Jimmy Stewart The World at War was the definitive television work on World War II. First broadcast in 1973, it was a unique and irreplaceable record since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long to live. The show's producers committed hundreds of interview-hours to tape in its creation ..." |
 | | The D-Day Experience by Richard Holmes, Imperial War Museum Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2010 by Carlton Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84732-500-6, ISBN: 1-84732-500-9 "Written by one of Britain’s best known and most respected military historians, The D-Day Experience graphically captures the planning and execution of the Allied invasion, which ultimately led to victory. More than 30 facsimile items of rare memorabilia thrust readers right into the heart of history: they’ll have the unique opportunity to relive this momentous event by holding and examining facsimiles of rarely or never-seen maps, diari ..." |
 | | The World at War The Landmark Oral History by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 2007 by Ebury Press ISBN-13: 978-0-09-191751-7, ISBN: 0-09-191751-4 "The World at War is the definitive television work on the Second World War. It told the story of the war through the testimony of key participants—from civilians to ordinary soldiers, from statesmen to generals. First broadcast in 1973, the result was a unique and irreplaceable record since many of the eyewitnesses captured on film did not have long to live. The program’s producers committed hundreds of interview-hours to tape in its cr ..." |
 | | Nutfield Rambles stories from the history of Derry, Londonderry & Windham New Hamphire by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 369 Pages, Published 2007 by Peter E Randall ISBN-13: 978-1-931807-64-7, ISBN: 1-931807-64-7 "Rick Holmes has long been considered the area¿s master-storyteller and here are some of his best, most interesting tales." |
 | | Sahib(1st Edition) The British Soldier in India 1750-1914 by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 572 Pages, Published 2006 by Harpercollins Uk ISBN-13: 978-0-00-713753-4, ISBN: 0-00-713753-2 "From the bestselling author of "Tommy and Redcoat", a magnificent and rich history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of empire, making full use of personal accounts of soldiers who served in the vast and varied nation that made up the jewel in Britain's imperial crown. "Sahib" is a broad and sweeping military history of the British soldier in India, but its focus, like that of "Tommy and Redcoat" before it, is on the ..." |
 | | Shelley(Updated) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 848 Pages, Published 2005 by Harper Perennial ISBN-13: 978-0-00-720458-8, ISBN: 0-00-720458-2 "A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes' epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years. Shelley, the most neglected of all the great Romantic poets, was born in Sussex in 1792 and died in Tuscany in 1822, a brief life packed with love affairs, alarums and excursions. Holmes's book offers a serious and critical reappraisal of Shelley ..." |
 | | Soldiers(1st Edition) A History of Men in Battle by John Keegan, Frederick Forsyth, John Gau Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 1986 by Elisabeth Sifton Books ISBN-13: 978-0-670-80969-1, ISBN: 0-670-80969-1 "Celebrated military historian, John Keegan, and co-author, Richard Holmes, chart the changes in the conduct of warfare through history with an instructive combination of analysis and illustration. In the process they reveal that what has not changed is that an army ultimately has to depend on the courage and determination of its fighting men. With an introduction by Frederick Forsyth." |
 | | Redcoat(Updated) The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket by Richard Holmes Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2002 by Harpercollins Publishers Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-00-653152-4, ISBN: 0-00-653152-0 "Magnificent history of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900 by one of Britain's best-known and accomplished military writers and broadcasters. Red Coat is non-fiction Sharpe, filled with anecdote and humour as well as historical analysis. 'Redcoat is a wonderful book. It is not just a work of history -- but one of enthusiasm and unparalleled knowledge.' BERNARD CORNWELL Redcoat is the story of the British soldier from c.1760 u ..." |
 | | The First World War in Photographs by Richard Holmes Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by Carlton Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84222-319-2, ISBN: 1-84222-319-4 "new BOOK, MINT CODNITION AND 3 DAYS EXPEDITED SHIPPING" |
 | | Sidetracks(Reprint) Explorations of a Romantic Biographer by Richard Holmes, Holmes Edward Paperback, 432 Pages, Published 2001 by Vintage Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-679-75771-9, ISBN: 0-679-75771-6 "With this collection of short and fascinating biographical pieces, the award-winning biographer of Coleridge and Shelley offers a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious art of biography. When researching, Richard Holmes has often become captivated by figures peripheral to his main subject, literary forays that he couldn’t resist. These tales–the forbidden love of John Stuart Mill, the bizarre novel of Oscar Wilde’ s tragic grand-u ..." |
 | | Coleridge Darker Reflections, 1804-1834 by Richard Holmes Paperback, 656 Pages, Published 2000 by Pantheon ISBN-13: 978-0-375-70838-1, ISBN: 0-375-70838-3 "Richard Holmes's Coleridge: Early Visions won the 1989 Whitbread Book of the Year Prize. Coleridge: Darker Reflections, the long-awaited second volume, chronicles the last thirty years of his career (1804-1834), a period of domestic and professional turmoil. His marriage foundered, his opium addiction increased, he quarreled bitterly with Wordsworth, and his son, Hartley (a gifted poet himself), became an alcoholic. But after a desperat ..." |
 | | Coleridge(Updated) Darker Reflections v.2 (Vol 2) by Richard Holmes Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 1999 by Flamingo ISBN-13: 978-0-00-654842-3, ISBN: 0-00-654842-3 "This is the concluding volume of Holmes's definitive and thrilling biography of ST Coleridge. The book reads as a brilliant evocation of the Romantic age when a rigorous literary discourse was alive in England. Coleridge sat at the helm, a mad, loveable genius whose only life-long love affair was with opium. Holmes charts STC's oscillation between narcotic oblivion and the nightmare visions of withdrawal with the skill of a novelist ..." |
 | | Falling Upwards(1st Edition) How We Took to the Air by Sir Richard Holmes, Richard Holmes Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2013 by Pantheon ISBN-13: 978-0-307-37966-5, ISBN: 0-307-37966-3 "**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)****Time Magazine 10 Top Nonfiction Books of 2013****The New Republic Best Books of 2013**In this heart-lifting chronicle, Richard Holmes, author of the best-selling The Age of Wonder, follows the pioneer generation of balloon aeronauts, the daring and enigmatic men and women who risked their lives to take to the air (or fall into the sky). Why they did it, what their contemporaries thought of them, ..." |
 | | Weapon A Visual History of Arms and Armour by Richard Holmes, Dk Publishing Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2010 by Dk Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) ISBN-13: 978-1-4053-6329-7, ISBN: 1-4053-6329-0 "This title presents a slice of history - the definitive exploration of weapons through the ages, now with a fresh new jacket. It is an epic 4,000-year illustrated story of weaponry. From stone axes to heavy machine-guns, swords to sniper rifles, discover the innovative design, range, lethal function and brutal history of arms and armour, and meet the warriors who wielded them. It includes all the important arms from the ages, covering e ..." |
 | | The Oxford Companion to Military History by Richard Holmes, Hew Strachan Paperback, 1,072 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-860696-3, ISBN: 0-19-860696-6 "The Oxford Companion to Military History is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how our world has been shaped, and continues to be shaped, by conflict. It is a comprehensive A-Z guide to warfare from the classical period to the present day. Over 1,300 entries, by a team of more than 150 specialists, cover subjects such as weapons and equipment, people - military leaders, theorists, inventors - wars, campaigns, and battl ..." |
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