I am a historian of the Second World War and the aim of this site is to enable others to access some of the research I have carried out over the past few years, and to encourage people to exchange ideas and views about a wide range of subjects relating to the conflict. On this site you will find an oral history archive with transcriptions of many of the interviews I have conducted with veterans of the war from many different countries, and there are also blogs, comment pieces, book reviews, suggested reading, and also contributions from other leading historians in this field.
I hope you find it interesting.

James Holland

Blog - Monday 17th January 2005

Diary of Writing Italy’s Sorrow

January 17, 2005
Spoke to Hans Kumberg again today, this time by telephone to his home in Toronto.  Telephone interviews work fine now that I can record the conversation digitally, and so long as I’ve already met the person I’m speaking to.  I am convinced that you need to interview people face to face.  After all, why should anyone trust a faceless voice on the telephone with important personal memories?  Anyway, it was a good conversation.

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