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

Talking point - Friday 19th October 2007

Out of Print Books

A lot of historians like to do their research in libraries, but I’ve never been a fan of that approach. If it’s books I need to look at, I would far rather do it in the comfort of my own office and furthermore, I like to be able to scribble all over them, underlining key sentences or passages and jotting down notes in the margin.  And there’s another advantage to owning them oneself – I’ve then got them forever, which is useful because I never quite know when I might need them again. Read more…

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