Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes was born in Aldridge, Staffordshire on March 29th, 1946 and passed away at the age of 65 on April 30th, 2011.

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Richard Holmes Stats: The most read book by Richard Holmes on Book Notification is Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front 1914-1918, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Richard Holmes books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Richard Holmes Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Little Field Marshal: A Life of Sir John French
1981
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2
Firing Line
1985
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3
Soldiers: A History Of Men In Battle (With: John Keegan)
1985
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4
Acts of War: Behavior of Men in Battle
1986
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5
The World Atlas of Warfare
1988
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6
Civil War Battles in Cornwall 1642-1646
1989
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7
The D-Day Experience
1994
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8
Riding the Retreat
1995
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9
Battle
1997
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10
The Western Front
1999
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11
World War II in Photographs
2000
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12
Battlefields of the Second World War
2001
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13
Redcoat
2001
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14
The First World War in Photographs
2001
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15
Wellington: The Iron Duke
2002
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16
Tommy: The British Soldier on the Western Front 1914-1918
2004
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17
Sahib: The British Soldier in India 1750-1914
2005
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18
In the Footsteps of Churchill
2005
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19
Battlefield: Decisive Conflicts in History (With: Martin Marix Evans)
2006
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20
Dusty Warriors
2006
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21
The Napoleonic Wars Experience
2006
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22
The World at War
2007
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23
Marlborough: England's Fragile Genius
2008
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24
Shots from the Front
2008
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25
Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties
2011
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List of Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Battle Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Kursk: The Clash Of Armour (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
1969
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2
Tarawa: A Legend is Born (By: David Mason, Barrie Pitt, Henry I. Shaw Jr.)
1969
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3
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Pearl Harbor (By: A.J. Barker)
1969
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4
Midway: The Turning Point (By: A.J. Barker)
1970
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5
The Defense of Moscow (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
1970
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6
Anzio: The Bid for Rome (By: Christopher Hibbert)
1970
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7
6
Leyte Gulf: Armada In The Pacific (By: Donald Macintyre)
1970
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8
Bir Hacheim: Desert Citadel
1971
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9
Beda Fomm: The Classic Victory (By: Kenneth John Macksey)
1971
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10
Battle of the Ruhr Pocket (By: Charles Whiting)
1971
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11
Ike's Last Battle: The Battle of the Ruhr Pocket April 1945 (By: Charles Whiting)
1971
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12
Vimy Ridge: 1914-18 (By: Kenneth John Macksey)
1972
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13
Stalingrad: The Turning Point (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
1972
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14
Dien Bien Phu (By: John Keegan)
1974
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List of Wordsworth Military Library Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Drama Of The Scharnhorst (By: Fritz-Otto Busch)
1951
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2
The Struggle for Europe (By: Chester Wilmot)
1952
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3
The Crecy War (By: Alfred H. Burne)
1955
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4
This Hallowed Ground (By: Bruce Catton)
1955
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5
The Agincourt War (By: Alfred H. Burne)
1956
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6
The Generalship of Alexander the Great (By: J.F.C. Fuller)
1958
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7
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The Longest Day (By: Cornelius Ryan)
1959
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8
Julius Caesar (By: J Fuller)
1965
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9
Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses (By: A.L. Rowse)
1966
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10
A Concise History of Warfare (By: Bernard Montgomery)
1972
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11
Queen Victoria's Little Wars (By: Byron Farwell)
1972
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12
The Peninsular War (By: Roger Parkinson)
1973
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13
Winston Churchill (By: Henry Pelling)
1974
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14
The Hussar General: The Life of Blücher, Man of Waterloo (By: Roger Parkinson)
1975
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15
Rorke's drift (By: Michael Glover)
1975
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16
The Thin Yellow Line (By: William Moore)
1975
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17
The Great Anglo-Boer War (By: Byron Farwell)
1976
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18
The Battle of Loos (By: Philip Warner)
1976
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19
The English Civil War (With: Peter Young)
1976
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20
Rommel: The Trail of the Fox (By: David Irving)
1977
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21
Battle of Britain (By: Max Hastings, Len Deighton)
1980
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22
The Great War (By: Correlli Barnett)
1980
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23
Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader (By: Laddie Lucas)
1981
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24
The Right of the Line (By: John Terraine)
1985
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25
The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason (By: Christopher Duffy)
1987
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26
The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered (By: Peter H. Liddle)
1988
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27
Business In Great Waters (By: John Terraine)
1989
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28
A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars (By: David G. Chandler)
1993
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29
Crusades (By: Robert Payne)
1998
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30
Aramada the Planning the Battle and After (By: Robert Milne Tyte)
1998
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31
Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim (By: Ronald Lewin)
1999
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32
Midway (By: Walter Lord)
2000
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33
Guide to the Battlefields of Europe (By: David Chandler)
2007
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Richard Holmes

Richard Holmes was born on March 29th, 1946. Richard passed away April 30th, 2011 at 65 years old. Richard Holmes was born in Aldridge, Staffordshire.

Richard Holmes is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 25 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1981 with the book The Little Field Marshal: A Life of Sir John French. The most recently released was Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties which was released in 2011.

Richard Holmes also wrote the Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Battle series which has 14 books including Kursk: The Clash Of Armour and Tarawa: A Legend is Born.

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Richard Holmes: F.A.Q

When was Richard Holmes Born?

Richard Holmes was born on March 29th, 1946.

When did Richard Holmes die?

Richard Holmes died on April 30th, 2011 at 65 years old.

Where was Richard Holmes Born?

Richard Holmes was born in Aldridge, Staffordshire.

What was the first book Richard Holmes wrote?

The first book written by Richard Holmes was Bir Hacheim: Desert Citadel, published in 1971.

What was the most recent book Richard Holmes wrote?

His most recently released work was Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties on September 1st, 2011.

How many books has Richard Holmes written?

Richard Holmes has written 27 books. 25 books in the Richard Holmes Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Battle Series, 1 book in the Wordsworth Military Library Series.

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