The Second World War: An Illustrated History by James Holland & Keith Burns - Signed Edition

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Hand Signed by James Holland & Keith Burns
Hardback 1st Edition
Exclusive to Coles Books - each Signed Edition of 'The Second World War - An Illustrated History' will include an A5 sized Art Print of 'Arnhem Bridge - Bring up the PIAT' signed by Keith Burns

 

The Second World War: An Illustrated History by James Holland & Keith Burns - Signed Edition

Hand Signed by James Holland & Keith Burns
Hardback 1st Edition 
New & Unread - Published 25th May 2023

Exclusive to Coles Books - each Signed Edition of 'The Second World War - An Illustrated History' will include an A5 sized Art Print of 'Arnhem Bridge - Bring up the PIAT' signed by Keith Burns

The Second World War is brought to life with captivating colour and detail, in this illustrated history from renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns.

From the internationally acclaimed historian James Holland comes an enthralling and illuminating account of the key battles and crucial turning points of the Second World War, brought vividly to life with over 280 full colour illustrations from award-winning artist Keith Burns.

Complex, total and global, the Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history, with over 300 million soldiers seeing combat. The movements and turns of these six deadly years have had far-reaching consequences which still impact our global relations today. From the horrors of the Western Front to the paddy fields of Burma, The Second World War: An Illustrated History takes us through each key moment across the history, in an accessible and authoritative account from a master military historian and captivating illustrator.

About the Author: James Holland is a historian, writer and broadcaster. The author of a number of bestselling histories, including Battle of Britain, Dam Busters, Normandy '44 and, most recently, Sicily '43, he has also written nine works of historical fiction, including the Jack Tanner novels. He is currently writing an acclaimed three-volume new history of the Second World War, The War in the West. He has presented - and written - a large number of television programmes and series for the BBC, Channel 4, National Geographic, and the History and Discovery channels. James is co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and of WarGen.org, an online Second World War resource site, and presents the Chalke Valley History Hit podcast. He also presents We Have Ways of Making You Talk, a podcast with Al Murray in which they discuss the Second World War

About the Illustrator: Keith Burns is an award winning aviation artist and commercial illustrator. He has illustrated comics for the past decade with Out of the Blue being the most recent. In 2012 he joined the Guild of Aviation Artists. In 2015 he won the Messier Dowty award for best acrylic painting in show, in 2016 he was made a full member of the Guild, had his first solo exhibition at the RAF Club in London and won Aviation Painting of the Year.

Format: Hardback Edition
ISBN: 9780241601327

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