Forfatter fødeår: 1946
Richard Holmes’s great work of biographical exploration, published alongside its sister volume ‘Sidetracks’.
A compact guide to the Napoleonic Wars.
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.
An exploration of one of the important sites in British history, Churchill's bunker. Drawing on a range of material, including... Læs mere
'Richard Holmes provides a truly fresh interpretation of the great man Holmess mature and wise portrait is studded with facts about the period and episodes in Churchills life that amuse, engage and entice.
Winner of the 1989 Whitbread Prize for Book of the Year, this is the first volume of Holmes’s seminal two-part examination of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, one of Britain’s greatest poets.
Timely reissue of the second volume of Holmes’s classic biographies of one of the greatest Romantic poets.
Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes’s dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement.
The reality of what it is to be a soldier, by Britain's foremost military historian.
Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating account of the life of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and... Læs mere
Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain’s greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat... Læs mere