An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
James Holland
4 books referenced
Books by James Holland
Referenced in 2 episodes
December 04, 2025
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Dominic references his brother James Holland's book when discussing German girls' frustration with only brown clothes being available in shops before plunder from Paris arrived, and German soldiers bringing back plundered goods from Paris
November 27, 2025
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Referenced as a source for statistics about iron ore imports and Nazi military capabilities. The speaker explicitly states 'they come from The War in the West by my brother James Holland' and later quotes from it regarding the Allied and German offensives in Norway.
Referenced in 1 episode
November 24, 2025
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Explicitly mentioned as 'a book by James Holland' when discussing the French advance to the Siegfried Line and their retreat in the face of minimal German resistance
Referenced in 1 episode
January 23, 2025
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Explicitly cited as the source for the passage about General Oliver Lees and the Polish role at Monte Cassino, described as 'the immortal prose of James Holland'
Referenced in 1 episode
December 14, 2023
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This is the main book being discussed in the episode. James Holland is the guest, and Tom reads passages from the book describing the Allied invasion of Italy. The book covers the battle for Italy in 1943 and is described as recently published and available for Christmas.