Battlefields is what every Richard Holmes fan has been waiting for. Richard Holmes skilfully clarifies the complexities of four major World War 2 military campaigns: El Alamein, Italy, Arnhem and the Battle of Britain (the Main Offensive), In this fascinating and brilliantly articulated study of war. In Battle Honours he recreates what it was really like to be in the midst if bloody conflict from letters, diaries and interviews with soldiers awarded campaign medals for their heroism during World War 2.