Holland, aided by the team he generously credits, has done a tremendous job of research and translation in preparing this book. The detail is superb ... Astonishingly thorough and meticulously researched; it should become a standard work on this campaign.
Holland continues to solidify his place as one of the preeminent popular historians of the Second World War ... What is always present – indeed, what has noticeably increased in power as he has published and matured as a historian – is his outright and inviting readability. Holland’s energy, handling of the relevant facts, and control of his narrative are done with a feeling of ease that attends a confident and enthusiastic historian.
