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Known for sharing his knowledge of warfare on BBC documentaries, he also taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and Cranfield University.
His specialities included England's conflicts with France in the Middle Ages and World War II. He also wrote numerous books.
His focus was the ordinary soldier, whom he wanted to "put centre stage".
Prof Holmes was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as well as Northern Illinois University and the University of Reading.
He served in the Territorial Army in which he commanded the 2nd Battalion the Wessex Regiment and eventually rose to the rank of brigadier.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13251220
His specialities included England's conflicts with France in the Middle Ages and World War II. He also wrote numerous books.
His focus was the ordinary soldier, whom he wanted to "put centre stage".
Prof Holmes was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, as well as Northern Illinois University and the University of Reading.
He served in the Territorial Army in which he commanded the 2nd Battalion the Wessex Regiment and eventually rose to the rank of brigadier.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13251220
