Biography

Richard Holmes was born on March 29, 1946 in Aldridge, Staffordshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Soldiers (1984), Theatre Night (1985) and Wellington: The Iron Duke (2002). He was married to Katharine Elizabeth Saxton. He died on April 30, 2011.

He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honors List and CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1998 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to the military history.

He is a British military historian.

He attended universities of Cambridge, Northern Illinois and Reading.

He has written over a dozen military books, the best known being 'Firing Line' and 'Soldiers' (later made into a BBC TV series).