Holm wrote two books about women in the military, beginning with "Women in the Military: An Unfinished Revolution" in 1982. Holm updated the book in 1992–1994, filling in American women's combat and military experiences in the invasions of Grenada, Panama and in the Gulf War. In 1998, Holm published a history of American women serving in World War II, entitled "In Defense of a Nation: Servicewomen in World War II", summarizing the experiences of women serving all of the military arms.