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From biographies to bird's-eye views, memoirs to timeless reportage, here is a selection of the best non-fiction books ever written about the Second World War.
- Rebecca Hussey
- Fiction. All the Light We cannot See by Anthony Doerr. “[All the Light We Cannot See is] about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.”
- Children’s/Young Adult. Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. “Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys.
- Straight-Up History. Americans In Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation 1940-1944 by Charles Glass. “When the German army marched into Paris on June 14, 1940, approximately 5,000 Americans remained in Paris.
- Biography, Autobiography, Memoir. All But My Life: A Memoir by Gerda Weissmann Klein. “All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein’s six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty.”
From the Holocaust to the Pacific theater, from the home front to the battlefields, "World War II" books offer readers a deep understanding of one of the most significant and devastating events in human history.
- Normandy ’44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France. By James Holland. In his powerful new account of the Normandy invasion, renowned author, historian, and Royal Historical Society fellow James Holland delivers a fresh look at one of the defining battles of WWII.
- 1942. By Winston Groom. Revisit America's entrance into the war with this sprawling account of the pivotal year that decided the ultimate direction of World War II.
- "The Good War" By Studs Terkel. American icon Studs Terkel relives the personal tolls of World War II through interviews with soldiers, sailors and civilians alike.
- Auschwitz and the Allies. By Martin Gilbert. Distinguished British historian Martin Gilbert was the official biographer of Winston Churchill and wrote a number of essential books on 20th century history and the Holocaust—including Never Again: A History of the Holocaust and The Holocaust: The Human Tragedy.
Jun 11, 2024 · From the memoirs of Holocaust survivors to the cockpits of fighter planes above the Pacific, these 20 books will show you new aspects of the Second World War, some of them brutal, and some inspiring, but all of them gripping.
- Orrin Grey
Sep 14, 2024 · Discover top World War II historical fiction. These must-read WWII novels capture the era's drama, bravery, and humanity.
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Dec 9, 2008 · At the end of his book, The Second World War, John Keegan offers a list of 50 books in English that "together provide a comprehensive picture of the most important events and themes of the war, which are readable and from which the general reader can derive his own picture of the war as a…
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