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   • 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.”

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3. www.penguin.co.uk › 08 › best-second-world-war-booksBest books about the Second World War | World War 2 books

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   Stalingrad by Antony Beevor (1998) Many terrible battles were fought during the Second World War, but none come close to the savage four-month German Soviet battle of Stalingrad. It was all shades of awful. For context, consider that the Allied death toll in Normandy reached an appalling 10,000.

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   • 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.

5. www.panmacmillan.com › blogs › historyThe best novels set in World War Two - Pan Macmillan

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   Sep 23, 2024 · Jackdaws. by Ken Follett. Ken Follett is a master of epic historical fiction, and Jackdaws, set during the Second World War, is his writing at its unputdownable best. Set in the heart of the French Resistance the weeks before the D-Day landings, it’s a story of spies, love and revenge, and of the lengths that people will go to stay alive.

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6. explorethearchive.com › books-about-world-war-220 Gripping, Must-Read Books About World War II

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   Jun 11, 2024 · The Victors. By Stephen E. Ambrose. From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers comes this “riveting” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) book from a “superb historian” (New York Times Book Review) that chronicles the war in Europe from D-Day to Germany’s surrender in 1945. From the experiences of individual soldiers to ...

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   Dec 10, 2014 · In the 1940s, U.S. publishers printed paperbacks — everything from romances to Westerns — that were designed for battle. Molly Guptill Manning explores their history in When Books Went to War.

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   What books have been written about World War II?

   • From action-packed eyewitness accounts such as Guadalcanal Diary to devastating Holocaust memoirs like The Diary of Anne Frank and Night to the thrilling espionage tale of Operation Mincemeat, World War II is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written.

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   Is there literature about WWII?

   • WWII has been seemingly endlessly written about, pored over, interpreted and re-interpreted – most recently, with the release of the film Oppenheimer, which takes place against the backdrop of the Second World War. The film's release has caused a resurgence of interest in literature about WWII.

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   When was Nazi Germany first published?

   • First published in 1960, this National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller traces the rise and fall of Nazi Germany from Adolf Hitler’s birth in 1889 to the end of World War II in 1945.

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   What are the best non-fiction books about WW2?

   • Mercifully, we’ve got the scope to help – and have rounded up the best non-fiction books ever written on the conflict. Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis by Ian Kershaw (1991) To read this book is to ride shotgun through the mangled mind of a maniac – a mind so twisted, dark and terrifyingly pathetic that it demands a guide.

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   Why did American publishers print miniature books during WW2?

   • "During World War II, American publishers wanted to support the troops," author Molly Guptill Manning tells NPR's Renee Montagne. "And so they decided that the best they could do was print miniature paperback books that were small enough that they could fit in a pocket so the men could carry these books with them anywhere."

   WWII By The Books: The Pocket-Size Editions That Kept Soldiers Reading

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   Did American publishers want to support WW2 soldiers?

   • They had few comforts and little in the way of escape or entertainment — at least not until American publishers got involved. "During World War II, American publishers wanted to support the troops," author Molly Guptill Manning tells NPR's Renee Montagne.

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9. www.goodreads.com › genres › world-war-iiWorld War II Books - Goodreads

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   Lists. YA Holocaust & WWII Novels. 391 books — 791 voters. World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction) 648 books — 450 voters. Best Children's Books about World War II (1939-1945) 321 books — 375 voters. World War II Fiction. 1,202 books — 2,056 voters.