21 Essential World War II Books That Examine Every Angle of the Conflict
From the Pacific theater to the coast of France, discover the greatest World War II books.
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Dave Adams | Updated Jun 4, 2019 | Published Jan 30, 2019 
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Normandy ’44: D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
By James Holland
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"The Good War"
By Studs Terkel
Auschwitz and the Allies
By Martin Gilbert
The Miracle of Dunkirk
By Walter Lord
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
By E.B. Sledge
A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich
By Lucas Delattre
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
By William L. Shirer
The Rise of Germany, 1939–1941
By James Holland
Guadalcanal Diary
By Richard Tregaskis
Enemy at the Gates
By William Craig
Big Week: The Biggest Air Battle of World War II
By James Holland
Escape from Sobibor
By Richard Rashke
Shanghai 1937
By Peter Harmsen
The Longest Day
By Cornelius Ryan
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In the Garden of Beasts
By Erik Larson
An Army at Dawn
By Rick Atkinson
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
By Anthony Beevor
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
By Nicholson Baker
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