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SOME OF MY FAVORITE SECOND WORLD WAR NOVELS & HISTORIES
The Cruel Sea (Classics of War)The Cruel Sea (Classics of War) by Nicholas Monsarrat
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A gripping tale into the lives of a ship's crew in the Royal Navy during the Second World War --- ONE OF THE BEST WAR NOVELS I HAVE YET READ
And Then We Heard the Thunder (Howard University Press Library of Contemporary Literature)And Then We Heard the Thunder (Howard University Press Library of Contemporary Literature) by John Oliver Killens
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Provides a little known aspect of the African-American experience in the Second World War
BluebirdsBluebirds by Margaret Mayhew
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Touching story of the lives of women who joined Britain's WAAF in WWII
The Last ConvertibleThe Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
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Provides a soul-searing tale about a segment of the Second World War generation - through what was to have been the Harvard class of 1944
Tanamera (Coronet Books)Tanamera (Coronet Books) by Noel Barber
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A BEAUTIFULLY TOLD, EVOCATIVE STORY OF 'FORBIDDEN LOVE' SET IN WARTIME MALAYA AND SINGAPORE
The Red Horse: A NovelThe Red Horse: A Novel by Eugenio Corti
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EPIC NOVEL DESCRIBES THE SUFFERING AND HEROISM OF ITALIAN SOLDIERS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Love for an EnemyLove for an Enemy by Alexander Fullerton
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ADVENTURE/ROMANCE SET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND EGYPT DURING 1941
Black OutBlack Out by John Lawton
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SPY THRILLER SET IN LONDON DURING 1944
The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicle)The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicle) by Elizabeth Jane Howard
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First Volume of a 4 volume story of a family in Britain, the Cazalets, from 1937 to 1946 - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
The Bronze HorsemanThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
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PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD
Dark VoyageDark Voyage by Alan Furst
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Reads like a film noir; chronicles a secret mission undertaken by a 'Spanish' freighter from Tangier to Sweden's Baltic coast during the late spring of 1941, just prior to Operation Barbarossa
Japan at War: An Oral HistoryJapan at War: An Oral History by Haruko Taya Cook
Buy new: £6.03 / Used from: £5.00
The Second World War from the Japanese perspective - at home and overseas
The Rising Sun (the Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire) (Modern Library War)The Rising Sun (the Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire) (Modern Library War) by John Toland
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EXCELLENT ACCOUNT OF THE SINO/PACIFIC WAR FROM THE JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE
The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It (World War II library): The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It (World War II library)The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It (World War II library): The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It (World War II library) by Gerald Astor
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Provides probably the best eyewitness accounts of life in the Eighth Air Force (USAAF) you'll ever read!!!
First LightFirst Light by Geoffrey Wellum
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Author's account of his life as a young RAF Spitfire pilot struggling to stay alive AND sane during the Battle of Britain
The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of BritainThe Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain by Stephen Bungay
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The BEST account of the Battle of Britain that I have yet read!!!
A Bridge Too FarA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
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Cornelius Ryan's account of the Battle of Arnhem from the Allied and German perspectives
War as I Knew ItWar as I Knew It by George S. Patton
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General George S. Patton's diaries shedding light on his philosophy and attitudes towards war and combat - my Dad's general
Blood for Dignity: The Story of the First Integrated Combat Unit in the U.S. ArmyBlood for Dignity: The Story of the First Integrated Combat Unit in the U.S. Army by David P. Colley
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A STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE WIDELY TOLD - book details the experiences of African-American GI's who volunteered for combat duty as infantrymen in Europe during the Second World War
Segregated, Skies: All-black Combat Squadrons of World War II (Smithsonian History of Aviation & Spaceflight)Segregated, Skies: All-black Combat Squadrons of World War II (Smithsonian History of Aviation & Spaceflight) by Stanley Sandler
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A comprehensive and deeply affecting account of the all-Black 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Medium Bombardment Group (denied combat service because of Jim Crow racism) during the Second World War
Hitler's Black Victims: The Historical Experience of Afro-Germans, European Blacks, Africans and African Americans in the Nazi Era (Crosscurrents in African American History)Hitler's Black Victims: The Historical Experience of Afro-Germans, European Blacks, Africans and African Americans in the Nazi Era (Crosscurrents in African American History) by Clarence Lusane
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AN ASPECT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THAT IS TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED OR MARGINALIZED --- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
Lest We Forget: Experiences of World War II Westindian Ex-Service PersonnelLest We Forget: Experiences of World War II Westindian Ex-Service Personnel by Robert N. Murray
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Offers personal eyewitness accounts by West Indians who served in the British military during the Second World War
Baa Baa Black SheepBaa Baa Black Sheep by Greg Boyington
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Top U.S. Marine Corps War Ace of WWII tells his "show me a hero and I'll prove he's a bum" story
Lost Victories: War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant GeneralLost Victories: War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General by Erich Von Manstein
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Memoirs of Feldmarschall Erich von Manstein, Germany's Most Brillant Strategist of the Second World War
Is Paris BurningIs Paris Burning by Larry Collins
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The account of the struggle to free Paris from German occupation during July and August 1944 - from a uniquely personal perspective