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WWII Must Reads
World at WarWorld at War by Mark Arnold-Forster
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An excellent comprehensive overview
Why the Allies Won: Explaining Victory in World War II (Pimlico)Why the Allies Won: Explaining Victory in World War II (Pimlico) by R.J. Overy
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A masterpiece of analytical history, helps you to understand how and why
Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History)Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History) by Ian Kershaw
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Compelling, intriguing, ironic, - a maniac in charge of a country
StalingradStalingrad by Antony Beevor
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Meticulously researched, gripping, tells the story from all sides
Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 (Cassell Military Paperbacks)Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Alan Clark
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The classic - ominous and portentious throughout, a wonderful rea
Citizen Soldiers: From the Normandy Beaches to the Surrender of GermanyCitizen Soldiers: From the Normandy Beaches to the Surrender of Germany by Stephen E. Ambrose
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Not perfect, but the best way to understand the experience of the ordinary American in WWII
Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, 1944 (Pan grand strategy series)Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, 1944 (Pan grand strategy series) by Sir Max Hastings
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The best book on the Normandy campaign, revealing and insightful