 | Naples '44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth by Norman Lewis
Buy new: £6.18 / Used from: £3.50 Being neapolitan, this is a wonderful tale of my hometown during the war, seen through the eyes of a british officer: it will make you laugh, it will make you cry. Highly recommended
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 | The Boat (Das Boot) (Military Paperbacks) by Lothar-Gunther Bucheim
Buy used from: £37.04 Gripping and frightening story of one of the German Marine U Boat during WWII.
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 | Early One Morning by Robert Ryan
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 Two friends, the war, a passion for fast cars. A superb novel with historic background.
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 | Miracle at Sant' Anna by James Mcbride
Buy used from: £0.01 One of the many massacres by the Nazi in Italy, and how an american black soldier comes to witness it. Beautiful book.
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 | The Sergeant in the Snow by Mario Rigoni Stern
Buy new: £9.06 / Used from: £12.98 Rigoni Stern was in Russia and this the story of his journey to hell and back. It's a shocking testimony to human endurance.
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| The Thin Red Line by James Jones
Buy used from: £4.68 Intimate account of the effects of war and the contrast with nature and its beauty set in the pacific island of Guadalcanal
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 | Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII by John Cornwell
Buy used from: £4.99 Very interesting and detailed study on how a catholic pope acted during the fascist and nazi era and how many lives might have been spared without his actions.
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 | Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
Buy used from: £0.01 Forget the movie! The massacre in Cefalonia happened for real. Tragic episode, put into a great novel.
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 | Slightly Out of Focus (Modern Library) by Robert Capa
Buy used from: £7.03 I simply fell in love with Robert Capa. This is is life story told with sarcasm, wit and of course, his amazing photographs.
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 | Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
Buy used from: £1.57 This is history, but i was speechless when I finished this book, with tears in my eyes. An epic journey through the city's sufferings.
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| Le battaglie navali del Mediterraneo nella seconda guerra mondiale (Oscar storia) by Arrigo Petacco
Incredible story of what italian navy officers and sailors had to go through because of the stupidity of the land based commanders and Mussolini.
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 | Finest Hour by Tim Clayton
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01 A masterpiece of its kind: you will live those days of WWII through the eyes and feelings of the very protagonists.
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