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"people and war in the 1930's and 40's
The Berlin Diaries, 1940-45The Berlin Diaries, 1940-45 by Marie "Missie" Vassiltchikov
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How to survive carpet bombing and escape being chased by the Gestapo for implication in the Von Stauffenberg complot
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A DiaryA Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
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How to survive a women-thirsty invading army
Naples '44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian LabyrinthNaples '44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth by Norman Lewis
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A sharp witness of life just after Mussolini
Going SoloGoing Solo by Roald Dahl
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Colonial Africa and surviving the invasion of Greece as a fighter pilot
The Six Mountain Travel BooksThe Six Mountain Travel Books by Eric Shipton
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Blank on the Map and Mountains of Tartary, included in this book show a climber's view. Peace on Earth.
Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics)Homage to Catalonia (Penguin Modern Classics) by George Orwell
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Shocking for the 21st centrury that there were Europeans happily volunteering for misery and death just for reason of their ideals
The Cruel SeaThe Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
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People stressed much beyond the limit to supply the war. Grave for ideals and chivalry, the sea the common enemy
Another Place, Another Time: A U-Boat Officer's Wartime AlbumAnother Place, Another Time: A U-Boat Officer's Wartime Album by Werner Hirschmann
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The story of The Cruel Sea from the other side as remembered many years later by an U-boat officer which became a Canadian citizen
A Midshipman's War: A Young Man in the Mediterranean Naval War, 1941-1943A Midshipman's War: A Young Man in the Mediterranean Naval War, 1941-1943 by Frank Wade
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A young guy witnessing major events and giving a fresh look into them many years later
The Gulag Archipelago [Abridged] (Harvill Press Editions)The Gulag Archipelago [Abridged] (Harvill Press Editions) by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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I could not finish it, I had nightmares about it but the author could not get rid of them. "the line between good and evil is inside every person"
Winds of adventureWinds of adventure by Hans de Meiss-Teuffen
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A neutral living an extraordinary life while everybody has become crazy
Schwimmer in der Wüste.: Auf der Suche nach der Oase ZarzuraSchwimmer in der Wüste.: Auf der Suche nach der Oase Zarzura by Ladislaus E. Almasy
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The real "english patient" was a rather enigmatic character, the book is somewaht boring at the beginning but in hindsight it simply follows the pace of the desert. Avalaible also in Spanish
African Trilogy: The North African Campaign, 1940-43African Trilogy: The North African Campaign, 1940-43 by Alan Moorehead
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Written right on the spot. Very interesting mostly about the colonial beginnings of the war in Africa
The Caine MutinyThe Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
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Life aboard a US destroyer. Quite interesting if you compare with British and Germans and of course with an interesting plot
Destroyer CaptainDestroyer Captain by Roger Hill
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An atypical British navy officer, I guess, "more a pirate than an officer" but an extraordinary man, not hiding anything
NadaNada by Carmen Laforet
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The feelings of a university girl in Barcelona just after the Spanish war. Nothing "nada" really happens, but still this book is impressive
The Tartar SteppeThe Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati
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This one really is not related to WWII nor to the 30's and 40's, but it was written in Italy in 1940. And waited, and waited, and waited...