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100 Must-Read World War II Books - Page 2

"This is by no means a comprehensive list. The number of World War II books available is vast. People love to read about one of the worst events in history. In a way, this makes no sense—the list below makes for some depressing reading. But in another way, the list contains reading that is compelling and essential: we need to know our history now, if ever."
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A Thread of Grace (Mary Doria Russel)
A Thread of Grace
41
Mary Doria Russel
The Tin Drum (Gunter Grass)
The Tin Drum
42
Gunter Grass
The Welsh Girl (Peter Ho Davies)
The Welsh Girl
43
Peter Ho Davies
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
44
Between Shades of Gray (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Gray
45
Ruta Sepetys
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
46
Markus Zusak
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
47
John Boyne
The Chosen (Chaim Potok)
The Chosen
48
Chaim Potok
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
49
Elizabeth Wein
Dust of Eden (Mariko Nagai)
Dust of Eden
50
Mariko Nagai
Flygirl (Sherri L. Smith)
Flygirl
51
Sherri L. Smith
Good Night, Mr. Tom
Good Night, Mr. Tom
52
Journey to Topaz (Yoshiko Uchida)
Journey to Topaz
53
Yoshiko Uchida
Mare's War (Tanita S. Davis)
Mare's War
54
Tanita S. Davis
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
55
Lois Lowry
Someone Named Eva (Joan M. Wolf)
Someone Named Eva
56
Joan M. Wolf
You Can Fly: The Tuskagee Airmen (Carole Boston Weatherford)
You Can Fly: The Tuskagee Airmen
57
Carole Boston Weatherford
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation (Charles Glass)
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation
58
Charles Glass
Brothers in Arms (Kareem Abdul-Jabar)
Brothers in Arms
59
Kareem Abdul-Jabar
Churchill's Secret War (Madhusree Mukerjee)
Churchill's Secret War
60
Madhusree Mukerjee
Dirty Little Secrets of World War II (James F.Dunnigan)
Dirty Little Secrets of World War II
61
James F.Dunnigan
Fighting for America: Black Soldiers--The Unsung Heroes of World War II (Christopher Moore)
Fighting for America: Black Soldiers--The Unsung Heroes of World War II
62
Christopher Moore
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (Hampton Sides)
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
63
Hampton Sides
The Girls of Atomic City (Denise Kiernan)
The Girls of Atomic City
64
Denise Kiernan
Harlem at War (Nat Brandt)
Harlem at War
65
Nat Brandt
Hiroshima (John Hersey)
Hiroshima
66
John Hersey
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
67
Erik Larson
The Monuments Men (Robert M. Edsel)
The Monuments Men
68
Robert M. Edsel
Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War (Susan Southard)
Nagasaki: Life After Nuclear War
69
Susan Southard
The Rape of Nanking (Iris Chang)
The Rape of Nanking
70
Iris Chang
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
71
William L. Shirer
The Rising Sun by John Toland
The Rising Sun by John Toland
72
The Second World War (John Keegan)
The Second World War
73
John Keegan
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill
THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Winston Churchill
74
To Serve My Country, to Serve My Race (Brenda L.Moore)
To Serve My Country, to Serve My Race
75
Brenda L.Moore
Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 (Max Hastings)
Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945
76
Max Hastings
The Zookeeper's Wife (Diane Ackerman)
The Zookeeper's Wife
77
Diane Ackerman
All but My Life (Gerda Weissmann Klein)
All but My Life
78
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Boy 30529: A Memoir (Felix Weinberg)
Boy 30529: A Memoir
79
Felix Weinberg
Code Talker (Chester Nez)
Code Talker
80
Chester Nez
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