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103 Essential History Books About WWII: The War in Europe

Our maverick English Teacher and History buff looks at one of his great fascinations - WWII and the War In Europe - and comes up with 103 essential books. The literature of WWII is immense, and our compiler had a difficult time narrowing his list down, even with a target number of 100. He does not downplay or dismiss the war in the Pacific and those who served in it. Both his parents served in the ETO - His father was a Captain in the Signal Corps who served as an intelligence Officer for 1st Army, the 101st Airborne, and then 3rd Army; his mother was a 2nd Lieutenant/OR Nurse for the 2nd General Hospital. They met after the battle for Metz; had they not served in Europe, our compiler would never have been born.
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The Second World War (Churchill)
The Second World War
1
Churchill
Crusade in Europe (Dwight D. Eisenhower)
Crusade in Europe
2
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War as I Knew It (Patton)
War as I Knew It
3
Patton
A Soldier's Story (Omar N. Bradley)
A Soldier's Story
4
Omar N. Bradley
A General's Life (Omar N. Bradley)
A General's Life
5
Omar N. Bradley
The Memoirs of Field Marshall Montgomery (Montgomery)
The Memoirs of Field Marshall Montgomery
6
Montgomery
The Forrestal Diaries (James Forrestal)
The Forrestal Diaries
7
James Forrestal
Total War (Calvocoressi)
Total War
8
Calvocoressi
The Second World War (John Keegan)
The Second World War
9
John Keegan
Inferno (Hastings)
Inferno
10
Hastings
The Second World War (Antony Beevor)
The Second World War
11
Antony Beevor
The Second World War (Martin Gilbert)
The Second World War
12
Martin Gilbert
A Short History of World War II (James L. Stokesbury)
A Short History of World War II
13
James L. Stokesbury
Between the Wars (Ziegler)
Between the Wars
14
Ziegler
The Origins of the Second World War (A. J. P. Taylor)
The Origins of the Second World War
15
A. J. P. Taylor
How War Came (Watt)
How War Came
16
Watt
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41
17
William L. Shirer
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer)
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
18
William L. Shirer
Inside the Third Reich (Albert Speer)
Inside the Third Reich
19
Albert Speer
The Order of the Death's Head (Hohne)
The Order of the Death's Head
20
Hohne
The Collapse of the Third Republic (William L Shirer)
The Collapse of the Third Republic
21
William L Shirer
The Blitzkrieg Legend (Frieser)
The Blitzkrieg Legend
22
Frieser
Alone (Korda)
Alone
23
Korda
The Miracle of Dunkirk
The Miracle of Dunkirk
24
Finest Hour (Tim Clayton & Phil Craig)
Finest Hour
25
Tim Clayton & Phil Craig
Hitler's War on Russia (Carell)
Hitler's War on Russia
26
Carell
Cataclysm (Cumins)
Cataclysm
27
Cumins
The Great Patriotic War (Hill)
The Great Patriotic War
28
Hill
Stalingrad (Antony Beevor)
Stalingrad
29
Antony Beevor
The Longest Campaign (Walter)
The Longest Campaign
30
Walter
The Battle of the Atlantic: September 1939-1943 (Samuel Eliot Morison)
The Battle of the Atlantic: September 1939-1943
31
Samuel Eliot Morison
The U-Boat War (Hessler)
The U-Boat War
32
Hessler
One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy at Dieppe (David O'Keefe)
One Day in August: The Untold Story Behind Canada's Tragedy at Dieppe
33
David O'Keefe
The Shame and the Glory (Robertson)
The Shame and the Glory
34
Robertson
Tragedy at Dieppe (Zuehlke)
Tragedy at Dieppe
35
Zuehlke
An Army at Dawn (Rick Atkinson)
An Army at Dawn
36
Rick Atkinson
Alamein (Iain Gale)
Alamein
37
Iain Gale
The War in the Mediterranean (Ireland)
The War in the Mediterranean
38
Ireland
Crete 1941 (Beevor)
Crete 1941
39
Beevor
Bomber Command (Max Hastings)
Bomber Command
40
Max Hastings
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