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103 Essential History Books About WWII: The War in Europe - Page 2

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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Fire and Fury (Hansen)
Fire and Fury
41
Hansen
The Dam Busters (Paul Brickhill)
The Dam Busters
42
Paul Brickhill
Enemy Coast Ahead (Guy Gibson)
Enemy Coast Ahead
43
Guy Gibson
The Day of Battle (Rick Atkinson)
The Day of Battle
44
Rick Atkinson
Anzio (Clark)
Anzio
45
Clark
Brave Men (Pyle)
Brave Men
46
Pyle
Here Is Your War (Pyle)
Here Is Your War
47
Pyle
Up Front (Bill Mauldin)
Up Front
48
Bill Mauldin
The Guns at Last Light
The Guns at Last Light
49
Armageddon (Hastings)
Armageddon
50
Hastings
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
51
Stephen E. Ambrose
Citizen Soldiers (Stephen Ambrose)
Citizen Soldiers
52
Stephen Ambrose
D-Day (Antony Beevor)
D-Day
53
Antony Beevor
Decisions in Normandy (Carlo D'este)
Decisions in Normandy
54
Carlo D'este
Overlord (Max Hastings)
Overlord
55
Max Hastings
The Longest Day (Ryan)
The Longest Day
56
Ryan
Six Armies in Normandy (John Keegan)
Six Armies in Normandy
57
John Keegan
The Battle for France (Warner)
The Battle for France
58
Warner
Is Paris Burning? (Larry Collins)
Is Paris Burning?
59
Larry Collins
The Battle of the Hürtgen Forest (MacDonald)
The Battle of the Hürtgen Forest
60
MacDonald
The Battle of Arnhem (Beevor)
The Battle of Arnhem
61
Beevor
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far
62
The Battle of the Bulge (Cole)
The Battle of the Bulge
63
Cole
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Antony Beevor)
Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge
64
Antony Beevor
The Bitter Woods (Eisenhower)
The Bitter Woods
65
Eisenhower
Bastogne: The Fist Eight Days (Marshall)
Bastogne: The Fist Eight Days
66
Marshall
Company Commander (MacDonald)
Company Commander
67
MacDonald
If You Survive (Wilson)
If You Survive
68
Wilson
The Last 100 Days (John Toland)
The Last 100 Days
69
John Toland
The Bridge at Remagen (Hechler)
The Bridge at Remagen
70
Hechler
Aachen (Baumer)
Aachen
71
Baumer
The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Antony Beevor)
The Fall of Berlin 1945
72
Antony Beevor
The Last Battle (Cornelius Ryan)
The Last Battle
73
Cornelius Ryan
Yalta: The Price of Peace (S M Plokhy)
Yalta: The Price of Peace
74
S M Plokhy
The Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry, 1932-1945 (Leni Yahil)
The Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry, 1932-1945
75
Leni Yahil
The War Against the Jews (Lucy S. Dawidowicz)
The War Against the Jews
76
Lucy S. Dawidowicz
Letters From Dachau (Wilsey)
Letters From Dachau
77
Wilsey
The Resistance in Western Europe (Wieviorka)
The Resistance in Western Europe
78
Wieviorka
The Plots to Kill Hitler (Dargie)
The Plots to Kill Hitler
79
Dargie
Valkyrie the Plot to Kill Hitler (Philipp Von Boeselager)
Valkyrie the Plot to Kill Hitler
80
Philipp Von Boeselager
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