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The Broken Token's WW 2 Book Hit Parade...

The following is a bibliography to use as a guide to memoirs, essays and general histories on the Second World War. It is suggestive rather than definitive, a list for the interested reader to begin with and from which to examine the historical and political contexts of the works, as well as their authors. Book titles noted are available at academic and public libraries.
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Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civivilization (Nicholson Baker)
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civivilization (Nicholson Baker)
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The Second World War: A People's History (Joanna Bourke)
The Second World War: A People's History (Joanna Bourke)
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The Battle for History: Re-Fighting World War II (John Keegan)
The Battle for History: Re-Fighting World War II (John Keegan)
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The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys: Courage, Tragedy, and Justice in World War II (Gregory A. Freeman)
The Last Mission of the Wham Bam Boys: Courage, Tragedy, and Justice in World War II (Gregory A. Freeman)
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Stalin'S Folly: The Tragic First Ten Days of World War II on the Eastern Front (Konstantin Pleshakov)
Stalin'S Folly: The Tragic First Ten Days of World War II on the Eastern Front (Konstantin Pleshakov)
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The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture (Ronald M. Smelser and Edward J. Davies)
The Myth of the Eastern Front: The Nazi-Soviet War in American Popular Culture (Ronald M. Smelser and Edward J. Davies)
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Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War (William Manchester)
Goodbye, Darkness: A Memoir of the Pacific War (William Manchester)
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Touched With Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific (Eric M. Bergerud)
Touched With Fire: The Land War in the South Pacific (Eric M. Bergerud)
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War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War (John W. Dower)
War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War (John W. Dower)
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Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War (Dale Maharidge)
Bringing Mulligan Home: The Other Side of the Good War (Dale Maharidge)
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Into the Valley: A Skirmish of the Marines (John Hersey)
Into the Valley: A Skirmish of the Marines (John Hersey)
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Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945 (Evan Thomas)
Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945 (Evan Thomas)
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Flights of Passage: Reflections of a World War II Aviator (Samuel Lynn Hynes)
Flights of Passage: Reflections of a World War II Aviator (Samuel Lynn Hynes)
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Nanette (Edwards Park)
Nanette (Edwards Park)
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With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa (E. B. Sledge)
With the Old Breed, at Peleliu and Okinawa (E. B. Sledge)
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Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story (Burkard Müllenheim-Rechberg, Freiherr Von)
Battleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story (Burkard Müllenheim-Rechberg, Freiherr Von)
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Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey (Alvin B. Kernan)
Crossing the Line: A Bluejacket's World War II Odyssey (Alvin B. Kernan)
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In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (Doug Stanton)
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (Doug Stanton)
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors (James D. Hornfischer)
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors (James D. Hornfischer)
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On Board the USS Mason: The World War II Diary of James A. Dunn (James A. Dunn & Mansel G. Blackford)
On Board the USS Mason: The World War II Diary of James A. Dunn (James A. Dunn & Mansel G. Blackford)
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The Unknown Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons (Alvin B. Kernan)
The Unknown Battle of Midway: The Destruction of the American Torpedo Squadrons (Alvin B. Kernan)
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Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway -- The Great Naval Battles as Seen Thr (Tameichi Hara)
Japanese Destroyer Captain: Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Midway -- The Great Naval Battles as Seen Thr (Tameichi Hara)
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Take Her Deep!: A Submarine Against Japan in World War II (I. J. Galantin)
Take Her Deep!: A Submarine Against Japan in World War II (I. J. Galantin)
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Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific (Eric M. Bergerud)
Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific (Eric M. Bergerud)
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Wolfsangel: A German City on Trial, 1945-48 (August J. Nigro)
Wolfsangel: A German City on Trial, 1945-48 (August J. Nigro)
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Courage and Air Warfare: The Allied Aircrew Experience in the Second World War (Mark K. Wells)
Courage and Air Warfare: The Allied Aircrew Experience in the Second World War (Mark K. Wells)
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I Flew for the Führer (Heinz Knoke)
I Flew for the Führer (Heinz Knoke)
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Flight to Arras (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
Flight to Arras (Antoine De Saint-Exupéry)
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Baa Baa, Black Sheep (Gregory Boyington)
Baa Baa, Black Sheep (Gregory Boyington)
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World War II Fighter-Bomber Pilot (Bill Colgan)
World War II Fighter-Bomber Pilot (Bill Colgan)
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50 Mission Crush (Donald R. Currier)
50 Mission Crush (Donald R. Currier)
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Going Back: A Navy Airman in the Pacific War (Charles Furey)
Going Back: A Navy Airman in the Pacific War (Charles Furey)
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Black Cat Raiders of WW II (Richard C. Knott)
Black Cat Raiders of WW II (Richard C. Knott)
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Lady's Men: The Story of World War II's Mystery Bomber and Her Crew (Mario Martinez)
Lady's Men: The Story of World War II's Mystery Bomber and Her Crew (Mario Martinez)
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Target Ploesti: View From a Bombsight (Leroy W. Newby)
Target Ploesti: View From a Bombsight (Leroy W. Newby)
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Chippewa Chief in World War II: The Survival Story of Oliver Rasmussen in Japan (Donald J. Norton)
Chippewa Chief in World War II: The Survival Story of Oliver Rasmussen in Japan (Donald J. Norton)
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The Algeria Hotel: France, Memory, and the Second World War (Adam Nossiter)
The Algeria Hotel: France, Memory, and the Second World War (Adam Nossiter)
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The Ghost That Died at Sunda Strait (Walter G. Winslow)
The Ghost That Died at Sunda Strait (Walter G. Winslow)
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American Samurai: Myth, Imagination, and the Conduct of Battle in the First Marine Division, 1941-19 (Craig M. Cameron)
American Samurai: Myth, Imagination, and the Conduct of Battle in the First Marine Division, 1941-19 (Craig M. Cameron)
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Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC (Jon T. Hoffman)
Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC (Jon T. Hoffman)
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