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Willow's 50 Nonfiction Books to Read About WWII

Here are some WWII biographies, memoires, and historical accounts that I have read or plan to read. This list primarily focuses on female experiences in WWII but there are some outliers.
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A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin
1
Anonymous
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl
2
Anne Frank
Code Girls (Liza Mundy)
Code Girls
3
Liza Mundy
GI Brides (Barrett)
GI Brides
4
Barrett
From Coveralls to Zoot Suits (Elizabeth R. Escobedo)
From Coveralls to Zoot Suits
5
Elizabeth R. Escobedo
Murder on the Home Front (Molly Lefebure)
Murder on the Home Front
6
Molly Lefebure
Women Heroes of World War II (Kathryn J. Atwood)
Women Heroes of World War II
7
Kathryn J. Atwood
Hitler's Furies (Wendy Lower)
Hitler's Furies
8
Wendy Lower
Rywka's Diary (Rywka Lipszyc)
Rywka's Diary
9
Rywka Lipszyc
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
10
Laura Hillenbrand
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place
11
Corrie Ten Boom
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts
12
Erik Larson
Anne Frank Remembered (Miep Gies)
Anne Frank Remembered
13
Miep Gies
We Band of Angels (Elizabeth Norman)
We Band of Angels
14
Elizabeth Norman
When Books Went to War (Molly Guptill Manning)
When Books Went to War
15
Molly Guptill Manning
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41
16
William L. Shirer
Clara's War (Clara Kramer)
Clara's War
17
Clara Kramer
Nella Last's War (Nella Last)
Nella Last's War
18
Nella Last
The Women Who Lived With Danger (Marcus Binney)
The Women Who Lived With Danger
19
Marcus Binney
The Miracle of Dunkirk (Walter Lord)
The Miracle of Dunkirk
20
Walter Lord
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation (Charles Glass)
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation
21
Charles Glass
The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy (Judith L.Pearson)
The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy
22
Judith L.Pearson
Code Name Lise (Larry Lofts)
Code Name Lise
23
Larry Lofts
Madame Fourcade's Secret War (Lynne Olson)
Madame Fourcade's Secret War
24
Lynne Olson
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II (Robert Matzen)
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II
25
Robert Matzen
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
26
Sonia Purnell
The Spymistress (William Stevenson)
The Spymistress
27
William Stevenson
The Woman Who Smashed Codes (NPR)
The Woman Who Smashed Codes
28
NPR
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis (Ben Macintyre)
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis
29
Ben Macintyre
The White Mouse (Nancy Wake)
The White Mouse
30
Nancy Wake
A World Elsewhere: An American Woman in War Time Germany (Sigrid MacRae)
A World Elsewhere: An American Woman in War Time Germany
31
Sigrid MacRae
Spy Princess (Shrabani Basu)
Spy Princess
32
Shrabani Basu
The Last Goodnight (Howard Blum)
The Last Goodnight
33
Howard Blum
The Secret Ministry of Ag and Fish (Noreen Riols)
The Secret Ministry of Ag and Fish
34
Noreen Riols
They Called Them Angels (Kathi Jackson)
They Called Them Angels
35
Kathi Jackson
Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in the Second World War (Virginia Nicholson)
Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in the Second World War
36
Virginia Nicholson
Born Survivors (Wendy Holden)
Born Survivors
37
Wendy Holden
Code Talker (Chester Nez)
Code Talker
38
Chester Nez
The Secret Rescue (Cate Lineberry)
The Secret Rescue
39
Cate Lineberry
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy (Ben Macintyre)
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
40
Ben Macintyre
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