World War Two Reading List
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The World War Two Reading List is a work in progress much as MilitaryReadingList.com is in general. The books listed on this page have been identified as the most popular books on World War Two. Our plan is to expand the lists to focus on specific areas of interest such as the European Theater and the Pacific Theater along with subjects such as aviation, armor, amphibious operations... please come back and visit as the site will improve with time. | ||||||||||||
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Captain, et al. : The Agonies and the Ecstasies of War and Memory, a
Memoir from World War II by Allan Wilford Howerton Published September 2000 Dear
Captain, et al. interposes a hardboiled war memoir and a tender love
story. A faithful re-creation of World War II infantry combat from
original source records; as powerful as a raging storm and as sensitive
as a heartache. Beautifully and passionately written with a touch of
irony. Scores of interesting characters. Transports readers to the war
and its era with verve, yearning, humor, and strength. Amazon
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War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause by
Damon Major 'Rocky' Gause, Damon L. Gause (Introduction), Stephen E.
AmbrosePublished November 1999. The War Journal of Damon "Rocky" Gause is a roller coaster ride of adventure, heroism, sacrifice and survival... Read More about the War Journal of Major Damon Rocky Gause |
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 Beyond
Valor: WWII Ranger and Airborne Veterans Reveal the Heart of
Combat by
Patrick K. O'Donnell
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End Save Victory: Perspectives on World War II by |
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War to be Won: Fighting the Second World War, 1937-1945 by
Williamson Murray & Allan MillettBuy A War to be Won |
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Bitter Woods : The Dramatic Story, Told at All Echelons- From Supreme
Command to Squad Leader- Of the Crisis That Shook the Western Coalition by
John S. D. Eisenhower, Stephen E. Ambrose (Introduction)Buy The Bitter Woods |
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 Flags of
our Fathers by
James Bradley Ron
Powers (Contributor)Buy Flags of our Fathers |
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 The Second
World War by
John KeeganBuy The Second World War |
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 The
Greatest Generation by
Tom BrokawBuy The Greatest Generation |
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 D-Day June
6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II by
Stephen AmbroseBuy D-Day |
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 Fire in
the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific by
Eric BergerudBuy Fire in the Sky |
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 Tanks
For The Memories: An Oral History of the 712th Tank Battalion from World
War 2
by Aaron ElsonArmor Magazine It is a must read for any tanker, and should be purchased by all libraries near an armored unit. ... Tanks for the Memories is mainly a story about how a unit really functions in wartime. Buy Tanks For The Memories |
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 They
Were All Young Kids by
Aaron ElsonFrom the Author The story of Jim Flowers, a brash young lieutenant from Dallas whose courage and sacrifice helped turn the tide in one of the bloodiest battles of the Normandy campaign, is taught to French schoolchildren. Yet it is virtually unknown in the United States. I have been privileged to interview at length the surviving members of Flowers' ill-fated platoon, and have been deeply moved by their account. Buy They Were All Young Kids |
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Mile in Their Shoes: Conversations With Veterans of World War II by
Aaron Elson, Susan English"A Mile In Their Shoes" is full of interviews with World War II vets, it tells the story of the "War To End All Wars, vol. 2" as only the soldiers and sailors themselves could have seen it. Amazon Review. Buy A Mile In Their Shoes |
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 Roll
Me Over : An Infantryman's World War II by
Raymond GantterMarvelous WWII memoir by an infantryman, albeit a highly literate and sensitive one, who recorded his impressions via letters to his wife. This is a remarkable document, far more real than many a self-glamorizing memoir by persons of higher rank, or historian's reconstruction. MilitaryReadingList Reviewer. Buy Roll Me Over |
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Military Blunders by Michael Coffey
(1999)