SOME OF MY FAVORITE SECOND WORLD WAR NOVELS & HISTORIES

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The Cruel Sea (Classics of War)
1.  The Cruel Sea (Classics of War) by Nicholas Monsarrat
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  "A gripping tale into the lives of a ship's crew in the Royal Navy during the Second World War --- ONE OF THE BEST WAR NOVELS I HAVE YET READ"
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And Then We Heard the Thunder (Howard University Press Library of Contemporary Literature)
2.  And Then We Heard the Thunder (Howard University Press Library of Contemporary Literature) by John Oliver Killens
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  "Provides a little known aspect of the African-American experience in the Second World War"
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Bluebirds
3.  Bluebirds by Margaret Mayhew
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  "Touching story of the lives of women who joined Britain's WAAF in WWII"
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The Last Convertible
4.  The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
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  "Provides a soul-searing tale about a segment of the Second World War generation - through what was to have been the Harvard class of 1944"
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Tanamera (Coronet Books)
5.  Tanamera (Coronet Books) by Noel Barber
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  "A BEAUTIFULLY TOLD, EVOCATIVE STORY OF 'FORBIDDEN LOVE' SET IN WARTIME MALAYA AND SINGAPORE"
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The Red Horse: A Novel
6.  The Red Horse: A Novel by Eugenio Corti
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  "EPIC NOVEL DESCRIBES THE SUFFERING AND HEROISM OF ITALIAN SOLDIERS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR"
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Love for an Enemy
7.  Love for an Enemy by Alexander Fullerton
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  "ADVENTURE/ROMANCE SET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND EGYPT DURING 1941"
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Black Out
8.  Black Out by John Lawton
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  "SPY THRILLER SET IN LONDON DURING 1944"
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Light Years (Cazalet Chronicle)
9.  Light Years (Cazalet Chronicle) by Elizabeth Jane Howard
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  "First Volume of a 4 volume story of a family in Britain, the Cazalets, from 1937 to 1946 - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"
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The Bronze Horseman
10.  The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
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  "PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD"
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Dark Voyage
11.  Dark Voyage by Alan Furst
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  "Reads like a film noir; chronicles a secret mission undertaken by a 'Spanish' freighter from Tangier to Sweden's Baltic coast during the late spring of 1941, just prior to Operation Barbarossa"
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Japan at War: An Oral History
12.  Japan at War: An Oral History by Haruko Taya Cook
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  "The Second World War from the Japanese perspective - at home and overseas"
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The Rising Sun: Tthe Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire (Modern Library War)
13.  The Rising Sun: Tthe Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire (Modern Library War) by John Toland
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  "EXCELLENT ACCOUNT OF THE SINO/PACIFIC WAR FROM THE JAPANESE PERSPECTIVE"
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The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It (World War II library)
14.  The Mighty Eighth: The Air War in Europe as Told by the Men Who Fought It (World War II library) by Gerald Astor
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  "Provides probably the best eyewitness accounts of life in the Eighth Air Force (USAAF) you'll ever read!!!"
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First Light
15.  First Light by Geoffrey Wellum
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  "Author's account of his life as a young RAF Spitfire pilot struggling to stay alive AND sane during the Battle of Britain"
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The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain
16.  The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain by Stephen Bungay
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  "The BEST account of the Battle of Britain that I have yet read!!!"
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A Bridge Too Far
17.  A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
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  "Cornelius Ryan's account of the Battle of Arnhem from the Allied and German perspectives"
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War as I Knew it
18.  War as I Knew it by George S. Patton
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  "General George S. Patton's diaries shedding light on his philosophy and attitudes towards war and combat - my Dad's general"
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Blood for Dignity: The Story of the First Integrated Combat Unit in the U.S. Army
19.  Blood for Dignity: The Story of the First Integrated Combat Unit in the U.S. Army by David P. Colley
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  "A STORY THAT NEEDS TO BE MORE WIDELY TOLD - book details the experiences of African-American GI's who volunteered for combat duty as infantrymen in Europe during the Second World War"
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Segregated, Skies: All-black Combat Squadrons of World War II (Smithsonian History of Aviation & Spaceflight)
20.  Segregated, Skies: All-black Combat Squadrons of World War II (Smithsonian History of Aviation & Spaceflight) by Stanley Sandler
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  "A comprehensive and deeply affecting account of the all-Black 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Medium Bombardment Group (denied combat service because of Jim Crow racism) during the Second World War"
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Hitler's Black Victims: The Historical Experiences of European Blacks, Africans and African Americans During the Nazi Era: The Historical Experience ... (Crosscurrents in African American History)
21.  Hitler's Black Victims: The Historical Experiences of European Blacks, Africans and African Americans During the Nazi Era: The Historical Experience ... (Crosscurrents in African American History) by Clarence Lusane
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  "AN ASPECT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR THAT IS TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED OR MARGINALIZED --- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!"
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Lest We Forget: Experiences of World War II Westindian Ex-Service Personnel
22.  Lest We Forget: Experiences of World War II Westindian Ex-Service Personnel by Robert N. Murray
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  "Offers personal eyewitness accounts by West Indians who served in the British military during the Second World War"
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Baa Baa Black Sheep
23.  Baa Baa Black Sheep by Greg Boyington
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  "Top U.S. Marine Corps War Ace of WWII tells his "show me a hero and I'll prove he's a bum" story"
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Lost Victories: War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General
24.  Lost Victories: War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General by Erich Von Manstein
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  "Memoirs of Feldmarschall Erich von Manstein, Germany's Most Brillant Strategist of the Second World War"
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Is Paris Burning
25.  Is Paris Burning by Collins
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  "The account of the struggle to free Paris from German occupation during July and August 1944 - from a uniquely personal perspective"
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