Greatest books on World War II

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Decision in Normandy (Penguin Classics)
1.  Decision in Normandy (Penguin Classics) by Carlo D'Este
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  "A detailed, balanced and downright exciting overview of the allied invasion of France"
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The Road To Stalingrad: 1 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)
2.  The Road To Stalingrad: 1 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) by Prof John Erickson
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  "Hard work, but worthwhile. The definitive account of Barbarossa and after"
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Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle, 17-26 September (Penguin history)
3.  Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle, 17-26 September (Penguin history) by Martin Middlebrook
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  "Spell-binding allied view on the battles in and around Arnhem constructed from eye-witness accounts"
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Engage the Enemy More Closely: Royal Navy in 2WW (Penguin Classic Military History)
4.  Engage the Enemy More Closely: Royal Navy in 2WW (Penguin Classic Military History) by Correlli Barnett
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  "Comprehensive and very readable look at naval actions in all theatres."
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The Right of the Line (Wordsworth Military Library)
5.  The Right of the Line (Wordsworth Military Library) by John Terraine
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  "Like the above, but a history of the RAF from 1939-45 for beginners and those already in the know."
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The Rommel Papers (Da Capo Paperback)
6.  The Rommel Papers (Da Capo Paperback) by B.H. Liddell-Hart
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  "Rommel's genius even reached writing. Absorbing accounts of the great man's battles"
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Alamein to Zem Zem
7.  Alamein to Zem Zem by Keith Douglas
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  "Tragically short, this is a first-class view of the fighting in North Africa from the neglected poet"
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Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome
8.  Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome by Carlo D'Este
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  "Hunt down this out-of-print history of the allied battles up the leg of Italy. D'Este sure can write"
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Battleship: The Loss of the "Prince of Wales" and the "Repulse" (Penguin Classic Military History)
9.  Battleship: The Loss of the "Prince of Wales" and the "Repulse" (Penguin Classic Military History) by Martin Middlebrook
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  "Buy before it disappears. Moving account of British complacency and the end of the battleship era"
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Stalingrad
10.  Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
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  "Even Beevor's (apparent) disgust for the Soviet Union cannot hide the facts of one of history's great turn-arounds. Awe-inspiring"
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The Road To Berlin: Stalin's War with Germany Vol 2 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)
11.  The Road To Berlin: Stalin's War with Germany Vol 2 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) by Prof John Erickson
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  "Erickson's sequel is suitably mammoth to describe this huge theatre of war in which the Soviets turned the tide against Germany"
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The Price of Disobedience: The Battle of the River Plate Reconsidered
12.  The Price of Disobedience: The Battle of the River Plate Reconsidered by Eric J. Grove
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  "New evidence reveals surprising conclusions in this analysis of one of WWII most famous naval duels"
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The Battle of Hurtgen Forest: Untold Story of a Disastrous Campaign (Spellmount Siegfried Line)
13.  The Battle of Hurtgen Forest: Untold Story of a Disastrous Campaign (Spellmount Siegfried Line) by Charles Whiting
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  "Gruelling account of this forgotten, bloody battle at the end of the war in which the US are shown in a terrible light"
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The Other Side of the Hill (Pan Grand Strategy Series)
14.  The Other Side of the Hill (Pan Grand Strategy Series) by B. H. Liddell Hart
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  "Conversations with defeated German generals is a great place to start an understanding of why the Germans fought and why they fought so well."
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Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-1943 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)
15.  Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-1943 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) by James Holland
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  "A real gem. Malta's defence is an incredible story, and Holland is a valuable new talent."
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Finest Hour
16.  Finest Hour by Tim Clayton
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  "An amazing achievement - deeply moving personal accounts from the time when Britain stood alone"
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Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man
17.  Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
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  "A real treat (after the gossipy book on Stalin). Mountains of detail from the BEF side of this strange victorious retreat."
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The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad (Pan Grand Strategy Series)
18.  The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad (Pan Grand Strategy Series) by Harrison E. Salisbury
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  "Apart from being an excellent account of history's deadliest siege, this also begins with a superb overview of the USSR's intial blunders."
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African Trilogy
19.  African Trilogy by Alan Moorehead
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  "War correspondent's account of the fighting in North Africa. Amazing eye witness accounts. Not good as an overview, for that see..."
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The Desert Generals
20.  The Desert Generals by Correlli Barnett
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  "Still controversial, but this is great place to start for an overview of the battles in North Africa."
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The Pacific War
21.  The Pacific War by John Costello
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  "A successful one volume account of this huge campaign. This book is the perfect entry point to this theatre."
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The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy
22.  The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy by Adam Tooze
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  "Tooze's detailed look at the Nazi and Weimar economy is essential reading. Myth busting at its best."
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Stranger in the House: Women's Stories of Men Returning from the Second World War
23.  Stranger in the House: Women's Stories of Men Returning from the Second World War by Julie Summers
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  "Simple and very moving."
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The Battle of Britain
24.  The Battle of Britain by James Holland
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  "There have been many other books, but Holland's free flowing style and emotive tugs bring the story to life."
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Hitler's Panzers East: World War II Reinterpreted
25.  Hitler's Panzers East: World War II Reinterpreted by R.H.S. Stolfi
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  "And finally, if you ever tire if what was, this is the best guess at what might have been had Germany's battle plans in the east gone according to plan"
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