The Necessary W.W.II Narratives

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Catch-22
1.  Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
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  "Let's start with the Americans... they won the war, after all... a postmodernist classic--devastatingly funny"
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History: A Novel (Penguin Modern Classics)
2.  History: A Novel (Penguin Modern Classics) by Elsa Morante
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  "Also the civilians were in the war... Italians too..."
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The Big Show (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)
3.  The Big Show (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) by Pierre Clostermann
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  "The war told by a fighter ace with a soul and some style"
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Trial by Battle (Paladin Books)
4.  Trial by Battle (Paladin Books) by David Piper
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  "It's a shame it's out of print--it reads like a thriller and hits like a bullet"
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The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men at Arms, Officers and
5.  The Sword of Honour Trilogy: Men at Arms, Officers and by Evelyn Waugh
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  "Vitriolic and unforgettable"
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Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death
6.  Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut
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  "Another US masterpiece"
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Black Rain (Japan's Modern Writers)
7.  Black Rain (Japan's Modern Writers) by Masuji Ibuse
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  "Between fact and fiction: a Japanese classic"
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Kaputt (New York Review Books Classics)
8.  Kaputt (New York Review Books Classics) by with an introduction by Dan Hofstadter Curzio Malaparte
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  "The great Italian classic read all over the world and despised by Italian academicians--but does anybody care?"
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
9.  With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by E. B. Sledge
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  "A grim, honest memoir"
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Fires on the Plain (Tuttle Classics)
10.  Fires on the Plain (Tuttle Classics) by Shohei Ooka
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  "The Great Japanese War Novel--a Must-Read"
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Flesh Wounds (Echoes of War)
11.  Flesh Wounds (Echoes of War) by David Holbrook
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  "Undeservedly out of print: A beautiful memoir"
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The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern Library Chronicles)
12.  The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945 (Modern Library Chronicles) by Paul Fussell
The list author says:
  "A polemic book written by a great critic who fought in W.W.II"
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The Volga Rises in Europe
13.  The Volga Rises in Europe by Curzio Malaparte
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  "1st-class war reportages"
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Johnny the Partisan
14.  Johnny the Partisan by Beppe Fenoglio
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  "One of the best novels ever written about the partisans and their neglected war"
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Harper Perennial Modern Classics - The Naked and the Dead
15.  Harper Perennial Modern Classics - The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
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  "A celebrated US war novel"
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A Private Affair (Modern Voices)
16.  A Private Affair (Modern Voices) by Beppe Fenoglio
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  "Another impressive performance by a great Italian writer"
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The Thin Red Line
17.  The Thin Red Line by James Jones
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  "Classic war novel"
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The Ministry Of Fear: An Entertainment (Vintage Classics)
18.  The Ministry Of Fear: An Entertainment (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
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  "Not just a perfect thriller"
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The Path to the Spiders' Nests (Vintage classics)
19.  The Path to the Spiders' Nests (Vintage classics) by Italo Calvino
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  "Also Calvino has a war story to tell"
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Das Boot (Cassell Military Paperbacks)
20.  Das Boot (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Lothar Gunther Buchheim
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  "An anti-militarist classic from Germany"
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Skin (European Classics)
21.  Skin (European Classics) by Malaparte
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  "Unfortunately out of print--buy it used!"
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The Sergeant in the Snow
22.  The Sergeant in the Snow by Mario Rigoni Stern
The list author says:
  "Powerful, icy war memoir from the Eastern Front"
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Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Empire of the Sun
23.  Harper Perennial Modern Classics - Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard
The list author says:
  "the war seen by a kid--a visionary account"
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If This Is a Man / The Truce
24.  If This Is a Man / The Truce by Primo Levi
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  "They also fought a war, and managed to survive..."
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Castle to Castle (French Literature)
25.  Castle to Castle (French Literature) by Louis-ferdinand Celine
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  "He was a Fascist, no doubt--but also a great writer. The story told by the losers."
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