WWII Must Reads

A Listmania! list by Adam Shearn (London)
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World at War
1.  World at War by Mark Arnold-Forster
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  "An excellent comprehensive overview"
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Why the Allies Won: Explaining Victory in World War II (Pimlico)
2.  Why the Allies Won: Explaining Victory in World War II (Pimlico) by R. J. Overy
The list author says:
  "A masterpiece of analytical history, helps you to understand how and why"
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4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History)
3.  Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History) by Ian Kershaw
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  "Compelling, intriguing, ironic, - a maniac in charge of a country"
£13.29   Used & New from: £1.57
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Stalingrad
4.  Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
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  "Meticulously researched, gripping, tells the story from all sides"
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Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)
5.  Barbarossa: The Russian German Conflict: The Russian German Conflict, 1941-45 (CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS) by Alan Clark
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  "The classic - ominous and portentious throughout, a wonderful rea"
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4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Citizen Soldiers: From the Normandy Beaches to the Surrender of Germany
6.  Citizen Soldiers: From the Normandy Beaches to the Surrender of Germany by Stephen E. Ambrose
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  "Not perfect, but the best way to understand the experience of the ordinary American in WWII"
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (53 customer reviews)

Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, 1944 (Pan Grand Strategy Series)
7.  Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, 1944 (Pan Grand Strategy Series) by Sir Max Hastings
The list author says:
  "The best book on the Normandy campaign, revealing and insightful"
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4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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