It ended six traumatic years later on the other side of the world following the. Once i got past the first 50 pages or so i could not put this book down. Don brown regnery, 2017 from april to august of 1945, captain jerry yellin and a small group of fellow fighter. The best books on the aftermath of world war ii five.
Canadians contributed significantly to home defence, the production of. Pages in category history books about world war ii. World war ii and popular culture the national wwii museum. This book got my attention because i had recently read a ton of books about the war. Fiction, young adult and true stories 60 outstanding books about world war ii. A captivating guide to the peace treaty that ended world war 1 and its impact on germany and the rise of adolf hitler captivating history. World war ii touched virtually every part of american life, even things so. By downloading libby to your smartphone, you can access thousands of ebooks and audiobooks from your library for free anytime and anywhere. This post on world war ii books is sponsored by libby. Ive read plenty of books set in this time period, but never one that gives a picture of what life was like for the french citizens during the nazi occupation that lasted for much of the war. Europe in the aftermath of world war ii lowe, keith on. Over the years i have ever read many many books on world war 2 but virtually nothing about the after mouth of war and how it effected the conquereddefeated peoples of europe.
Countless history books, tv documentaries and feature films made about world war ii, many accept a similar narrative of the war in the west. Wwii is too vast and rich of a subject for any one book to comprehensively cover all aspects of the conflict, so when searching for a book on the topic, youll need to define your area of interest. Army in world war ii series the armys official history of world war ii commonly referred to as the green books are listed in the following sections. Its very convenient to think of wars as having neat beginnings and endings but thats rarely the case, especially world war ii. It involved the majority of the worlds nations, eventually forming two opposing military alliances. Douglas, a historian at colgate, offers the most thorough study available of the largest expulsion of a people in human history and by far the most horrific instance in postwar europe of what is now called ethnic cleansing. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. After pearl harbor, war themes exploded into virtually every artistic.
The global conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. A mesmerizing novel that tells a dramatic story set in the decade after world. The second world war veteran stories the memory project. The book thief by markus zusak, all the light we cannot see by anthony doerr, the nightingale by kristin hannah, night by elie wies. The book was written and published after sir johns death, so he can be excused for missing it. Whether your focus mainly lies on the buildup and early days of the war or the pacific theater, there are plenty of tomes out there than can whet your appetite for knowledge. The book centers around two sisters living in nazi occupied france during wwii. The bestselling new and future releases in world history of world war ii 19391945. I have thousands of books on world war ii, from my work of writing magazine articles and e books on the subject, so ive read heaps, from meretricious potboilers to scholarly dissertations to selfserving memoirs.
The true story of the final combat mission of world war ii. World war ii is also known as the second world war. World war ii began in 1939 with the invasion of poland by adolf hitlers germany. Discover the best world war ii history in best sellers. The following 156 pages are in this category, out of 156 total. Youll find titles in all genres, ranging from bestsellers, classics. It made sobering reading regarding how poorly some of the allied troops and people with axes to grind behaved in victory. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
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