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The Greatest "Nonfiction, World War II" Books of All Time. This list is generated by aggregating 305 lists from various critics, authors, experts, and readers.
- Hitler and Nazi Germany
- Beginnings and Early Battles
- The War in The East
- Britain’s Strategy on Its Own
- Anglo-American Strategy
- Code Cracking and Intelligence
- The War in The Pacific
- Wartime Economies and Efforts to Disrupt
- The North-West Europe Campgain
- Resistence and Life Under Nazi Rule
2.) Keegan recognizes Hitler A Study In Tyranny by Alan Bullock as the “best biography of Hitler,” and he was likely referring to the unabridged edition. ((Keegan 1990, 596.)) 3.) Hitler’s War and the War Path by David Irving is an interesting recommendation by Keegan. The book has been criticized for years as being “pro-Hitler”, yet Keegan recogni...
9.) Keegan says that although The Origins of The Second World Warby A. J. P. Taylor is contentious, it “cannot be bettered as an introduction to that subject.” ((Keegan 1990, 596.)) In a later book, Keegan described Taylor as a “notorious controversialist.” ((Keegan 1996, 9.)) 10.) To Lose a Battle: France 1940 by Alistair Horne is the final instal...
17.) Keegan describes The Soviet High Commandand the following two books by John Erickson as “overthrowing all other writers in English on the war in the east.” ((Keegan 1990, 597.)) 18.) The Road to Stalingradby John Erickson 19.) The Road to Berlinby John Erickson 20.) German Rule in Russiaby Alexander Dallin 21.) Comrades in Arms: British Aid to...
22.) The Continental Commitmentby Michael Howard 23.) The Mediterranean Strategy in the Second World Warby Michael Howard
24.) Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare, 1941-1942by Maurice Matloff 25.) Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare, 1943-1944by Maurice Matloff 26.) Command Decisionsby Kent Roberts Greenfield focuses on key decisions that had long-term repercussions during the war. Written for leaders, the book analyzes the information available to the comma...
27.) British Intelligence in the Second World Warby F. H. Hinsley focuses not only in how British intelligence operated throughout the war, but the influence it had on strategies and planning. 28.) The Hut Six Storyby Gordon Welchman focuses on a British mathematician who was instrumental in breaking the German’s coded messages. 29.) Ultra Goes to ...
33.) A History of Modern Japanby Richard Storry 34.) Empires in the Balance: Japanese and Allied Pacific Strategies to April 1942by H. P. Willmott 35.) Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japanby Ronald Spector 36.) Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions, May 1942-August 1942by Samuel Eliot Morison 37.) Allies of a Kind: The United States...
38.) War, Economy and Society, 1939-1945by Alan Milward examines the economic relations between warring, allied, and neutral states through the world during the war. 39.) The Design and Development of Weapons by M. M. Postan, which is expensive and out-of-print but really cheap on the Kindle. 40.) Keegan values Bomber Commandby Max Hastings “for it...
42.) Keegan credits The Struggle for Europeby Chester Wilmot for effectively inventing “the modern method of writing contemporary military history, which combines political, economic and strategic analysis with eye-witness accounts of combat.” ((Keegan 1990, 598.)) While Keegan admits that some of Wilmot’s judgements are no longer valid, he believe...
43.) The Shadow War: European Resistance, 1939-1945by Henri Michel 44.) The Embattled Mountainby F. W. Deakin, a memoir of a British paratrooper who found himself in the middle the Yugoslav partisan movement against Nazi occupation. 45.) Life with the Enemy: Collaboration and Resistance in Hitler’s Europe, 1939-1945by Werner Rings focuses on Switze...
The novel follows the life of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran who has become "unstuck in time," experiencing his life events out of order. This includes his experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden during the Allies' firebombing, his post-war life as a successful optometrist, his abduction by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, and his eventual death. The book is a critique of war ...
Thousands of men and women wrote memoirs detailing their experiences in World War II. Here are four lesser known examples that merit a second look.
- Malloryk
- Night (The Night Trilogy, #1) by Elie Wiesel.
- The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom.
- The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust by Edith Hahn Beer.
- Hiroshima by John Hersey.
Jan 30, 2019 · These 30 classics cover the war from the Eastern Front to the South Pacific, and investigate its murky origins and complex legacies. Make your next great read one of these essential World War II books.
Apr 13, 2024 · The dramatic events and scope of World War 2 make it one of the most popular settings for historical fiction. The range of books varies widely, from real-life stories written up as novels, to entirely fictional accounts which use one or more of the many horrific events of World War II as backdrop.
