World War II
The greatest conflict in human history comes alive through powerful accounts of soldiers, survivors, scientists, and civilians who shaped its battles and aftermath. These gripping stories and detailed histories span the globe from 1939-1945, from the beaches of Normandy to the Pacific theaters, from concentration camps to secret Manhattan Project sites.
World War II Book Summaries
Infantry Attacks
History
Military Fiction
War
All Our Yesterdays
Italy
Historical Fiction
Italian Literature
The German House
Historical Fiction
Historical
Germany
The Splendid and the Vile
A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
History
Biography
World War II
Three Sisters
Historical Fiction
Historical
Holocaust
Strong Men Armed
The United States Marines Against Japan
History
Military Fiction
World War II
The Woman All Spies Fear
Code Breaker Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Her Hidden Life
History
Biography
Historical
Measure of a Man
From Auschwitz Survivor to Presidents' Tailor
History
Biography
Holocaust
Churchill
Walking with Destiny
Biography
History
Politics
Freedom from Fear
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
History
American History
Politics
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
History
Japan
World War II
The Ragged Edge of Night
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
The Nazi Conspiracy
The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill
History
World War II
Politics
The Kitchen Front
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
Mare's War
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Nineteen Steps
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
War
Front Lines
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Rommel
Lessons from Yesterday for Today's Leaders
History
Leadership
World War II
In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
History
Book Club
World War II
Jackdaws
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Historical
A Brilliant Life
My Mother's Inspiring True Story of Surviving the Holocaust
Holocaust
Biography
History
Operation Mincemeat
How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
History
World War II
War
The Dark Valley
A Panorama of the 1930s
History
European History
World History
Last Twilight in Paris
Historical Fiction
World War II
Mystery
The Rape of Nanking
The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
History
China
War
Hornet Flight
Historical Fiction
Thriller
War
Adolf Hitler
History
Biography
World War II
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero
History
Biography
Middle Grade
Impounded
Dorothea Lange and the Censored Images of Japanese American Internment
History
Photography
World War II
Bluebird
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Island Infernos
The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
History
World War II
Military History
My Mother's Secret
Historical Fiction
Holocaust
World War II
The Forgotten Highlander
My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East
History
Biography
War
Long Way Home
Historical Fiction
Christian Fiction
Christian
Five Chimneys
A Woman Survivor's True Story of Auschwitz
Holocaust
History
World War II
Making Bombs for Hitler
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
A Cold Case Investigation
History
True Crime
Holocaust
My Friend Anne Frank
The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds
History
Memoir
Biography
The One Man
Historical Fiction
Thriller
World War II
The German Wife
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
Summer of My German Soldier
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
All the Broken Places
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Baker's Daughter
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
The German Girl
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
