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10 Best WW2 Books

Goal: Find the best WW2 books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best ww2 books" and study the top 6+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

10 Best WW2 Books

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1

The Splendid and the Vile

A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

by Erik Larson

2

Hiroshima

by John Hersey

Also recommended by:

Alex Blumberg

3

Hitler

A Biography

by Ian Kershaw

Also recommended by:

Brandon Stanton

4

Night

by Elie Wiesel

Also recommended by:

Oprah Winfrey

5

Stalingrad

The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943

by Antony Beevor

Also recommended by:

Richard Branson

6

Enemy at the Gates

The Battle for Stalingrad

by William Craig

7

In the Garden of Beasts

Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

by Erik Larson

8

The Complete Maus

by Art Spiegelman

9

The Longest Day

by Cornelius Ryan

10

The Unwomanly Face of War

An Oral History of Women in World War II

by Svetlana Alexievich

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