Books of History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater
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The Secret War
By Brian Johnson"The 1939-45 War was a struggle as much between scientists as fighting men. The need, on both sides, to counter the enemy's technological ingenuity was a spur to scientific invention....
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My Father's House: A Childhood in Wartime Bavaria
By Beatrice OstA young girl growing up in the forties on a vast estate near Munich lives a life charmed by privilege yet scarred by place and time. Everyday routine is upended...
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Inside Hitler's High Command
By Geoffrey P. MegargeeChallenging previous accounts, Geoffrey Megargee shatters the myth that German generals would have prevailed in World War II if only Hitler had not meddled in their affairs. Indeed, Megargee argues,...
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Echoes of England: The 8th Air Force in World War Two
By Martin W. BowmanAmerican troops began arriving in war-weary Britain in the months immediately after Pearl Harbor and were concentrated around eastern England. The young Americans created a colorful chapter in the lives...
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This is London
By Edward R. MurrowCombining brilliant analysis and an unfailing eye for detail, Edward R. Murrow's This is London is a fascinating portrait of the war from one of the greatest broadcasters of all...
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Canaris: Hitler's Master Spy
By Heinz HöhneA biography of Wilhelm Canaris, Hitler's director of espionage, investigates his involvement in several conspiracies to overthrow the Nazi regime, including one of many unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Hitler.
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American Fighter-bombers in World War II: USAAF Jabos in the MTO and ETO
By William WolfLost in the air combat and air ace fanfare of World War II was the dangerous, unheralded and vital role played by USAAF fighter-bomber pilots over the Mediterranean and northwest...
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City Under Siege: The Berlin Blockade and Airlift, 1948-1949
By Michael D. HaydockAt the close of World War II, the Soviet Union controlled all of eastern Germany except the Allied sectors of Berlin. In June 1948, Soviet authorities halted the West's land...
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Unlikely Liberators: The Men of the 100th and 442nd
By Masayo DuusBased on extensive research in War Department archives and nearly three hundred interviews with veterans of the 100th and 442nd, Unlikely Liberators first appeared in serialized form in Japan, where...
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Firestorm: The Bombing of Dresden 1945
By Jeremy A. Crang, Paul AddisonOn the night of 13 and 14 February 1945, the RAF bombed the city of Dresden, causing devastating fires which obliterated the historic city centre and killed many thousands of...
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The Secret War with Germany: Deception, Espionage, and Dirty Tricks, 1939-1945
By William B. BreuerRecounts espionage successes and failures during World War II, including the breaking of the German code, commando raids, and planned assassinations and invasions never carried out
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Heisenberg's War: The Secret History of the German Bomb
By Thomas PowersOne of the Most important - and controversial - aspects of the history of the Second World War is the failure of the Germans to build an atomic bomb. Germany...
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Arming Against Hitler: France and the Limits of Military Planning
By Eugenia C. Kiesling"A compellingly distinctive and original contribution to our understanding of the period". -- John Sweets, author of Choices in Vichy France: The French Under Nazi Occupation. "A brilliantly written and...
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Berlin Dance of Death
By Helmut AltnerThis is one of the most vivid accounts of destruction and hopelessness we have ever seen. It is a 17-year-old German conscript's experiences in the defense of Berlin during the...
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Soldier Boy: A Chronicle of Life and Death and Survival During World War II
By George K. ZakSoldier Boy: A Chronicle of Life and Death and Survival During World War II
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The GI's Rabbi: World War II Letters of David Max Eichhorn
By David Max EichhornWe saw 39 boxcars loaded with Jewish dead in the Dachau railway yard, 39 carloads of little, shriveled mummies that had literally been starved to death; we saw the gas...
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Night Fighters: Luftwaffe and RAF Air Combat Over Europe, 1939-1945
By Anne-Marie Lewis, Colin D. HeatonNight Fighters chronicles the historical, technological, tactical and strategic evolution of limited visibility aerial combat between Great Britain and Germany during WW II. The subjects interviewed for his project were...
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Arnhem 1944: Operation "Market Garden"
By Stephen BadseyMarket Garden was one of the most audacious, and ultimately controversial, operations of the Second World War--a joint penetration by an armored column and a large-scale airborne drop. The objective...
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Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain Remembered
By Richard Collier, Philip KaplanThis book takes readers back to the Battle of Britain through vintage photos and the vivid memories of those who were there. Material from the Royal Air Force Museum is...
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The Women's Land Army: A Portrait
By Gill ClarkeSpartacus Educational provides information on the Women's Land Army. The British government established the Women's Land Army during World War I in an effort to involve women in the production...