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In this definitive guide, renowned military analyst James F. Dunnigan chooses fifty books from the many thousands published about World War II as being the most worthy of a place in any library. Taken together, these books provide invaluable insight into the scope of the war, the theaters of operation, and the new technologies the war made possible.
Dunnigans commentary on each title includes not only an analysis of the books major themes but also its particular significance and value in the literature of the war. From General George S. Pattons brutally honest, personal narrative of his march across Western Europe, War As I Knew It, to Studs Terkels acclaimed oral history, The Good War, Dunnigan chooses books that offer powerful and moving journeys into the heart of battle, whether on land, on sea, or in the air. These include first-hand accounts by military and political leaders such as Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill; classic historical overviews, such as William L. Shirers The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Samuel Eliot Morisons The Two-Ocean War; books about war from our allies perspective, such as Alexander Werths Russia at War; and books of more specialized interest, such as The Wizard War: British Scientific Intelligence, 1939-1945.
More than sixty years after the wars end, these books bear powerful witness to the conflict that changed the world. Dunnigans list and commentary are bound to spur lively and heated discussionand lead readers to the discovery of other books and other points of view.
In this definitive guide, renowned military analyst James F. Dunnigan chooses fifty books from the many thousands published about World War II as being the most worthy of a place in any library. Taken together, these books provide invaluable insight into the scope of the war, the theaters of operation, and the new technologies the war made possible.
Dunnigans commentary on each title includes not only an analysis of the books major themes but also its particular significance and value in the literature of the war. From General George S. Pattons brutally honest, personal narrative of his march across Western Europe, War As I Knew It, to Studs Terkels acclaimed oral history, The Good War, Dunnigan chooses books that offer powerful and moving journeys into the heart of battle, whether on land, on sea, or in the air. These include first-hand accounts by military and political leaders such as Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill; classic historical overviews, such as William L. Shirers The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and Samuel Eliot Morisons The Two-Ocean War; books about war from our allies perspective, such as Alexander Werths Russia at War; and books of more specialized interest, such as The Wizard War: British Scientific Intelligence, 1939-1945.
More than sixty years after the wars end, these books bear powerful witness to the conflict that changed the world. Dunnigans list and commentary are bound to spur lively and heated discussionand lead readers to the discovery of other books and other points of view.
