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Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Buffy Walkes (27 Lists)



The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe RussellBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenAnne Frank Remembered by Miep GiesThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawAn Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson
Best World War Two Novels
267 books — 108 voters
Flyboys by James D. BradleyThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawInferno by Max HastingsThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Military History
927 books — 395 voters

Enemy at the Gates by William CraigBlitzed by Norman OhlerEscape From Davao by John D. LukacsThe Third Reich at War by Richard J. EvansThe Rising Sun by John Toland
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,294 books — 442 voters
Schindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerWhy the Allies Won by Richard OveryA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanStorm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
Plight of a Nation
1,153 books — 453 voters

Agent Zigzag by Ben MacintyreInferno by Max HastingsHelmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieThe Rising Sun by John TolandUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,014 books — 470 voters
Hiroshima by John HerseyThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawHelmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieThe Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe RussellAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
Military Books
1,129 books — 469 voters

Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko HachiyaAt Dawn We Slept by Gordon W. PrangeChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananBerlin Diary by William L. ShirerThe Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell
Veteran Recommendations
902 books — 478 voters
We Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenLegacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
World War II Memoirs
361 books — 186 voters

We Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandHiroshima by John HerseyStorm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
War has no winners
1,146 books — 540 voters
Night by Elie WieselWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanInferno by Max HastingsLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
WW2: Many Perspectives
531 books — 267 voters

A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyChurchill's Secret War by Madhusree MukerjeeCompany Commander by Charles B. MacDonaldThe Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson
World War II Literature
283 books — 187 voters
Patton by Carlo D'EsteThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseAgent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
War Fiction
1,265 books — 435 voters

1939 - The War That Had Many Fathers by Gerd Schultze-RhonhofPatton by Carlo D'EsteStorm of Steel by Ernst JüngerPegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseChurchill's Secret War by Madhusree Mukerjee
World War 2 books
393 books — 212 voters
Masters of the Air by Donald L. MillerBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenRetribution by Max HastingsThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
347 books — 254 voters

The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
World War II Fiction
1,427 books — 2,058 voters
Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseCrabwalk by Günter GrassEnemy at the Gates by William CraigKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'ReillyA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
796 books — 410 voters

Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbrosePacific Crucible by Ian W. TollThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankInferno by Max Hastings
A WWII Reading List
724 books — 384 voters
Best WWII Historical Fiction
561 books — 653 voters

Berlin Diary by William L. ShirerFlags of Our Fathers by James D. BradleyLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell ZuckoffThe Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
689 books — 505 voters
The Bedford Boys by Alex KershawEscape From Davao by John D. LukacsThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn Beer
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
673 books — 465 voters

Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseEscape From Davao by John D. LukacsThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerThe Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
420 books — 640 voters
Black Hawk Down by Mark BowdenThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Rising Sun by John TolandCompany Commander by Charles B. MacDonald
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
703 books — 586 voters

Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko Hachiya1939 - The War That Had Many Fathers by Gerd Schultze-RhonhofThe Bedford Boys by Alex KershawHelmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
980 books — 776 voters
Best War Novels
1,701 books — 1,450 voters

WWII Historic Fiction
1,489 books — 1,569 voters