I am looking for good books set in/about World War II, particularly Americans at war and/or Americans at home. It should be at a high school level. Thanks.
2006-11-18 13:52:57 · 10 answers · asked by ebillar 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Anything by Stephen E. Ambrose
2006-11-18 14:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by Bestie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anything by John Keegan and Sir Martin Gilbert.
Time Life Books offer many good titles on the war.
Look through Library Archives or on the net for past copies of Life Magazine or Time and for local newspapers, including the New York Times.
2006-11-19 07:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by Paul L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa" by Rick Atkins I have read a few of Atkin's books he can carry a story really well while still being factual. Oh and even better I had just bought this because the one chapter I read was amazing. "Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission" This book is very heavy for 7th grade but I think you can handle it, good luck.
2016-05-22 02:07:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've just finished 2 such books that I really enjoyed. The first was "See Here Private Hargrove" by Marion Hargrove, about GIs at the beginning of WWII. It is a true, autobiographical account of the life of privates in the army, published in 1942 and still very entertaining and informative about army life in those days.
The second is "From Here To Eternity" by James Jones, also about a bunch of GIs at the beginning of WWII. This is realistic fiction about army men in Hawaii at the bombing of Pearl Harbor. This one is very gritty realism, with lots of whoring and gambling and other mess-up type of behavior: rather adult content considering it was written in the 1940s, but nowadays okay for high school if you like that sort of thing. This one is longer than Hargrove, but very readable and interesting.
Both books give a feel for life in that era.
2006-11-18 17:57:20 · answer #4 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Hell and Back, Tarawa Beach Head, Guadalcanal Diary, D-Day, The Longest Day, Battle of the Bulge, Lost Battalion, Merrel's Marauders, Anzio, Tubruk.... There's hundreds more
2006-11-18 14:09:29 · answer #5 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Longest Day.
One Bridge foor far
Midway
many movies are screenplays of books.
2006-11-18 14:01:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look for titiles written by:
Stephen Ambrose
Cornelius Ryan
B.H. Liddell Hart
2006-11-18 15:14:03 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know of a good one but 4got the title but i think its called Mouse it is very long though but intersting
2006-11-18 13:59:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the longest day, a bridge too far are both scholarly and very readable
2006-11-18 16:02:36 · answer #9 · answered by mk_matson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would suggest To Kill a Fox, but thats from a german sniper's point of view...
2006-11-18 15:41:33 · answer #10 · answered by acampion2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋