What is a good World War II book?

Question

100-250 pages.

Answer 1

anne franks diary

Answer 2

Tell you what - you're not going to find a "good World War II book" (I'm assuming you mean non-fiction) at 100 -250 pages.
I mean, it was a long war and a WORLD war.
Check out the link below for what;s probably the shortest, best book you can get (it's about 400 pages.)

A Short History of World War II (Paperback)
by James L. Stokesbury

Here's one review (they're all good):

"Excellent World War Two Summary, December 4, 2004
Reviewer:Michael W. Drafke (Lemont, IL USA) - See all my reviews
The reviewer who said WW2 is impossibly complex was right, but this book is an outstanding overview of the subject. Objective, clear, concise, and interesting. Some hisotrical books are so dull all they are good for is curing insomnia but not this one. It moves right along and is never boring. From here you could easily decide how to focus your further readings according to the chapters or section you found most interesting."

But if it's fiction you want, try this one:

A Bell For Adano
Hersey, John

269 pages

It's a Pulitizer Prize winner and a great read. Use the second link, please.

Here's one review (they're all good)

"Great Story, Thought Provoking, August 12, 2002
Reviewer:oddsfish (Menard, TX United States) - See all my reviews

Back in high school, I made a vow to myself that I would eventually read all of the Pulitzer Prize winning novels. A Bell for Adano was one of the first that I read. Now, a few years later, I have read around 30 of those novels, and while many have been wonderful, few have matched the experience of reading A Bell for Adano, and I continue to return to it.
The splendid novel is set during World War II, though it isn't really a war novel. The novel is about how very different people can, and should treat one another, especially when in a difficult situation. A Bell for Adano primarily concerns Major Joppolo. He is an American officer placed in charge of the city of Adano after the invasion. Joppolo is a wonderful, though flawed man. He's always practical but remains sentimental. He sets out to make the lives of the people of Adano the best he possibly can. He does so by not treating them as the enemy but as People. The "bell" of Adano refers his attempt to restore an historic bell to the city that it had lost during the war.

I can never do justice to my favorite novels when I review them, and this is one of them. I can't say enough good about it. The characterizations are strong and the interactions between the characters are touching and thought-provoking. Joppolo's relationship to the city's people is truly remarkable. It makes one think about America's relationship with foreign countries. The story is heart-tugging and humorous. There are few novels written this century that can touch a reader as much as this one does, and this one can make you think a little, too. A Bell for Adano certainly deserved its prize, and it definitely deserves to not be forgotten."

Answer 3

Fiction? Read Enigma. It's the one the movie's based on. Fantastic. Plus the ending is better than the one in the movie.

I don't know why they changed it in the movie.

It's about encryption and the Nazis and somehow, the author makes it totally understandable even though it was really tough to solve the mystery in real life. It's about how they cracked Nazi codes in England.

Very entertaining, and you'll learn a lot, too. I've seen some other stuff that was historical and the book is very accurate as far as the history stuff.

Answer 4

Hiding to Survive Stories of Jewish Children Rescued From te Holocaust by Maxine B Rosenberg. Also try The Hiding Place by Corrine Ten Boom as another memoir of suffering during the War. I dont know of any good non-fiction accounts of the war less than 200 pages.

Answer 5

Missing in Action
Nick Moramarco
144 pages,

Answer 6

Number The Stars

Answer 7

Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan
the war from Chinese Woman's perspective

Answer 8

Kurt Vonnegut "Slaughterhouse Five." 288 pages... but So much fun!

Answer 9

'The Tin drum' by Gunther Grass - more than 250 pages though,,,,
'The Quick and the Dead' - which I think is by Thomas Mann....

Answer 10

The Great Escape

Flags of our Fathers

Answer 11

Flags of Our Fathers

it's by James Bradley

you can get it at target