esp. on biographies or autobiographies.
2007-08-03 09:34:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
William Shirer wrote two books (he actually wrote many more - these two are really diaries) about the life of a Jew in Germany in WWII. His wife was not German so he managed to stay one step ahead of "them."
The "best" thing to happen to him was the fire bombing of Dresden - as it gave him and hs wife the opportunity to escape their clutches - he was scheduled for transport in a few days.
It has really sad stuff in it like when they had to kill their beloved little kitty because Jews weren't allowed to have pets. It covers everything from his losing his job, their losing their house to the kitty incident.
It's in two volumes, kind of hard reading, but well worth it.
Also, of course, The Diary of Anne Frank, Citizen Soldier - Stephen Ambrose, anything on Rommel and/or Patton, Lodz Ghetto, The Mighty Eighth - A History of the Eighth Air Force, in which my Father flew.
2007-08-03 13:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Sprouts Mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coral and Brass-the autobiography of General Howlin Mad Smith. A forceful Marine Corps general. Very much like Grant. Push, push the enemy. He got into a lot of trouble when he dismissed an Army General for not being aggressive enough.
Patton-A Genius for War-Carlo D'este
Eisenhower-Supreme Commander-Stephen Ambrose
Edson-Once a Legend (a Marine Raider leader)-Jon T. Hoffman
Field Marshall Rommel-Knight's Cross-David Fraser
Hitler-=Hitler-John Toland
Pappy Boyington-Black Sheep One- enigmatic and highly controversial leader of the Black Sheep Squadron, VMF 214, in the Pacific.
Puller-Chest-Hoffman-a revered Marine Corps General much beloved by all Marines everywhere.
Zhukov-The Rise and Fall of a Great Captain-William Spahr-a popular and accomplished Soviet general of WW2. Not particularly one of Stalin's favorite generals, but then again he didn't like anyone, not even his kids and wife.
Eisenhower-Crusade in Europe-autobiography-supreme history of Eisenhower's leadership in Europe
Eisenhower -Soldier and President-Stephen Ambrose
This should give you a good weeks reading. As a Marine, I am more interested in Marine biographies. There are a lot of excellent books on WW2 written lately now that the Russians have released a lot of their classified material.
2007-08-03 10:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by SgtMoto 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Forgotten Soldier, by Guy Sajer. I had to read this in my WWII class last winter. Excellent book, though there is some debate as to whether or not all of the accounts he writes about are true. It is the story of a German soldier (Sajer, though he uses another name in the book), Alsacian by birth, who serves on the Eastern Front. I really enjoyed it.
2007-08-03 10:37:31 · answer #3 · answered by BethS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The Longest Day" - Cornelius Ryan
"Flags of Our Fathers" - James Brady
"Tojo - The Last Banzai"- Courtney Brown
"Montgomery, A Biography" - Alan Morehead
2007-08-03 10:00:50 · answer #4 · answered by Michael J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Band of Brothers, on E company 101st Airborne.
2007-08-03 09:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by satcomgrunt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" To Hell and Back " by ill. Brother Audie Murphy the most decorated soldier of WWII. He also starred in a movie by the same name portraying himself.
2007-08-03 10:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These 2 websites have some good looking books on ww2, check them out.
www.WWIIRemembered.com
www.MonsterMarketplace.com
2007-08-03 14:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by Nita and Michael 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh, if you're American, anything by Stephen Ambrose (Band of Brothers, Citizen soldiers, etc), problem is he's very U.S. centric. "Stalingrad" is good and anything by Max Hastings is good too. "Ivans War" by Catherine Merridale is worth a look too.
2007-08-03 10:06:24 · answer #8 · answered by Efnissien 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋