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Best WWII Nonfiction Books: Essential Reads

The best WWII nonfiction books bring history's most devastating conflict to vivid, personal life. From Anne Frank's diary to Elie Wiesel's Night to the sweeping military history of Stephen Ambrose, this essential reading list covers the Holocaust, the Pacific Theater, the Nazi rise to power, and the stories of ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. These are the WWII nonfiction books that belong on every reader's shelf.

The Diary of a Young Girl

The Diary of a Young Girl

Night

Night

Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for Meaning

Unbroken

Unbroken

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

The Complete Maus

The Complete Maus

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

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