World War History Book
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What is a good introductory history book to the World Wars? I'm most interested in the second
>>526561
"The Good War": An Oral History of World War II (1984) is a telling of the oral history of World War II written by Studs Terkel.
Everyone loves Studs
>>526561
Hastings "Inferno".
Also, the "A Short History" series of books is pretty good based on what I've read.
The Storm of War by Andrew Roberts is a good book that describes the entire WWII but mainly focuses on what the Nazis did wrong rather than what the Allies did right.
>>526561
Rise and fall of Nazi Germany by William shirer
>>526770
is a book of journalism.
>>526847
Hey reddit
What about this one? Is Beevor honest?
>>526566
Anyone who calles WWII "the good war" unless in the ironic sense is entirely worthless.
>>526993
No. Beevor is a pop historian. Try Overy instead.
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Mirror for Americans, Japan by Helen Mears
>>526561
>not thinking the First World War is far more interesting.
>>532040
>ranking historical events
just as bad as the Ultimate Warrior redditors on this board who spend horus arguing about trivial nonissues like "which military was better??" or "who would win in a fight, samurais or vikings??"
>>531376
