World War II

Liberation Trilogy - The Army at Dawn, The Day of Battle, The Guns of Last Light

This trilogy chronicles the evolution of the American world war 2 experience from North Africa to Germany. The first book, An Army at dawn was winner of the Pulitzer prize.

A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II

This book is a wonderfully well-written book by authors Lynne Olson and Stanely Cloud. For cursory readers of WW2 history, the narrative of the German conquest of Poland immediately after the 'phony war' was one where the mighty German war machine steamrolled over Poland. Polish cavalry making brave but ultimately useless charges against tanks. The polish airforce wiped from the sky by the Luftwaffe in a matter of days.

Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass

Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass.

So Sad to Fall in Battle: An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima by Kumiko Kakehashi

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So Sad to Fall in Battle: An Account of War Based on General Tadamichi Kuribayashi's Letters from Iwo Jima by Kumiko Kakehashi. The battle of Iwo Jima, from the Japanese commander's perspective.

The Longest Day - Cornelius Ryan

As cliché as it sounds - if you only read only one book on D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, this is it.

Sharks over China: The 23rd Fighter Group in World War II - Carl Molesworth

After the famed "Flying TIgers" aka American Volunteers Group was disbanded by the US Army Air Force, they were replaced by the 23rd FIghter Group.