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Published August 28, 2005
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| The war - by the books Thousands of books have been written about World War II -- a web site devoted exclusively to the subject lists 5,203 books in stock -- and hundreds are scheduled to be published this fall to mark the 60th anniversary of the war's end. Where to start? |
Thousands of books have been written about World War II; a Web site devoted exclusively to the subject lists 5,203 books in stock.
Where to start? Here are 10 recommendations by Times book editor Margo Hammond. For more on these books and other recommendations, go to www.sptimes.com
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission, Hampton Sides
Hiroshima, John Hersey
Catch-22, Joseph Heller
One Soldier's Story: A Memoir, Bob Dole
Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle Nest, Stephen E. Ambrose
Survival in Auschwitz, Primo Levi
The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, William L. Shirer
Flags of our Fathers, James Bradley
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