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1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared. Then, on the ocean surface, the face of a young ... More
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2. The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
by Rick Atkinson
In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa ... More
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3. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
by Jared Diamond
In this fascinating book, Diamond seeks to understand the fates of past societies that collapsed for ecological reasons, combining the most important ... More
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4. The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks
by Amy Stewart
This quirky guide explains the chemistry and botanical history of over 150 plants, trees, flowers and fruits, showing how they form the bases of our ... More
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5. The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
by Rick Atkinson
In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Atkinson tells the harrowing ... More
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6. Hiding Place
by Corrie Ten Boom
"The Hiding Place" proves that the light of God's love can penetrate even the darkest recesses of despair--places like the Nazi extermination camp at ... More
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7. Maus: A Survivor's Tale
by Art Spiegelman
Now in paperback, "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal). "The power of Spiegelman's story ... More
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8. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
by Daniel Yergin
The struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades continues to shake the world economy, dictate the outcome of wars, and ... More
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9. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
by E B Sledge
Originally published: Novato, Calif.: Presidio Press, 1981.
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10. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
by Adam Makos
The true story of two pilots whose lives collided in the skies over wartime Germany on December 21, 1943: an American--2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown, ... More
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11. Maus II: A Survivors Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
by Art Spiegelman
Now in paperback, "the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust" (Wall Street Journal). "The power of Spiegelman's story ... More
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12. The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
by Denise Kiernan
Kiernan traces the astonishing story of the unsung World War II workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee--one of the Manhattan Project's secret cities. Like ... More
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13. Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
by Eric Metaxas
From the "New York Times-"bestselling author of "Amazing Grace" comes a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes ... More
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14. Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
by Lynne Olson
The acclaimed author of "Troublesome Young Men" reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain ... More
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15. Cracking the AP World History Exam
by Princeton Review
A must-have guide to the AP World History Exam. Timelines, summaries, and key terms lists are included in every chapter, with detailed, full-length ... More
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16. The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
by Jared Diamond
The "World Until Yesterday" is a visionary new account of humanity's past from Jared Diamond, author of the international bestsellers "Collapse" and ... More
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17. A History of the World in 100 Objects
by Neil MacGregor
'In this book, we travel back in time and across the globe, to see how we humans have shaped our world and been shaped by it over the past two ... More
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18. Bomb: The Race to Build--And Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
by Steve Sheinkin
Discusses the international competition to create the first atomic bomb.
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19. Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
by Mr. Timothy Snyder
In the middle of Europe, in the middle of the twentieth century, the Nazi and Soviet regimes murdered fourteen million people in the bloodlands ... More
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20. The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
by Sam Kean
The periodic table is a crowning scientific achievement, but it's also a treasure trove of adventure, betrayal, and obsession. These fascinating ... More
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21. Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
by Sir Max Hastings
Originally published as: All hell let loose. London: HarperPress, 2011.
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22. Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War
by Paul Kennedy
From Paul Kennedy, author of "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers", one of the most acclaimed history books of recent decades, "Engineers of ... More
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23. Ordinary Men
by Christopher R Browning
Widely reviewed and read in hardcover, this is the shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of ... More
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24. Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948
by Madeleine Albright
Former Secretary of State Albright's account provides a unique lens to view the tumultuous period of her early life from 1937 to 1948, detailing the ... More
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25. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
by Corrie Ten Boom, John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill
The true story of two sisters sent to a Nazi concentration camp for helping Jews, and how they survived.
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