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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. 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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3. Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
by Ben Macintyre
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory of arms. But it was also a triumph for a different kind of operation: ... More
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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
by Mitchell Zuckoff
One of the last untold stories of World War II, the extraordinary mission to rescue male and female survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an ... 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. 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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11. A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage
List of all editionsThroughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than simply quench our thirst. As Tom Standage relates with easy authority and charm, ... More
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12. Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
by Robert Kurson
List of all editionsTwo weekend scuba divers risk everything to solve a great historical mystery surrounding the wreckage of a World War II German U-boat off the coast ... More
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13. A History of the World in 100 Objects
by Neil MacGregor
List of all editions'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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14. Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
by Mark Kurlansky
List of all editionsThe Cod - wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have ... More
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15. 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
List of all editionsThe 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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16. Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
by Lynne Olson
List of all editionsThe 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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17. Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
by Jon Meacham
List of all editionsJon Meacham "weaves together the lives, characters, and fates of Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill" ("Time") in the fullest portrait to date ... More
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18. Glencoe World History
by Jackson J Spielvogel, PhD
List of all editionsWhat makes a great world history textbook? Thorough scholarship and an engaging story "Glencoe World History" is a full-survey world history program ... More
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19. Survival in Auschwitz : the Nazi assault on humanity
by Primo Levi
List of all editionsLevi's haunting memoir about his ten months in the German death camp Auschwitz is an unforgettable chronicle of systematic cruelty and miraculous ... More
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20. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
by William L Shirer
List of all editionsShirer offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. With millions of copies ... More
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21. Ordinary Men
by Christopher R Browning
List of all editionsWidely 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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22. Cracking the AP World History Exam
by Princeton Review
List of all editionsA 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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23. The Second World War
by Antony Beevor
List of all editionsThe Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China ... More
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24. A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France
by Caroline Moorehead
List of all editionsIn January, 1943, 230 women of the French Resistance were sent to the death camps by the Nazis who had invaded and occupied their country. This is ... More
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25. Civilization: The West and the Rest
by Niall Ferguson
List of all editionsThis title has been nominated for "Daily Telegraph" Books of the Year. If in the year 1411 you had been able to circumnavigate the globe, you would ... More
