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The '''Bibliography of World War II''' is vast. These are the best titles in English on [[World War II]] | The '''Bibliography of World War II''' is vast. These are the best titles in English on [[World War II]] | ||
| − | * Dear, I. C. B. and M. R. D. Foot, eds. ''Oxford Companion to World War II'' (in Britain titled ''Oxford Companion to the Second World War'' (2005; 2nd ed. 2009). the best reference book; [ | + | * Dear, I. C. B. and M. R. D. Foot, eds. ''Oxford Companion to World War II'' (in Britain titled ''Oxford Companion to the Second World War'' (2005; 2nd ed. 2009). the best reference book; [https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Companion-World-War-II/dp/019280670X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236549909&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] |
| + | * Smith, J. Douglas and Richard Jensen. ''World War II on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites''. (2002) | ||
* ''Times Atlas of the Second World War'' (1995) | * ''Times Atlas of the Second World War'' (1995) | ||
* Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II'', (1994) the best overall view of the war. | * Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II'', (1994) the best overall view of the war. | ||
===Major leaders=== | ===Major leaders=== | ||
====United States==== | ====United States==== | ||
| − | * Ambrose, Stephen. ''The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower'' (1999) [ | + | * Ambrose, Stephen. ''The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower'' (1999) [https://www.amazon.com/Supreme-Commander-Years-Dwight-Eisenhower/dp/1578062063/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254577655&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Beschloss, Michael R. ''The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945'' (2002) [ | + | * Beschloss, Michael R. ''The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Conquerors-Roosevelt-Destruction-Hitlers-1941-1945/dp/0743244540/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254576731&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Black, Conrad. ''Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom'' (2003). popular [ | + | * Black, Conrad. ''Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom'' (2003). popular [https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Delano-Roosevelt-Champion-Freedom/dp/1586482823/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193881865&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search], by a conservative writer |
* Brands, H.W. ''Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt'' (2008) | * Brands, H.W. ''Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt'' (2008) | ||
* Buell, Thomas. ''The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond Spruance''. (1974). | * Buell, Thomas. ''The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond Spruance''. (1974). | ||
| − | * Burns, James MacGregor. vol. 2: ''Roosevelt: Soldier of Freedom 1940-1945'' (1970), [ | + | * Burns, James MacGregor. vol. 2: ''Roosevelt: Soldier of Freedom 1940-1945'' (1970), [https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-1940-1945-James-MacGregor-Burns/dp/0156027577/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193881949&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search vol 2]; major interpretive scholarly biography, emphasis on politics [http://www.historyebook.org/ online at ACLS e-books] |
| − | * Dallek, Robert. ''Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945'' (2nd ed. 1995) scholarly survey of foreign policy [ | + | * Dallek, Robert. ''Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945'' (2nd ed. 1995) scholarly survey of foreign policy [https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Roosevelt-American-Foreign-1932-1945/dp/0195097327/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1193881549&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Larrabee, Eric. ''Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War'' (2004), chapters on all the key American war leaders [ | + | * Larrabee, Eric. ''Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War'' (2004), chapters on all the key American war leaders [https://www.amazon.com/Commander-Chief-Roosevelt-Lieutenants-Bluejacket/dp/1591144558/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254577336&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
* James, D. Clayton. ''The Years of Macarthur 1941-1945'' (1975), vol 2. of standard scholarly biography | * James, D. Clayton. ''The Years of Macarthur 1941-1945'' (1975), vol 2. of standard scholarly biography | ||
* Leary, William ed. ''We Shall Return! MacArthur's Commanders and the Defeat of Japan, 1942-1945'' (1988) | * Leary, William ed. ''We Shall Return! MacArthur's Commanders and the Defeat of Japan, 1942-1945'' (1988) | ||
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* Potter, E. B. ''Bull Halsey'' (1985). | * Potter, E. B. ''Bull Halsey'' (1985). | ||
* Potter, E. B. ''Nimitz''. (1976). | * Potter, E. B. ''Nimitz''. (1976). | ||
| − | * Showalter, Dennis. ''Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century'' (2006), by a leading scholar; [ | + | * Showalter, Dennis. ''Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century'' (2006), by a leading scholar; [https://www.amazon.com/Patton-Rommel-Men-Twentieth-Century/dp/0425206637/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254577927&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] |
====Britain==== | ====Britain==== | ||
* Addison, Paul. "Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874–1965)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,'' [http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.cc.uic.edu/view/article/32413, online] | * Addison, Paul. "Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874–1965)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography,'' [http://www.oxforddnb.com.proxy.cc.uic.edu/view/article/32413, online] | ||
* Best, Geoffrey. ''Churchill: A Study in Greatness'' (2003), 400pp; very well received biography | * Best, Geoffrey. ''Churchill: A Study in Greatness'' (2003), 400pp; very well received biography | ||
| − | * Hamilton, Nigel. ''The Full Monty: Montgomery of Alamein, 1887-1942'' v.1 (2001); ''Master of the Battlefield: Monty's War Years 1942-1944'' v. 2. (1984) [ | + | * Hamilton, Nigel. ''The Full Monty: Montgomery of Alamein, 1887-1942'' v.1 (2001); ''Master of the Battlefield: Monty's War Years 1942-1944'' v. 2. (1984) [https://www.amazon.com/Full-Monty-Montgomery-Alamein-1887-1942/dp/0713993340/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254576813&sr=1-19 excerpt and texct search vol 1] |
* Messenger, Charles, ''"Bomber" Harris and the Strategic Bombing Offensive, 1939-1945'' (1984), defends Harris | * Messenger, Charles, ''"Bomber" Harris and the Strategic Bombing Offensive, 1939-1945'' (1984), defends Harris | ||
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| + | * Fenby, Jonathan. ''Chiang Kai-shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost'' (2004), 592pp [https://www.amazon.com/Chiang-Kai-Shek-Chinas-Generalissimo/dp/B000T9VO2U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214082451&sr=8-5 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Taylor, Jay. ''The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China'' (2009), 722 pp. highly favorable scholarly biography | ||
====Germany==== | ====Germany==== | ||
| − | * Bullock, Alan. ''Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives'' (1993) [ | + | * Bullock, Alan. ''Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives'' (1993) [https://www.amazon.com/Hitler-Stalin-Parallel-Alan-Bullock/dp/0679729941/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254577164&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Kershaw, Ian. ''Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis.'' (2000). 832 pp. The leading scholarly biography, vol 2 [ | + | * Kershaw, Ian. ''Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis.'' (2000). 832 pp. The leading scholarly biography, vol 2 [https://www.amazon.com/Hitler-1936-1945-Nemesis-Ian-Kershaw/dp/0393322521/ref=sr_1_3/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194147952&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Overy, Richard. ''The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia'' (2005) [ | + | * Overy, Richard. ''The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia'' (2005) [https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Hitlers-Germany-Stalins-Russia/dp/0393327973/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194148027&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
* Overy, Richard. ''Goering'' (1984) | * Overy, Richard. ''Goering'' (1984) | ||
| − | * Showalter, Dennis. ''Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century'' (2006), by a leading scholar; [ | + | * Showalter, Dennis. ''Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century'' (2006), by a leading scholar; [https://www.amazon.com/Patton-Rommel-Men-Twentieth-Century/dp/0425206637/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254577927&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] |
====Japan==== | ====Japan==== | ||
| − | * Agawa, Hiroyuki. ''The Reluctant Admiral'' (1982) [ | + | * Agawa, Hiroyuki. ''The Reluctant Admiral'' (1982) [https://www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Admiral-Hiroyuki-Agawa/dp/087011512X/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214102779&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Bix, Herbert P. ''Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'' (2001) [ | + | * Bix, Herbert P. ''Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'' (2001) [https://www.amazon.com/Hirohito-Making-Modern-Japan-Herbert/dp/0060931302/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254577232&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
====Soviet Union==== | ====Soviet Union==== | ||
| − | * Bullock, Alan. ''Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives'' (1993) [ | + | * Bullock, Alan. ''Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives'' (1993) [https://www.amazon.com/Hitler-Stalin-Parallel-Alan-Bullock/dp/0679729941/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254577164&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Overy, Richard. ''The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia'' (2005) [ | + | * Overy, Richard. ''The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia'' (2005) [https://www.amazon.com/Dictators-Hitlers-Germany-Stalins-Russia/dp/0393327973/ref=sr_1_1/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194148027&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] |
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===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
| − | * Bell, P. M. H. ''The Origins of the Second World War in Europe.'' ( | + | * Bell, P. M. H. ''The Origins of the Second World War in Europe.'' (3rd ed. 2007). 326 pp. [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-World-War-Europe/dp/1405840285/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Boyce, Robert, and Joseph A. Maiolo. ''The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues'' (2003) [ | + | * Boyce, Robert, and Joseph A. Maiolo. ''The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues'' (2003) [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-World-War-Two-Continues/dp/0333945395/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195791097&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] |
* Deist, Wilhelm et al., ed. ''Germany and the Second World War. Vol. 1: The Build-up of German Aggression.'' (1991). 799 pp., official German history | * Deist, Wilhelm et al., ed. ''Germany and the Second World War. Vol. 1: The Build-up of German Aggression.'' (1991). 799 pp., official German history | ||
* Eubank, Keith. ''The Origins of World War II'' (2004), short survey | * Eubank, Keith. ''The Origins of World War II'' (2004), short survey | ||
* Finney, Patrick. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (1998), 480pp | * Finney, Patrick. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (1998), 480pp | ||
| − | * | + | * Henig, Ruth. ''The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941'' (2005), short, balanced summary [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-1933-1941-Lancaster-Pamphlets/dp/0415332613/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-11 excerpt and text search] |
* Lamb, Margaret and Tarling, Nicholas. ''From Versailles to Pearl Harbor: The Origins of the Second World War in Europe and Asia.'' (2001). 238 pp. | * Lamb, Margaret and Tarling, Nicholas. ''From Versailles to Pearl Harbor: The Origins of the Second World War in Europe and Asia.'' (2001). 238 pp. | ||
| − | * Langer and Gleason | + | * Langer, William, and S. Everett Gleason. ''The Undelcared War: 1940-1941'' (1953) very influential semi-official study of U.S. policy |
| − | * Lukes, Igor. ''The Munich Crisis, 1938: Prelude to World War II'' (1999), 416pp [ | + | * Lukes, Igor. ''The Munich Crisis, 1938: Prelude to World War II'' (1999), 416pp [https://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0714680567/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-4827826-5463040#reader-link excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Mallett, Robert. ''Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933 - 1940'' (2003) [ | + | * Mallett, Robert. ''Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933 - 1940'' (2003) [https://www.amazon.com/Mussolini-Origins-Second-World-1933/dp/0333748158/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195791097&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Overy, Richard | + | *Overy, Richard. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (3rd ed. 2008) [https://www.amazon.com/Origins-Second-World-War-3rd/dp/1405824697/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search] |
| − | *Overy, Richard and Timothy Mason, "Debate: Germany, “Domestic Crisis” and War in 1939" ''Past and Present'', Number 122, February 1989. pages 200-240 | + | *Overy, Richard, and Timothy Mason, "Debate: Germany, “Domestic Crisis” and War in 1939" ''Past and Present'', Number 122, February 1989. pages 200-240 |
* Prazmowska, Anita J. ''Eastern Europe and the Origins of the Second World War.'' (2000). 278 pp. | * Prazmowska, Anita J. ''Eastern Europe and the Origins of the Second World War.'' (2000). 278 pp. | ||
| − | * Record, Jeffrey. ''The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler'' (2006) [ | + | * Record, Jeffrey. ''The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler'' (2006) [https://www.amazon.com/Specter-Munich-Reconsidering-Lessons-Appeasing/dp/1597970395/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195791247&sr=1-19 excerpt and text search] |
| − | * Watt, Donald Cameron ''How War Came: The Immediate Origins of the Second World War, 1938-1939'', (1989), the | + | * Reynolds, David. ''From Munich to Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt's America and the Origins of the Second World War'' (2002) [https://www.amazon.com/Munich-Pearl-Harbor-Roosevelts-American/dp/1566633907/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254581332&sr=1-4 excerpt and text search] |
| + | * Watt, Donald Cameron ''How War Came: The Immediate Origins of the Second World War, 1938-1939'', (1989), the major survey | ||
*Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''Foreign Policy of Hitler's Germany: Starting World War II, 1937-1939'', 1980. | *Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''Foreign Policy of Hitler's Germany: Starting World War II, 1937-1939'', 1980. | ||
| − | * Young, Robert ''France and the Origins of the Second World War'', (1996) | + | * Young, Robert ''France and the Origins of the Second World War'', (1996) |
| − | ===Pacific=== | + | ==Pacific== |
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| + | ===Coming of war in Pacific=== | ||
* Barnhart, Michael A. ''Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919–1941'' (1987) | * Barnhart, Michael A. ''Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919–1941'' (1987) | ||
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* Butow, Robert J. C. ''Tojo and the Coming of the War'' (1961) | * Butow, Robert J. C. ''Tojo and the Coming of the War'' (1961) | ||
* Dallek, Robert. ''Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945'' (1995). | * Dallek, Robert. ''Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945'' (1995). | ||
* Feis, Herbert. ''The Road to Pearl Harbor: The coming of the war between the United States and Japan.'' classic history by senior American official. | * Feis, Herbert. ''The Road to Pearl Harbor: The coming of the war between the United States and Japan.'' classic history by senior American official. | ||
* Horne, Gerald. ''Race War! White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire.'' (2003). 432 pp. | * Horne, Gerald. ''Race War! White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire.'' (2003). 432 pp. | ||
| − | * Kawamura, Noriko. "Emperor Hirohito and Japan's Decision to Go to War with the United States: Reexamined" ''Diplomatic History'' (2007) 31 (1), 51–79. [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-7709.2007.00591.x online at Blackwell-Synergy | + | * Kawamura, Noriko. "Emperor Hirohito and Japan's Decision to Go to War with the United States: Reexamined" ''Diplomatic History'' (2007) 31 (1), 51–79. [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1467-7709.2007.00591.x online at Blackwell-Synergy] |
| − | * Langer and Gleason | + | * Langer, William, and S. Everett Gleason. ''The Undelcared War: 1940-1941'' (1953) very influential semi-offiical study of U.S. policy |
* Sun, Youli. ''China and the Origins of the Pacific War, 1931-1941.'' (1993). 244 pp. | * Sun, Youli. ''China and the Origins of the Pacific War, 1931-1941.'' (1993). 244 pp. | ||
* Tarling, Nicholas. ''Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War.'' (1996). 434 pp. | * Tarling, Nicholas. ''Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War.'' (1996). 434 pp. | ||
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* Utley, Jonathan G. ''Going to War with Japan, 1937–1941'' (1985) | * Utley, Jonathan G. ''Going to War with Japan, 1937–1941'' (1985) | ||
* Wetzler, Peter. ''Hirohito and War: Imperial Tradition and Military Decision Making in Prewar Japan'' (1998), chaps. 2, 3; | * Wetzler, Peter. ''Hirohito and War: Imperial Tradition and Military Decision Making in Prewar Japan'' (1998), chaps. 2, 3; | ||
| − | * Yomiuri Shimbun. ''Who Was Responsible? From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor'' (2007) | + | * Yomiuri Shimbun. ''Who Was Responsible? From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor'' (2007) [http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fb20070311a1.html review] |
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| + | ===Wartime=== | ||
| + | * Appleman, Roy Edgar, et al. ''Okinawa: the last battle'', (United States Army in World War II: The war in the Pacific) (1948), very thorough U.S. Army official history [http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/okinawa/ online edition] | ||
| + | * Bartley, Whitman S. ''Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic'' (1954) [http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-IwoJima/index.html online edition] | ||
| + | * Bergerud, Eric M. ''Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific'' (2000) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=82355094 online edition] | ||
| + | * Bix, Herbert. ''Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'' (2000) | ||
| + | * Blair Jr., Clay, ''Silent Victory'' (1975), on submarines | ||
| + | * Boggs, Major Charles W., Jr. ''Marine Aviation in the Philippines'' (1951) [http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-AvPhil/ onlne edition] | ||
| + | * Buell, Thomas. ''Master of Seapower: A Biography of Admiral Ernest J. King'' (1976). | ||
| + | * Buell, Thomas. ''The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond Spruance''. (1974). | ||
| + | * Costello, John. ''The Pacific War''. (1982). survey | ||
| + | * Craven, Wesley, and James Cate, eds. ''The Army Air Forces in World War II.'' (1958). Official history in 7 vol; [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/I/index.html Vol. 1, Plans and Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942'' online edition] [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/IV/index.html Vol. 4, The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944''. 1950 online edition]; [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/V/index.html Vol. 5, The Pacific: Matterhorn to Nagasaki''. 1953. parts on-line] | ||
| + | * Dull, Paul S. ''A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941 - 1945)'', (1978) (ISBN 0870210971) | ||
| + | * Dunnigan, James F., and Albert A. Nofi. ''The Pacific War Encyclopedia.'' (2 vol 1998) 772p. | ||
| + | * Gailey, Harry A. ''The War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay'' (1995) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=94432774 online edition] | ||
| + | * Hastings, Max. ''Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45'' (2008), 656pp | ||
| + | * Hayashi, Saburo, and Alvin Coox. ''Kogun: The Japanese Army in the Pacific War''. Quantico, Va.: Marine Corps Assoc., 1959. | ||
| + | * Inoguchi, Rikihei, Tadashi Nakajima, and Robert Pineau. ''The Divine Wind''. 1958. on [[Kamikaze]]. | ||
| + | * James, D. Clayton ''The Years of MacArthur''. Vol. 2., 1972. | ||
| + | * Kirby, S. Woodburn. ''The War Against Japan''. 4 vols. London: H.M.S.O., 1957-1965. Highly detailed official Royal Navy history. | ||
| + | * Leary, William M., ed. ''We Shall Return: MacArthur's Commanders and the Defeat of Japan''. (1988). | ||
| + | * Long, Gavin. ''Australia in the War of 1939–45'', Army. Vol. 7, The Final Campaigns. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1963. | ||
| + | * McCarthy, Dudley. ''Australia in the War of 1939–45, Army. Vol. 5, South-West Pacific Area—First Year: Kokoda to Wau''. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1959. | ||
| + | * Marston, Daniel, ed. ''The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima'' (2005), 272pp [https://www.amazon.com/Pacific-War-Companion-Harbor-Hiroshima/dp/1841768820/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214103598&sr=8-29 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Matloff, Maurice, and Edwin M. Snell. ''Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare 1941–1942'', (1990), grand strategyfrom Washington perspective [http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/wwii/Sp1941-42/index.htm online edition] | ||
| + | * Morison, Samuel Eliot. ''History of United States Naval Operations in World War II''. Vol. 3, The Rising Sun in the Pacific. (1961); Vol. 4, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions. 1949; Vol. 5, The Struggle for Guadalcanal. (1949); Vol. 6, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier. 1950; Vol. 7, Aleutians, Gilberts, and Marshalls. (1951); Vol. 8, New Guinea and the Marianas. (1962); Vol. 12, Leyte. (1958); vol. 13, The Liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas. (1959); Vol. 14, Victory in the Pacific. (1961). classic official history of U.S> Navy | ||
| + | * Nichols, Chas. S. Jr., and Henry I. Shaw, Jr. ''Okinawa: Victory in the Pacific'' (1955), excellent official Marine Corps history; [http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Okinawa/index.html online edition] | ||
| + | * Okumiya, Masatake and Mitso Fuchida. ''Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan''. (1955). | ||
| + | * Potter, E. B. and Chester W. Nimitz. ''Triumph in the Pacific''. (1963). Naval battles | ||
| + | * Potter, E. B. ''Bull Halsey'' (1985). | ||
| + | * Potter, E. B. ''Nimitz''. (1976). | ||
| + | * Prange, Gordon W. ''At Dawn We Slept''. (1982), the standard history of the Pearl Harbor attack [https://www.amazon.com/At-Dawn-Slept-Gordon-Prange/dp/0140157344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214102682&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Prange, Gordon W. ''Miracle at Midway''. (1982), the standard history [https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-at-Midway-Gordon-Prange/dp/0140068147/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214102644&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Shaw, Henry et al. ''History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Vol. I: Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal; Vol. II: Isolation of Rabaul; Vol. III: Central Pacific Drive; Vol. IV: Western Pacific Operations; and Vol. V: Victory and Occupation'' (1968) [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/index.html online edition] | ||
| + | * Smith, J. Douglas and Richard Jensen. ''World War II on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites''. (2002) | ||
| + | * Spector, Ronald. ''Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan'' (1985). [https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Against-Sun-American-Japan/dp/0394741013 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Toland, John. '' The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945'' (1970); Pulitzer Prize history from Japanese perspective; [https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Sun-Decline-Japanese-1936-1945/dp/0812968581/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213479772&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Willmott, H. P. ''Empires in Balance''. (1982). | ||
| + | * Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II,'' (2005), the most thorough coverage of grand strategy [https://www.amazon.com/World-Arms-Global-History-War/dp/0521558794 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Woodward, C. Vann. ''The Battle for Leyte Gulf'' (1947) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-battle-for-leyte-gulf-by-c-vann-woodward.jsp online edition] | ||
| + | * Yahara, Hiromichi. ''The Battle For Okinawa'' (1997), Japanese perspective [https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Okinawa-Hiromichi-Yahara/dp/0471180807/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213434535&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Y'Blood, William. ''Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea''. (1980). | ||
| + | * Zimmerman, John L. ''The Guadalcanal Campaign'' (1949) [http://ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Guadalcanal.html online edition] | ||
| + | ====Primary sources==== | ||
| + | * Evans, David C., ed, ''The Japanese Navy In World War Ii: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers'', Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1993 (ISBN 0870213164) | ||
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| + | * Sledge, E. B. ''With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa.'' Presidio, 1981. Memoir. | ||
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| + | ===China=== | ||
| + | * Byrd Martha. ''Chennault: Giving Wings to the Tiger.'' (1987). American general who led "Flying Tigers" in China | ||
| + | * Ch'i, Hsi-sheng. ''Nationalist China at War: Military Defeats and Political Collapse, 1937–1945'' (1982), 309pp | ||
| + | * Fenby, Jonathan. ''Chiang Kai-shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost'' (2004), 592pp [https://www.amazon.com/Chiang-Kai-Shek-Chinas-Generalissimo/dp/B000T9VO2U/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214082451&sr=8-5 excerpt and text search] | ||
| + | * Hsiung, James C. and Steven I. Levine, eds. ''China's Bitter Victory: The War with Japan, 1937–1945'' (1992) [http://www.questia.com/library/book/chinas-bitter-victory-the-war-with-japan-1937-1945-by-james-c-hsiung-steven-i-levine.jsp online edition] | ||
| + | * Hsi-sheng, Ch'i. ''Nationalist China at War: Military Defeats and Political Collapse, 1937–1945'' (1982) | ||
| + | * Liu F. F. ''A Military History of Modern China, 1924-1949.'' (1956). | ||
| + | * Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. ''Stilwell's Mission to China'' (1953), official U.S. Army history [http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-CBI-Mission/index.html online edition] | ||
| + | * Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. ''Stilwell's Command Problems'' (1956) [http://www.ibiblio.net/hyperwar////USA/USA-CBI-Command/index.html online edition] | ||
| + | * Schaller Michael. ''The U.S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945.'' (1979). [http://www.questia.com/library/book/the-us-crusade-in-china-1938-1945-by-michael-schaller.jsp online edition] | ||
| + | * Taylor, Jay. ''The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China'' (2009), 722 pp. highly favorable scholarly biography | ||
| + | * Tsou, Tang ''America's Failure in China, 1941-50'' (1963). | ||
| + | * Tuchman, Barbara. ''Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45,'' (1972), 624pp; Pulitzer prize (The British edition is titled ''Against the Wind: Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45,'') [https://www.amazon.com/Stilwell-American-Experience-China-1911-45/dp/0802138527/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1214005449&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], very hostile to Chiang | ||
| + | * Ven, Hans van de. ''War and Nationalism in China: 1925-1945'' (2003), negative on Stilwell [http://www.questia.com/read/107990148?title=War%20and%20Nationalism%20in%20China%201925-1945 online edition] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:38, April 9, 2019
The Bibliography of World War II is vast. These are the best titles in English on World War II
- Dear, I. C. B. and M. R. D. Foot, eds. Oxford Companion to World War II (in Britain titled Oxford Companion to the Second World War (2005; 2nd ed. 2009). the best reference book; excerpt and text search
- Smith, J. Douglas and Richard Jensen. World War II on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites. (2002)
- Times Atlas of the Second World War (1995)
- Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, (1994) the best overall view of the war.
Contents
Major leaders
United States
- Ambrose, Stephen. The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower (1999) excerpt and text search
- Beschloss, Michael R. The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945 (2002) excerpt and text search
- Black, Conrad. Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom (2003). popular excerpt and text search, by a conservative writer
- Brands, H.W. Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (2008)
- Buell, Thomas. The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond Spruance. (1974).
- Burns, James MacGregor. vol. 2: Roosevelt: Soldier of Freedom 1940-1945 (1970), excerpt and text search vol 2; major interpretive scholarly biography, emphasis on politics online at ACLS e-books
- Dallek, Robert. Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945 (2nd ed. 1995) scholarly survey of foreign policy excerpt and text search
- Larrabee, Eric. Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War (2004), chapters on all the key American war leaders excerpt and text search
- James, D. Clayton. The Years of Macarthur 1941-1945 (1975), vol 2. of standard scholarly biography
- Leary, William ed. We Shall Return! MacArthur's Commanders and the Defeat of Japan, 1942-1945 (1988)
- Morison, Elting E. Turmoil and Tradition: A Study of the Life and Times of Henry L. Stimson (1960)
- Pogue, Forrest. George C. Marshall: Ordeal and Hope, 1939-1942 (1999); George C. Marshall: Organizer of Victory, 1943-1945 (1999); standard scholarly biography
- Potter, E. B. Bull Halsey (1985).
- Potter, E. B. Nimitz. (1976).
- Showalter, Dennis. Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century (2006), by a leading scholar; excerpt and text search
Britain
- Addison, Paul. "Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spencer (1874–1965)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online
- Best, Geoffrey. Churchill: A Study in Greatness (2003), 400pp; very well received biography
- Hamilton, Nigel. The Full Monty: Montgomery of Alamein, 1887-1942 v.1 (2001); Master of the Battlefield: Monty's War Years 1942-1944 v. 2. (1984) excerpt and texct search vol 1
- Messenger, Charles, "Bomber" Harris and the Strategic Bombing Offensive, 1939-1945 (1984), defends Harris
China
- Fenby, Jonathan. Chiang Kai-shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost (2004), 592pp excerpt and text search
- Taylor, Jay. The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China (2009), 722 pp. highly favorable scholarly biography
Germany
- Bullock, Alan. Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives (1993) excerpt and text search
- Kershaw, Ian. Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis. (2000). 832 pp. The leading scholarly biography, vol 2 excerpt and text search
- Overy, Richard. The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia (2005) excerpt and text search
- Overy, Richard. Goering (1984)
- Showalter, Dennis. Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century (2006), by a leading scholar; excerpt and text search
Japan
- Agawa, Hiroyuki. The Reluctant Admiral (1982) excerpt and text search
- Bix, Herbert P. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan (2001) excerpt and text search
Soviet Union
- Bullock, Alan. Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives (1993) excerpt and text search
- Overy, Richard. The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia (2005) excerpt and text search
Origins
- Bell, P. M. H. The Origins of the Second World War in Europe. (3rd ed. 2007). 326 pp. excerpt and text search
- Boyce, Robert, and Joseph A. Maiolo. The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues (2003) excerpt and text search
- Deist, Wilhelm et al., ed. Germany and the Second World War. Vol. 1: The Build-up of German Aggression. (1991). 799 pp., official German history
- Eubank, Keith. The Origins of World War II (2004), short survey
- Finney, Patrick. The Origins of the Second World War (1998), 480pp
- Henig, Ruth. The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941 (2005), short, balanced summary excerpt and text search
- Lamb, Margaret and Tarling, Nicholas. From Versailles to Pearl Harbor: The Origins of the Second World War in Europe and Asia. (2001). 238 pp.
- Langer, William, and S. Everett Gleason. The Undelcared War: 1940-1941 (1953) very influential semi-official study of U.S. policy
- Lukes, Igor. The Munich Crisis, 1938: Prelude to World War II (1999), 416pp excerpt and text search
- Mallett, Robert. Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933 - 1940 (2003) excerpt and text search
- Overy, Richard. The Origins of the Second World War (3rd ed. 2008) excerpt and text search
- Overy, Richard, and Timothy Mason, "Debate: Germany, “Domestic Crisis” and War in 1939" Past and Present, Number 122, February 1989. pages 200-240
- Prazmowska, Anita J. Eastern Europe and the Origins of the Second World War. (2000). 278 pp.
- Record, Jeffrey. The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler (2006) excerpt and text search
- Reynolds, David. From Munich to Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt's America and the Origins of the Second World War (2002) excerpt and text search
- Watt, Donald Cameron How War Came: The Immediate Origins of the Second World War, 1938-1939, (1989), the major survey
- Weinberg, Gerhard L. Foreign Policy of Hitler's Germany: Starting World War II, 1937-1939, 1980.
- Young, Robert France and the Origins of the Second World War, (1996)
Pacific
Coming of war in Pacific
- Barnhart, Michael A. Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919–1941 (1987)
- Butow, Robert J. C. Tojo and the Coming of the War (1961)
- Dallek, Robert. Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945 (1995).
- Feis, Herbert. The Road to Pearl Harbor: The coming of the war between the United States and Japan. classic history by senior American official.
- Horne, Gerald. Race War! White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire. (2003). 432 pp.
- Kawamura, Noriko. "Emperor Hirohito and Japan's Decision to Go to War with the United States: Reexamined" Diplomatic History (2007) 31 (1), 51–79. online at Blackwell-Synergy
- Langer, William, and S. Everett Gleason. The Undelcared War: 1940-1941 (1953) very influential semi-offiical study of U.S. policy
- Sun, Youli. China and the Origins of the Pacific War, 1931-1941. (1993). 244 pp.
- Tarling, Nicholas. Britain, Southeast Asia and the Onset of the Pacific War. (1996). 434 pp.
- Thorne, Christopher G. The Issue of War: States, Societies, and the Coming of the Far Eastern Conflict of 1941-1945 (1985) sophisticated analysis of each major power.
- Tohmatsu, Haruo and H. P. Willmott. A Gathering Darkness: The Coming of War to the Far East and the Pacific (2004), short overview.
- Utley, Jonathan G. Going to War with Japan, 1937–1941 (1985)
- Wetzler, Peter. Hirohito and War: Imperial Tradition and Military Decision Making in Prewar Japan (1998), chaps. 2, 3;
- Yomiuri Shimbun. Who Was Responsible? From Marco Polo Bridge to Pearl Harbor (2007) review
Wartime
- Appleman, Roy Edgar, et al. Okinawa: the last battle, (United States Army in World War II: The war in the Pacific) (1948), very thorough U.S. Army official history online edition
- Bartley, Whitman S. Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic (1954) online edition
- Bergerud, Eric M. Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific (2000) online edition
- Bix, Herbert. Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan (2000)
- Blair Jr., Clay, Silent Victory (1975), on submarines
- Boggs, Major Charles W., Jr. Marine Aviation in the Philippines (1951) onlne edition
- Buell, Thomas. Master of Seapower: A Biography of Admiral Ernest J. King (1976).
- Buell, Thomas. The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond Spruance. (1974).
- Costello, John. The Pacific War. (1982). survey
- Craven, Wesley, and James Cate, eds. The Army Air Forces in World War II. (1958). Official history in 7 vol; Vol. 1, Plans and Early Operations, January 1939 to August 1942 online edition Vol. 4, The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944. 1950 online edition; Vol. 5, The Pacific: Matterhorn to Nagasaki. 1953. parts on-line
- Dull, Paul S. A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1941 - 1945), (1978) (ISBN 0870210971)
- Dunnigan, James F., and Albert A. Nofi. The Pacific War Encyclopedia. (2 vol 1998) 772p.
- Gailey, Harry A. The War in the Pacific: From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay (1995) online edition
- Hastings, Max. Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45 (2008), 656pp
- Hayashi, Saburo, and Alvin Coox. Kogun: The Japanese Army in the Pacific War. Quantico, Va.: Marine Corps Assoc., 1959.
- Inoguchi, Rikihei, Tadashi Nakajima, and Robert Pineau. The Divine Wind. 1958. on Kamikaze.
- James, D. Clayton The Years of MacArthur. Vol. 2., 1972.
- Kirby, S. Woodburn. The War Against Japan. 4 vols. London: H.M.S.O., 1957-1965. Highly detailed official Royal Navy history.
- Leary, William M., ed. We Shall Return: MacArthur's Commanders and the Defeat of Japan. (1988).
- Long, Gavin. Australia in the War of 1939–45, Army. Vol. 7, The Final Campaigns. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1963.
- McCarthy, Dudley. Australia in the War of 1939–45, Army. Vol. 5, South-West Pacific Area—First Year: Kokoda to Wau. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1959.
- Marston, Daniel, ed. The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima (2005), 272pp excerpt and text search
- Matloff, Maurice, and Edwin M. Snell. Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare 1941–1942, (1990), grand strategyfrom Washington perspective online edition
- Morison, Samuel Eliot. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 3, The Rising Sun in the Pacific. (1961); Vol. 4, Coral Sea, Midway and Submarine Actions. 1949; Vol. 5, The Struggle for Guadalcanal. (1949); Vol. 6, Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier. 1950; Vol. 7, Aleutians, Gilberts, and Marshalls. (1951); Vol. 8, New Guinea and the Marianas. (1962); Vol. 12, Leyte. (1958); vol. 13, The Liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas. (1959); Vol. 14, Victory in the Pacific. (1961). classic official history of U.S> Navy
- Nichols, Chas. S. Jr., and Henry I. Shaw, Jr. Okinawa: Victory in the Pacific (1955), excellent official Marine Corps history; online edition
- Okumiya, Masatake and Mitso Fuchida. Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan. (1955).
- Potter, E. B. and Chester W. Nimitz. Triumph in the Pacific. (1963). Naval battles
- Potter, E. B. Bull Halsey (1985).
- Potter, E. B. Nimitz. (1976).
- Prange, Gordon W. At Dawn We Slept. (1982), the standard history of the Pearl Harbor attack excerpt and text search
- Prange, Gordon W. Miracle at Midway. (1982), the standard history excerpt and text search
- Shaw, Henry et al. History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Vol. I: Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal; Vol. II: Isolation of Rabaul; Vol. III: Central Pacific Drive; Vol. IV: Western Pacific Operations; and Vol. V: Victory and Occupation (1968) online edition
- Smith, J. Douglas and Richard Jensen. World War II on the Web: A Guide to the Very Best Sites. (2002)
- Spector, Ronald. Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan (1985). excerpt and text search
- Toland, John. The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 (1970); Pulitzer Prize history from Japanese perspective; excerpt and text search
- Willmott, H. P. Empires in Balance. (1982).
- Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II, (2005), the most thorough coverage of grand strategy excerpt and text search
- Woodward, C. Vann. The Battle for Leyte Gulf (1947) online edition
- Yahara, Hiromichi. The Battle For Okinawa (1997), Japanese perspective excerpt and text search
- Y'Blood, William. Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea. (1980).
- Zimmerman, John L. The Guadalcanal Campaign (1949) online edition
Primary sources
- Evans, David C., ed, The Japanese Navy In World War Ii: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1993 (ISBN 0870213164)
- Sledge, E. B. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa. Presidio, 1981. Memoir.
China
- Byrd Martha. Chennault: Giving Wings to the Tiger. (1987). American general who led "Flying Tigers" in China
- Ch'i, Hsi-sheng. Nationalist China at War: Military Defeats and Political Collapse, 1937–1945 (1982), 309pp
- Fenby, Jonathan. Chiang Kai-shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost (2004), 592pp excerpt and text search
- Hsiung, James C. and Steven I. Levine, eds. China's Bitter Victory: The War with Japan, 1937–1945 (1992) online edition
- Hsi-sheng, Ch'i. Nationalist China at War: Military Defeats and Political Collapse, 1937–1945 (1982)
- Liu F. F. A Military History of Modern China, 1924-1949. (1956).
- Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. Stilwell's Mission to China (1953), official U.S. Army history online edition
- Romanus, Charles F. and Riley Sunderland. Stilwell's Command Problems (1956) online edition
- Schaller Michael. The U.S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945. (1979). online edition
- Taylor, Jay. The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China (2009), 722 pp. highly favorable scholarly biography
- Tsou, Tang America's Failure in China, 1941-50 (1963).
- Tuchman, Barbara. Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45, (1972), 624pp; Pulitzer prize (The British edition is titled Against the Wind: Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45,) excerpt and text search, very hostile to Chiang
- Ven, Hans van de. War and Nationalism in China: 1925-1945 (2003), negative on Stilwell online edition
