* 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) [http://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]
* 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) [http://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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====China====
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* Fenby, Jonathan. ''Chiang Kai-shek: China's Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost'' (2004), 592pp [http://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]
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* 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) [http://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]
* Bullock, Alan. ''Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives'' (1993) [http://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]