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The '''Bibliography of World War II''' is vast. These are the best titles in English on [[World War II]]

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* 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; [~~http~~://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]

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* 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)

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===Major leaders===

====United States====

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* Ambrose, Stephen. ''The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower'' (1999) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Beschloss, Michael R. ''The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945'' (2002) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Black, Conrad. ''Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Champion of Freedom'' (2003). popular [~~http~~://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

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* 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)

* Buell, Thomas. ''The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond Spruance''. (1974).

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* Burns, James MacGregor. vol. 2: ''Roosevelt: Soldier of Freedom 1940-1945'' (1970), [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Dallek, Robert. ''Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945'' (2nd ed. 1995) scholarly survey of foreign policy [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Larrabee, Eric. ''Commander in Chief: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, His Lieutenants, and Their War'' (2004), chapters on all the key American war leaders [~~http~~://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]

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* 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

* 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. ''Nimitz''. (1976).

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* Showalter, Dennis. ''Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century'' (2006), by a leading scholar; [~~http~~://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]

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* 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====

* 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

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* 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]

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* 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

====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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* 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====

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* 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]

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* 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]

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* Kershaw, Ian. ''Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis.'' (2000). 832 pp. The leading scholarly biography, vol 2 [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Overy, Richard. ''The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia'' (2005) [~~http~~://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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* 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)

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* Showalter, Dennis. ''Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century'' (2006), by a leading scholar; [~~http~~://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]

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* 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====

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* Agawa, Hiroyuki. ''The Reluctant Admiral'' (1982) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Bix, Herbert P. ''Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan'' (2001) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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====

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* 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]

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* 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]

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* Overy, Richard. ''The Dictators: Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia'' (2005) [~~http~~://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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* 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]

===Origins===

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* Bell, P. M. H. ''The Origins of the Second World War in Europe.'' (3rd ed. 2007). 326 pp. [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Boyce, Robert, and Joseph A. Maiolo. ''The Origins of World War Two: The Debate Continues'' (2003) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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

* Eubank, Keith. ''The Origins of World War II'' (2004), short survey

* Finney, Patrick. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (1998), 480pp

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* Henig, Ruth. ''The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941'' (2005), short, balanced summary [~~http~~://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]

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* 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.

* Langer, William, and S. Everett Gleason. ''The Undelcared War: 1940-1941'' (1953) very influential semi-official study of U.S. policy

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* Lukes, Igor. ''The Munich Crisis, 1938: Prelude to World War II'' (1999), 416pp [~~http~~://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0714680567/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-4827826-5463040#reader-link excerpt and text search]

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* 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]

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* Mallett, Robert. ''Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933 - 1940'' (2003) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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*Overy, Richard. ''The Origins of the Second World War'' (3rd ed. 2008) [~~http~~://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]

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*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

* Prazmowska, Anita J. ''Eastern Europe and the Origins of the Second World War.'' (2000). 278 pp.

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* Record, Jeffrey. ''The Specter of Munich: Reconsidering the Lessons of Appeasing Hitler'' (2006) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Reynolds, David. ''From Munich to Pearl Harbor: Roosevelt's America and the Origins of the Second World War'' (2002) [~~http~~://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]

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* 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.

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* 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.

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* Marston, Daniel, ed. ''The Pacific War Companion: From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima'' (2005), 272pp [~~http~~://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]

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* 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

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* Potter, E. B. ''Bull Halsey'' (1985).

* Potter, E. B. ''Nimitz''. (1976).

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* Prange, Gordon W. ''At Dawn We Slept''. (1982), the standard history of the Pearl Harbor attack [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* Prange, Gordon W. ''Miracle at Midway''. (1982), the standard history [~~http~~://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]

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* 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)

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* Spector, Ronald. ''Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan'' (1985). [~~http~~://www.amazon.com/Eagle-Against-Sun-American-Japan/dp/0394741013 excerpt and text search]

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* 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]

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* Toland, John. '' The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945'' (1970); Pulitzer Prize history from Japanese perspective; [~~http~~://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]

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* 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).

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* Weinberg, Gerhard L. ''A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II,'' (2005), the most thorough coverage of grand strategy [~~http~~://www.amazon.com/World-Arms-Global-History-War/dp/0521558794 excerpt and text search]

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* 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]

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* Yahara, Hiromichi. ''The Battle For Okinawa'' (1997), Japanese perspective [~~http~~://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]

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* 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]

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* 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

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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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* 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)

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* 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).

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* 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,'') [~~http~~://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

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* 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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