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Willow's 50 Nonfiction Books to Read About WWII

Here are some WWII biographies, memoires, and historical accounts that I have read or plan to read. This list primarily focuses on female experiences in WWII but there are some outliers.
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A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
A Woman in Berlin (Anonymous)
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The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
The Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
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Code Girls (Liza Mundy)
Code Girls (Liza Mundy)
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GI Brides (Barrett)
GI Brides (Barrett)
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From Coveralls to Zoot Suits (Elizabeth R. Escobedo)
From Coveralls to Zoot Suits (Elizabeth R. Escobedo)
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Murder on the Home Front (Molly Lefebure)
Murder on the Home Front (Molly Lefebure)
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Women Heroes of World War II (Kathryn J. Atwood)
Women Heroes of World War II (Kathryn J. Atwood)
8
Hitler's Furies (Wendy Lower)
Hitler's Furies (Wendy Lower)
9
Rywka's Diary (Rywka Lipszyc)
Rywka's Diary (Rywka Lipszyc)
10
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
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The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom)
12
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
In the Garden of Beasts (Erik Larson)
13
Anne Frank Remembered (Miep Gies)
Anne Frank Remembered (Miep Gies)
14
We Band of Angels (Elizabeth Norman)
We Band of Angels (Elizabeth Norman)
15
When Books Went to War (Molly Guptill Manning)
When Books Went to War (Molly Guptill Manning)
16
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-41 (William L. Shirer)
17
Clara's War (Clara Kramer)
Clara's War (Clara Kramer)
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Nella Last's War (Nella Last)
Nella Last's War (Nella Last)
19
The Women Who Lived With Danger (Marcus Binney)
The Women Who Lived With Danger (Marcus Binney)
20
The Miracle of Dunkirk (Walter Lord)
The Miracle of Dunkirk (Walter Lord)
21
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation (Charles Glass)
Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation (Charles Glass)
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The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy (Judith L.Pearson)
The Wolves at the Door: The True Story of America's Greatest Female Spy (Judith L.Pearson)
23
Code Name Lise (Larry Lofts)
Code Name Lise (Larry Lofts)
24
Madame Fourcade's Secret War (Lynne Olson)
Madame Fourcade's Secret War (Lynne Olson)
25
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II (Robert Matzen)
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II (Robert Matzen)
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A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II (Sonia Purnell)
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The Spymistress (William Stevenson)
The Spymistress (William Stevenson)
28
The Woman Who Smashed Codes (NPR)
The Woman Who Smashed Codes (NPR)
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Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis (Ben Macintyre)
Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis (Ben Macintyre)
30
The White Mouse (Nancy Wake)
The White Mouse (Nancy Wake)
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A World Elsewhere: An American Woman in War Time Germany (Sigrid MacRae)
A World Elsewhere: An American Woman in War Time Germany (Sigrid MacRae)
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Spy Princess (Shrabani Basu)
Spy Princess (Shrabani Basu)
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The Last Goodnight (Howard Blum)
The Last Goodnight (Howard Blum)
34
The Secret Ministry of Ag and Fish (Noreen Riols)
The Secret Ministry of Ag and Fish (Noreen Riols)
35
They Called Them Angels (Kathi Jackson)
They Called Them Angels (Kathi Jackson)
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Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in the Second World War (Virginia Nicholson)
Millions Like Us: Women's Lives in the Second World War (Virginia Nicholson)
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Born Survivors (Wendy Holden)
Born Survivors (Wendy Holden)
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Code Talker (Chester Nez)
Code Talker (Chester Nez)
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The Secret Rescue (Cate Lineberry)
The Secret Rescue (Cate Lineberry)
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Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy (Ben Macintyre)
Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy (Ben Macintyre)
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