Complete WWII Book

bbmike · November 30, 2013, 09:16:59 AM

Any recommendations for a comprehensive, global history of WWII? I've looked at A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II, Delivered from Evil: The Saga of World War Two, and Churchill's WWII book set. I would prefer a single volume.

Grimnirsson · November 30, 2013, 09:25:23 AM

A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II is a book I greatly enjoyed reading - highly recommended!

undercovergeek · November 30, 2013, 09:50:49 AM

i really enjoyed History of the Second World War by Liddell Hart

mirth · November 30, 2013, 10:17:17 AM

The Second World War by John Keegan is an excellent overview.

Anthony Beevor also has a new book out covering the entire war. I have not read it yet, but Beevor's work is generally outstanding.

bob48 · November 30, 2013, 10:57:42 AM

Quote from: mirth on November 30, 2013, 10:17:17 AM
The Second World War by John Keegan is an excellent overview.

Anthony Beevor also has a new book out covering the entire war. I have not read it yet, but Beevor's work is generally outstanding.

Its on my list. Beevor is an excellent author.

undercovergeek · November 30, 2013, 11:58:55 AM

HA did not know this - this coupled with Exodus are my dad's 2 christmas books - phew, always hard to find them

bbmike · November 30, 2013, 12:44:02 PM

Thanks for the recommendations! I decided to go with History of the Second World War
B.H. Liddell Hart after seeing how many maps were included in it. 8)
I'm certain I'll pick up some of the other titles later.

undercovergeek · November 30, 2013, 01:10:28 PM

Score!!!!!!!

You won't regret it

mirth · November 30, 2013, 01:45:22 PM

Quote from: undercovergeek on November 30, 2013, 11:58:55 AM
HA did not know this - this coupled with Exodus are my dad's 2 christmas books - phew, always hard to find them

You are a good son ;-)

BanzaiCat · January 18, 2014, 07:02:40 PM

Also think about 2,194 Days of War:

http://www.amazon.com/2194-Days-War-Illustrated-Chronology/dp/0831788852/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1390089635&sr=8-4&keywords=2194+days+of+war

It's a great book that chronicles the entire war day by day. Some days are, obviously, much longer than others. It's also loaded with lots of maps and photographs. It's a terrific resource as a reference guide, but I admit, I've read through the entire thing.

GDS_Starfury · January 18, 2014, 08:44:02 PM

this one is pretty interesting as it covers more then just the front line.

http://www.amazon.com/Russia-War-1941-1945-Alexander-Werth/dp/0786707224