• The End - Paperback

    The End: The Defiance And Destruction Of Hitler's Germany, 1944 1945 Ian Kershaw Paperback 2012 Examines why the Third Reich resisted surrender for months after it had clearly lost World War II, drawing on testimony from civilians and former...
    $24.00
  • The Envoy PB

    The Envoy: The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II Alex Kershaw Paperback 336 Pages 2011 In July 1944, thirty-two-year-old Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg arrived in Budapest on a mission to...
    $21.99
  • The Fall of Berlin 1945 - Paperback

    he Fall of TBerlin 1945 By: Antony Beevor Paperback 528 Pages By December 1944, many of the 3 million citizens of Berlin had stopped giving the Nazi salute, and jokes circulated that the most practical Christmas gift of the season was a coffin...
    $22.00
  • The Fate of The Day HC- Signed Copy

    Prize-winning historian Rick Atkinson provides a riveting narrative covering the middle years of the Revolution. Stationed in Paris, Benjamin Franklin woos the French; in Pennsylvania, George Washington pleads with Congress to deliver the money, men, and...
    $42.00
  • The Fear and The Freedom PB - Signed Copy

    The Fear and the Freedom: How the Second World War Changed Us by Keith LowePaperback576 Pages2018 Bestselling historian Keith Lowe's The Fear and the Freedom looks at the astonishing innovations that sprang from World War II and how they changed the...
    $38.99
  • The Fight of His Life HC - Signed Copy

    In The Fight of His Life, award-winning sports historians Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts tell the story of heavyweight champion Joe Louis’s battles both in and out of the ring. Already world-famous at the outset of World War II, Louis enlisted...
    $32.00
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    The Fire and The Darkness HC

    The Fire and the Darkness by Sinclair McKay presents a harrowing and human account of the Allied bombing of Dresden. McKay weaves survivor testimonies, military records, and historical context into a compelling narrative of destruction, loss, and...
    $32.50
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    The First Lady of WWII HC

    The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt's Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Backby Shannon McKennaHardcover352 PagesApril 2024 The first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt's unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific...
    $26.99
  • The First Strange Place PB

    The First Strange Place: Race and Sex in World War II Hawaii by Beth BaileyPaperback296 Pages1994 As the forward base and staging area for all US military operations in the Pacific during World War II, Hawaii was the "first strange place" for close to a...
    $26.95
  • The Flight HC

    The Flight: A Father's War, A Son's Searchby Tyler BridgesHardback240 Pages2021 Both history and memoir, The Flight tells the story of Richard W. “Dick” Bridges’s heroic service in World War II. Bridges survived a German attack on his...
    $34.95
  • The Flight Nurses' War HC- Signed Copy

    In The Flight Nurses’ War, award-winning historian Leah Garrett traces the lives of a team of nurses from their small-town origins to the devastation of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. They risked their lives on rickety, unpressurized aircraft and...
    $32.00
  • The Flying Greek HB

    The Flying Greek: An Immigrant Fighter Ace's WWII Odyssey with the RAF, USAAF, and French Resistance By: Col. Steve N. Pisanos USAF (Ret.)Hardcover280 Pages Steve N. Pisanos’s The Flying Greek is both the classic tale of an immigrant’s bond...
    $39.95
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    The Flying Tigers - Paperback

      The Flying Tigers: The Untold Story of the American Pilots Who Waged a Secret War Against Japan   By: Sam Kleiner PaperbackMay 2019 304 Pages   The thrilling story behind the American pilots who were secretly recruited to defend the...
    $19.00
  • The Footsteps of Anne Frank PB

    The Footsteps of Anne Frank By: Ernst Schnabel Paperback 192 Pages 2015 Ernst Schnabel interviewed 42 of the people mentioned by Anne Frank in her diary, including her father, other family members, and close relatives and friends, in order to...
    $24.99
  • The Four Freedoms HC

    The Four Freedoms: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Evolution of an American Ideaby Jeffrey EngelHardcover248 Pages2015 The specter of global war loomed large in President Franklin Roosevelt's mind as he prepared to present his 1941 State of the Union...
    $41.99
  • The General's Niece HB

    The General's Niece Paige Bowers Hardcover 288 Pages 2017 "My dear Uncle Charles," twenty-two-year-old Genevieve de Gaulle wrote on May 6, 1943. "Maybe you have already heard about the different events affecting the family." The general's brother...
    $26.99
  • The German Way of War PB

    The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years' War to the Third Reich by Robert M. Citino Paperback428 Pages For Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives ("short and lively") - wars that relied upon swift, powerful,...
    $37.99
  • The Germans in Normandy PB

    The Germans in NormandyBy: Richard HargreavesPaperback288 Pages2019The Allied invasion of Northern France was the greatest combined operation in the history of warfare. Up until now it has been recorded from the attackers' point of view whereas the...
    $22.95
  • The Gilbert & Ellis Islands- Pacific War - Paperback

    The Gilbert and Ellice Islands - Pacific War (Images of War)by Jim MoranPaperback176 Pages2019 This Images of War book covers the dramatic events that befell both the Gilbert and Ellice Pacific island groups using a wealth of well-captioned photos and...
    $28.95
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    The Girls Next Door HC

    The Girls Next Door: Bringing the Home Front to the Fron Lines by Kara Dixon VuicHardcoverFeb 2019392 Pages The story of the intrepid young women who volunteered to help and entertain American servicemen fighting overseas, from World War I through the...
    $29.95

Whether you're a seasoned historian or a curious reader, our Books Collection at the National WWII Museum promises a captivating and enlightening journey through the pages of history.

 

Embark on a literary journey through the lesser-discussed theaters and hotspots of WWII, gaining insight into the untold stories that shaped the course of history. From riveting accounts of military campaigns to in-depth analyses of social impacts, our collection ensures a well-rounded understanding of this pivotal era.

 

Uncover the heroes and heroines who played pivotal roles in shaping the world, with biographies that spotlight the contributions of women and African-Americans. Connect with the stories with our insight selection of historical fiction.

 

Explore the resilience of the homefront, where ordinary citizens became extraordinary in the face of adversity. Our collection of books provides a nuanced perspective on the battles fought not only on distant shores but within the hearts and homes of those who lived through this transformative period.