World War II/Related Books

Antony Beevor

A great (and one of the most well known) WWII authors is Antony Beevor; some of his highest held works include:

• The Second World War
• Berlin: The Downfall 1945
• The Spanish Civil War
• Paris After the Liberation, 1944–1949
• Stalingrad

Norman Stone

If you find big books too much to digest and prefer a snappier, more to-the-point overview of things try Norman Stone. He writes shorter books on WWII subjects as well as other interesting historical subjects. Works include:

• World War Two: a Short History (2013), Allen Lane/Basic Books
• Hitler (1980); ISBN 0-340-24980-3 (Coronet Publ.)
• Czechoslovakia: Crossroads and Crises, 1918-88 (1989); ISBN 0-333-48507-6