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1.		Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945 from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $8.07 Customer Review: The writer has put a remarkable good book on the war in the Eastern Front. From the start, he makes some pertinent points and parallels to the early conflicts of the Russian Civil War. One that few writers of the Eastern Front properly discuss. Yet to the leaders of Russia, during WW2 their... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		Why the Allies Won from W.W. Norton & Co. Price: $8.70 Customer Review: "Why the Allies Won" is an overview of the major forces in the war instead of a recitation of the tactics. It is a great book about WWII that is engrossing to a person who is interested in history, but not in the details of the battles. A well written text, it is a very easy read, engrossing.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		The Twilight Years: The Paradox of Britain Between the Wars from Viking Adult Price: $15.89	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		Spitfire Pilot: A Personal Account of the Battle of Britain from Greenhill Books Price: $20.66 Customer Review: Good book about flying Spitfires during the war. I was surprised there wasn't much mentioned about Brian Kingcombe who was also a pilot in 602 squadron with the author. I guess nothing is written about Brian because the author may have not gotten along with him. Brian Kingcombe was noted as being... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		The Second World War Experience Volume 1: Blitzkrieg 1939-41 from Carlton Books Price: $27.40	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		The Second World War Experience Volume 4: The Struggle for Victory 1944-45 from Carlton Books Price: $26.90	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		The Air War: 1939-1945 (Potomac Books' Cornerstones of Military History series) from Potomac Books Inc. Price: $5.88 Customer Review: "The Air War" by Richard Overy is a one-volume historical comparison of the Axis and Allied powers' planning and prosecution of the air campaign during World War II. The book compares the air power strategies of each major power; the application of air power on the different fronts; the economic... more info	Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		Interrogations: The Nazi Elite in Allied Hands, 1945 from Penguin (Non-Classics) Price: $8.96 Customer Review: Actually, the Nuremberg Trials were a complete sham in terms of following international law and legal procedures and unfortunately Overy just adds to the sham. Basing their evidence upon a prisoner's interrogation, who will say anything to his interrogators to save his own skin, was pretty... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		The Second World War Experience Volume 3: Turning of the Tide 1942-44 from Carlton Books Price: $31.47	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		The Battle of Britain: The Myth and the Reality from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $8.36 Customer Review: Richard Overy is a very clear thinkng and well organized writer. This book is easy to read. It explains many of the tensions among british commanders about organizing the defense. Most of the battle took place over south eastern England. All the sector commanders wanted a full complement of fighters... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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