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Last refreshed 2026-02-28. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

  1. Facing the Mountain

    1. Facing the Mountain

    Facing the Mountain: An Inspiring Story of Japanese American Patriots in World War II
  2. A Higher Call

    2. A Higher Call

    A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-torn Skies of World War II
  3. When Books Went to War

    3. When Books Went to War

    When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped US Win World War II
  4. The Forgotten 500

    4. The Forgotten 500

    The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II
  5. The Rape of Nanking

    5. The Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
  6. Operation Paperclip

    6. Operation Paperclip

    Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America
  7. Frozen in Time

    7. Frozen in Time

    Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
  8. Operation Mincemeat

    8. Operation Mincemeat

    Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
  9. Ghost Soldiers

    9. Ghost Soldiers

    Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
  10. Shadow Divers

    10. Shadow Divers

    Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II
  11. Dutch Girl

    11. Dutch Girl

    Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II
  12. Bloodlands

    12. Bloodlands

    Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
  13. With the Old Breed

    13. With the Old Breed

    A History pick for readers exploring With the Old Breed.
  14. The Bomber Mafia

    14. The Bomber Mafia

    The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
  15. The Splendid and the Vile

    15. The Splendid and the Vile

    The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
  16. The Day the World Came to Town Updated Edition

    16. The Day the World Came to Town Updated Edition

    The Day the World Came to Town Updated Edition: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
  17. The Perfect Horse

    17. The Perfect Horse

    The Perfect Horse: The Daring U.s. Mission to Rescue the Priceless Stallions Kidnapped by the Nazis
  18. Stalingrad

    18. Stalingrad

    Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943
  19. The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    19. The Making of the Atomic Bomb

    The Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
  20. Hiroshima

    20. Hiroshima

    A History pick for readers exploring Hiroshima.
  21. No Ordinary Time

    21. No Ordinary Time

    No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: the Home Front in World War II
  22. The Unwomanly Face of War

    22. The Unwomanly Face of War

    The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II
  23. The Accidental President

    23. The Accidental President

    The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
  24. Churchill

    24. Churchill

    Churchill: Walking With Destiny

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