World War Two was the greatest tragedy in human history. Claiming more than fifty million lives it changed forever the course of human events. Emerging from the war were a million personal stories of courage, sacrifice, fear, anger, love and hate, many of which have been woven into grand historical novels. My favorites (beside my own book, of course) are Herman Wouk's classics, WINDS OF WAR and WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. In these epic tales, Wouk takes us on a journey through the entire global span of the war as seen through the eyes of an American naval family.

What are YOUR favorites?

Douglas W. Jacobson
Author, NIGHT OF FLAMES: A Novel of World War Two

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The Diary of Anne Frank is very moving.

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I have so many!! Here are just some that I've reviewed on my blog. This post links to the reviews: http://smallworldreads.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-review-skeletons-a...

Day After Night by Anita Diamant
Sarah's Key
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
I Have Lived a Thousand Years
The Nazi Officer's Wife
Jimmy's Stars (Mary Ann Rodman)
When the Emperor Was Divine (Julie Otsuka)
Briar Rose (Jane Yolen)
Night (Elie Wiesel)
The Book Thief (Marcus Zusak)
The Endless Steppe (Esther Hautzig)

Another one that I just read and reviewed is Dancing Under the Red Star.

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