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Originally Posted by Eomer Anyone recommend some good books about WWI + II, and the history that preceded them? I'm not too interested in super, in-depth books that take 500 pages to cover a single battle or incident, something more overview-ish is what I'm looking for. |
The American Heritage History of World War (I-II). They get into pretty good detail without going too retardedly far. I've read a number of books on WWI-II and these were the best general overviews.
(For some reason I can't find the WW II one on Amazon. There's a "picture" history and a "new history" but not the straight up "history of" one that I read. The "new history" one by Ambrose is probably similar though.)
Vietnam: A History by Stanley Karnow is the best super-detailed book on Vietnam I've ever read also. It really helped me understand why we did not "win".