Bibliography of World War II

This is a bibliography of works on World War II.
The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources regarding the European theatre of World War II (1939–1945) and the Pacific War (1941–1945). By extension, it includes works regarding the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). Additionally, the scope of the bibliography expands to the causes of World War II and the immediate aftermath of World War II, such as evacuation and expulsion and war crimes trials (such as the Nuremberg Trials and the Tokyo Trials). Works on the causes or the aftermath of World War II should only be included if they describe the respective events in the specific context of and relation to the conflict itself.

There are thousands of books written about World War II; therefore, this is not an all-inclusive list. This bibliography also does not aim to include fictional works (see World War II in popular culture). It does not aim to include self-published works, unless there is a very good reason to do so.

Origins of World War II

''The following lists should include works of secondary literature that are concerned mainly with the origins of World War II in general or with the entry into World War II by one particular country.''

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Military history, by theater

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Europe, by theater or front

Asia, by theater or front

Military history, by type of warfare

Aerial warfare

''For general histories of national air forces, check the "specific military branches" section. For development of airplanes and technical histories, check the "science and technology" section.''

Aerial warfare by country

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Land warfare

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Airborne warfare and paratroopers

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Amphibious warfare and naval infantry

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Anti-aircraft warfare

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Naval warfare

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Aircraft carriers

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Naval battles, Pacific (1941–1945)

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Military history, by national militaries and national military branches

National militaries

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Poland, whole military

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Specific military branches

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Military history, by specific military units, formations and warships

Military history, war crimes

''Works that are mainly concerned with war crimes trials and persecution of war criminals after the conclusion of the war should be placed in the appropriate list in the "Aftermath of World War" section.''

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Military history, occupation and occupied territories

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American occupation

''Occupation after 1945 should be covered in the postwar section.''

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Military history, other

Colonial troops

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United Kingdom, colonial troops

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Grand strategy

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National and regional histories of World War II

''The following lists should include works focussed mainly on the history of a particular nation, state, or country during World War II. Histories of sovereign states as well as of colonial subjects and of cultural regions are of interest.'' ''Histories concerned with a particular theater of war should be placed in military history. For instance, a history of Poland during World War II should be placed in this section, but a history on 1939 invasion should be placed in the respective segment in the military history section.''

Africa

''Colonial names should be sorted alphabetically after their colonial name without colonial overlord identifiers. Colonial identifiers should be added with a comma, current countries names should be placed in brackets.''

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Asia

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Europe

Austria

''Austria was part of Germany between 1938 and 1945 (see: Anschluss). This section contains books relevant specifically to that segment of the German Reich in the timeframe or to the postwar Republic of Austria in its relationship to World War II.''

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Science and technology

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Secondary literature, other

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Biographies and person-focussed works

''The following lists should include works of secondary literature concerned with a singular person that participated in World War II, as well as with the context and content of that service. These books can either be full biographies or be person-focussed studies of the respective subject's wartime service.'' ''The subjects of the biography should be listed (preferably wikilinked) after the respective bibliographical entry to ease searching.''

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= Germany, biographies of generals/admirals

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= Soviet Union, biographies of generals/admirals

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= United Kingdom, biographies of generals/admirals

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= United States, biographies of generals/admirals

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* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Claire Chennault
* – Keith Argraves
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower; George S. Patton; Omar Bradley
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — Douglas MacArthur
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
* — George C. Marshall
* — Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Military, other

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= United Kingdom, biographies of military personnel (non-generals/admirals)

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= United States, biographies of military personnel (non-generals/admirals)

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* — B24 bomber crews, including George McGovern
* — John F. Kennedy
* — Herman Perry
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Politicians, political leaders, monarchs

''This section should be limited to those persons who were politicians and political leaders during World War II. Postwar political leaders should be placed in the sections relevant to their wartime experience.''

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= Belgium, biographies of political figures

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= France, biographies of political figures

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= Germany, biographies of political figures

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= United Kingdom, biographies of political figures

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= United States, biographies of political figures

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Scientists

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Victims of genocide or ethnoracial persecution/oppression

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Diplomatic history

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Economic history, resource production, agriculture

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Intelligence and espionage

''The following lists should include works of secondary literature that are concerned mainly with spies, espionage, covert operations, intelligence agencies and secret services during World War II.''

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Official histories

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Women's history

''Biographies of individual women are to be found in the biographies section.''

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Direct accounts and primary literature

Diaries, letter collections, transcripts of private conversations

''The following lists should include diaries or letter collections written (at least partially) during World War II. The list should be focussed on works that were written during the war for either personal or restricted private consumption, and without authorial intent for widespread publication.''

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Memoirs and autobiographies

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Source collections

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See also

* Bibliography of Eisenhower, Dwight D.
* Bibliography of Hitler, Adolf
* Bibliography of the Holocaust
* Bibliography of the Holocaust in Greece
* Bibliography of Nazi Germany
* Bibliography of Poland during World War II
* Bibliography of Roosevelt, Franklin D.
* Bibliography of Roosevelt, Eleanor
* Bibliography of the Soviet Union during World War II
* Bibliography of Stalinism and the Soviet Union
* Bibliography of Truman, Harry S.

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