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What's the best WW2 book focusing on the European Theatre?

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>> No.2133285

Catch 22

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if european culture is so old why is american the most popular language?

>> No.2133295

>>2133285
I was hoping for non-fiction recommendations.

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>>2133292
gandwolf told me its because the original language has been forgotten

>> No.2133317

Maus.

>> No.2133323

>>2133292
dumb fuck... americans speak english and it is European language.. u should an hero

>> No.2133324

L'étrange defaite

>> No.2133325

C. C. Bergius - Oleander, Oleander

No idea how it's called in english though.

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>> No.2133425

>>2133317
He said book, not colouring book.

>> No.2133449

>>2133323

A dialect of English yes, also on the European continent there are a surprising number of people who speak US English not British English even their accent is US not Brit.

It's like a German learning French from a Viet and taking on the accent.

>> No.2133457

>>2133411

I second this.

>> No.2133464

>>2133411

Even though it's pre-WWII I'd highly recommend Homage to Catalonia.

>> No.2133465

>>2133411
>Spanish Civil War
>WW2
Nigga u be stupid as hell

>> No.2133472

Ignore all the bullshit above, get The Second World War. It'll take you a couple of years to get through it but it's totally worth it.

>> No.2133473

>>2133465

>2011
>Thinks WWII started after Pearl Harbor
ISHYDDTS

>> No.2133484

>>2133473
Spanish Civil War ended before WWII started.

>> No.2133527

>>2133473
Oh look, another american with no understanding of world war two!

>> No.2133997

What is Gravity's Rainbow.

>> No.2134031

>>2133997

This is actually correct...

>> No.2134032

>>2133472
This one? I read this in high school when I was bored and it was great.

http://www.amazon.com/Second-World-War-Complete-History/dp/0805076239/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8
&qid=1318463847&sr=1-4

>> No.2134053

>>2133997
Since when is GR non-fiction? Or are you really that fucking retarded?

>> No.2134056

>>2134032
Of course not that one, Churchill's. http://www.amazon.com/Second-World-War-Six-Boxed/dp/039541685X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qi
d=1318464586&sr=1-3

>> No.2134071

>>2134056
Ah, I see. Fuck now I want a really nice set of Churchill's set. That and a nicely bound Bible. Too much scifi and textbooks on my bookshelf.