World War II Era: 1932-1952 Discussion Group

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Book Discussions, History

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Focus is on Allied leadership that helped defeat the Axis Powers in WW2. 

Leadership includes heads of government, top military leaders, key government officials, heads of security agencies and leaders of resistance fighters within occupied countries

FOR SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER

  • Lynne Olson, Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood That Helped Turn the Tide of War, 2018
  • Arthur Herman, Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in World War II, 2012
  • Paul Dickson, et al, The Rise of the G.I. Army, 1940-1941: The Forgotten Story of How America Forged a Powerful Army Before Pearl Harbor, 2020

FOR JANUARY-MARCH 2025

  • Debi and Irwin Unger, George Marshall: A Biography, 2014
  • Jonathan W. Jordan, Brothers, Rivals, Victors: Eisenhower, Patton, Bradley and the Partnership that Drove the Allied Conquest i n Europe, 2011