World War II Collection, Vol. 2 - Heroes Fight for Freedom

DVD - 6 discs

Three of the six films in this set are classics, and each of their admittedly lesser companions rates a look.
• Air Force (1943)
• Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944)
• The Hill (1965)
• Command Decision (1949)
• Hell to Eternity (1962)
• 36 Hours (1965)

World War II - When Lions Roared

DVD - 2 discs

Released 1994. A riveting historical drama portraying the precarious relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at the pivotal moments when the final strategies of the war hung in the balance.

Apocalypse: World War II

DVD - 3 discs, Blu-Ray

Captivating documentary series takes an in-depth look at WWII through the eyes of the soldiers, the victims, and the political and military leaders. Using archival footage – most of it previously unseen and now colorized.

Wings of Prey: WWII Air Combat

PC DVD-ROM

Released March 15, 2010. Based around large-scale aerial combat and ground military operations of World War II. Players can participate in some of the war's most famous battles piloting fighters, attack planes and bombers across a wide range of thrilling missions. Six theatres of war to engage in representing the main airborne battles of WWII in Europe.

Songs That Got Us Through WWII

CD

They may have rationed meat, milk, canned goods, and gasoline, but there was no limit to the musical talent during World War II. Vol. 1 features many of the era's biggest artists, including The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, The Mills Brothers and many more.

From The Bronx To Berchtesgaden:

The Combat Memoir of a WWII Hero

Paperback (195 pages), kindle

The author, Murray Soskil, is the recipient of two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star, and six Battle Stars for service in southern France and Germany with the 3rd Infantry Division. His memoir is testimony to the bravery of American servicemen in the face of evil.

Cape Run

by Richard Givan

Kindle only (~412 pages)

This WWII thriller opens with a B-17 bombing raid out of England and transitions to a German U-boat prowling the coast of Maine before the storylines come together in the heartland of the US home front.

The Boys In The B-17:

8th Air Force Combat Stories Of WWII

Paperback (260 pages), kindle

The author's third book contains short stories of boys on B-17 Flying Fortress crews in deadly missions with the Eighth Air Force in World War II and stories of his own teenage combat experiences as radio/gunner on twenty missions with the Mighty Eighth.

The Guns at Last Light:

The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945

Hardcover (897 pages), kindle, audiobook

The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson’s acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe, finishing up the first two volumes which recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory.

We Die Alone:

A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance

Paperback (496 pages), kindle, audiobook

An unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit. If this story of espionage and survival were a novel, readers might dismiss the Shackleton-like exploits of its hero as too fantastic to be taken seriously.

World War II - the events and their impact on real people

Hardcover (192 pages), paperback

For ages 10 and up.
Beginning with the complex political and social circumstances that led to World War II, this volume comprehensively discusses the decisions made, battles fought, lives affected, and subsequent results of the war that defined the twentieth century.
Includes a DVD featuring moving footage that supplements the material in the book.

World War II for Kids:

A History with 21 Activities

Paperback (176 pages), kindle

For ages 9 and up.
Now more than ever, kids want to know about our country's great struggles during World War II. This book is packed with information that kids will find fascinating, from Hitler's rise to power in 1933 to the surrender of the Japanese in 1945.

The Last Jump:

A Novel of World War II

by John E Nevola

Paperback (530 pages), kindle, audiobook

Fact and fiction intermix seamlessly to unravel a secret passionately guarded by four aging soldiers. The reader is transported back in time to an imperfect America, with all is incredible virtues and vexing shortcomings, struggling with racial and gender issues while fighting for its very survival.

DK Eyewitness Books: World War II

Hardcover (72 pages), paperback

For ages 8 and up.
Help your child learn about World War II using the new edition of this fact-packed guide with a giant wallchart, interactive clip-art CD-ROM and dedicated website. From how everyday items were used in the war effort, to why many Japanese soldiers would rather die than face capture: let your child discover all about the historic and world-changing events of the Second World War.

Of Windmills and War

Paperback (596 pages), kindle

A a story that takes the reader from the protagonist's (Danny McClain's) adolescence to his WWII flying experiences and unlikely romance with a Dutch resistance fighter to a happy ending.

World War II

Paperback (336 pages)

The book has ten chapters: the first is an analysis of the build-up to the war, the next seven chapters cover the war itself and the final chapter examines how victory for the USA and the USSR shaped the subsequent history of the 20th century. Contains a 16-page guide to WWII battlefields and memorials.

The Second World War

Paperback (880 pages), kindle, audiobook

One of the world's premier historians of WWII, Anthony Beevor turns his focus to an overall narrative of the Second World War, from Hitler's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 to V-J day on August 14, 1945 and the war's aftermath. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched.

World War II: Behind Closed Doors - Stalin, the Nazis and the West

DVD - 2 discs

From BBC Video: A tyrant responsible for the death of millions, Stalin also had some unlikely relationships during the Second World War. Not just with leaders of the great democracies like Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, but also with Hitler and the Nazis.

Call of Duty: World at War

PlayStation 3

Released November 11, 2008, from Activision for the Sony PlayStation 3, this edition completely changes the rules of engagement by redefining WWII gameplay. Players are thrust into the final, tension-filled battles against a new, ferocious enemy in the most dangerous and suspenseful action ever seen in a WWII title.

The Third Reich:

Rise & Fall

DVD (2 discs)

From the History Channel.
• Third Reich: The Rise (2hr)
• Third Reich: The Fall (2hr)
Rare and never-before-seen amateur footage tells the epic story of the Third Reich as it's never been told before: through the eyes of the people who lived it.