Good books for these events in U.S. History

[Hunter's Moon]

Anyone have any good books that have to do with or are actual accounts of:

 

Civil War

World War I

World II

Vietnam

Holocaust

 

 

So far, I have:

 

The Things They Carried (Vietnam War), Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust, We Are Witnesses (Holocaust), Flags Of Our Fathers (World War II).

 

Any others you can think of?

 

I also have The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Uncle Tom's Cabin.

 

Basically any books from 1877-present.

I really like real life accounts, not fiction.

Even historical fiction.

[TravelingChris]

Well the Holocaust is not a part of US History. I read a very good book on the Reconstruction, if you would like the name.

[Hunter's Moon]

I know, but it's in my U.S. History book for next year.

[Susan C.]

These:

 

http://www.bfbooks.com/s.nl/it.A/id.474/.f?sc=2&category=4

 

Stalin and Hitler are in the not to be missed category, the Lee book is good, Yanks are Coming is WW1, Victory in the Pacific is WW2.

 

If you get this guide, you can have study questions for all of the above books:

 

http://www.bfbooks.com/s.nl/it.A/id.289/.f?sc=2&category=2

[FloridaLisa]

Anyone have any good books that have to do with or are actual accounts of:

 

Civil War

 

Shaara's Killer Angels, about Gettysburg, is not to be missed, IMO. Tells about the battle from North and South perspectives and even this girly-girl understood and enjoyed the excellent battle description.

 

 

World War I

 

Ds enjoyed Sergeant York (which you could follow with the movie)

 

WWII

 

Just a movie selection here: The Longest Day. One of the top WWII films about the D-day landing on the French beaches.

 

Holocaust

Night, Elie Weisel. Short but very poignant. I read it one evening.

The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom. Excellent, set in Holland. You could again follow with the movie. But read the book first!

 

Lisa

[Hunter's Moon]

Night, Elie Weisel. Short but very poignant. I read it one evening.

 

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Thank you everyone. I had to read Night last summer for school. It was an amazing book.

 

Also, there was another story I read in 8th grade about a girl in the Holocaust. She and her mother were sent to a concentration camp and I remember a guard beat her and she had a bad head injury. It was a good story though. Anyone know what I am speaking of? I can't remember the name for the life of me.

 

Thanks again for all the suggestions.

[Janice in NJ]

My kids give a thumbs up to Albert Marrin. He's well received.

 

Peace,

Janice

[Pippen]

Evidence Not Seen - A Woman's Miraculous Faith in a Japanese Prison During WWII by Darlene Deibler Rose

 

http://www.amazon.com/Evidence-not-seen-miraculous-Japanese/dp/0060670193/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273832111&sr=8-2

 

The paperback was released with a different title.

http://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Not-Seen-Miraculous-Jungles/dp/0060670207/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273831974&sr=8-1

[Yolanda in Mass]

My kids give a thumbs up to Albert Marrin. He's well received.

 

Peace,

Janice

 

:iagree: Except for his bio on Mao, my son has loved every single book by Marrin.

 

Yolanda

[Nissi]

For Vietnam - 10,000 days of Thunder: Vietnam War by Philip Caputo

For World War II - The Good Fight : How World War II was won by Stephen E. Ambrose

Holocaust - The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom

Civil War - The Battle Cry for Freedom by James McPherson