Everyday Lives in History: 1940s (nonfiction)

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,755 ratings
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A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary
by: Anonymous
4.29 avg rating — 17,080 ratings
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Jambusters: The Women's Institute at War 1939-1945
Jambusters: The Women's Institute at War 1939-1945 3.68 avg rating — 1,481 ratings
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Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family
Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family 3.88 avg rating — 827 ratings
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Blitz Writing: Night Shift & It Was Different At The Time
Blitz Writing: Night Shift & It Was Different At The Time 3.68 avg rating — 56 ratings
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The Last Secret Agent
The Last Secret Agent 4.45 avg rating — 2,049 ratings
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Journey for Margaret
Journey for Margaret 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941 4.34 avg rating — 6,315 ratings
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The Past Is Myself
The Past Is Myself 3.97 avg rating — 591 ratings
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Bedpan Commando: The Story of a Combat Nurse During World War II
Bedpan Commando: The Story of a Combat Nurse During World War II 4.34 avg rating — 344 ratings
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These Wonderful Rumours!: A Young Schoolteacher's Wartime Diaries
These Wonderful Rumours!: A Young Schoolteacher's Wartime Diaries
by: May Smith
3.87 avg rating — 258 ratings
10.
Life Among the Savages
Life Among the Savages 3.97 avg rating — 9,056 ratings
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Nisei Daughter
Nisei Daughter 3.91 avg rating — 1,040 ratings
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The War on Our Doorstep: London's East End and How the Blitz Changed it Forever
The War on Our Doorstep: London's East End and How the Blitz Changed it Forever 4.33 avg rating — 105 ratings
15.
West End Girls: The Real Lives, Loves and Friendships of 1940s Soho and its Working Girls
West End Girls: The Real Lives, Loves and Friendships of 1940s Soho and its Working Girls 4.09 avg rating — 429 ratings
16.
Memoirs of a Sword Swallower
Memoirs of a Sword Swallower 4.24 avg rating — 131 ratings
17.
Up Front
Up Front 4.45 avg rating — 1,556 ratings
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Women of the Homefront: World War II Recollections of 55 Americans
Women of the Homefront: World War II Recollections of 55 Americans 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
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A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary, 1939–1940
A Chill in the Air: An Italian War Diary, 1939–1940 3.98 avg rating — 586 ratings
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The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution
The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution 4.39 avg rating — 330 ratings
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Farewell to East Prussia: A German Boy's Experiences before and during World War II
Farewell to East Prussia: A German Boy's Experiences before and during World War II 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
18.
My Country Right or Left: 1940-1943 (The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol. 2)
My Country Right or Left: 1940-1943 (The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol. 2) 4.28 avg rating — 634 ratings
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Between the Dances: World War II Women Tell Their Stories
Between the Dances: World War II Women Tell Their Stories 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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WW II POWs in America and Abroad: Astounding Facts about the Imprisonment of Military and Civilians During the War
WW II POWs in America and Abroad: Astounding Facts about the Imprisonment of Military and Civilians During the War 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries of Housewife, 49
Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries of Housewife, 49 4.22 avg rating — 558 ratings
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Double Agent Celery: MI5's Crooked Hero
Double Agent Celery: MI5's Crooked Hero 4.24 avg rating — 71 ratings
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The Frankfurt Kitchen: Forty-One Stories of Growing Up in Post-World War II West Germany
The Frankfurt Kitchen: Forty-One Stories of Growing Up in Post-World War II West Germany really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
18.
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa 4.49 avg rating — 45,848 ratings
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Few Eggs and No Oranges: The Diaries of Vere Hodgson 1940-45
Few Eggs and No Oranges: The Diaries of Vere Hodgson 1940-45 4.04 avg rating — 438 ratings
29.
The Cretan Runner: The Story of the German Occupation
The Cretan Runner: The Story of the German Occupation 3.78 avg rating — 424 ratings
29.
Wartime Writings 1939-1944
Wartime Writings 1939-1944 4.07 avg rating — 161 ratings
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We Will Be Free: Memoirs of an East Prussian Survivor
We Will Be Free: Memoirs of an East Prussian Survivor 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings
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As I Please: 1943-1945 (The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol. 3)
As I Please: 1943-1945 (The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol. 3) 4.42 avg rating — 383 ratings
29.
The Windsor Diaries: 1940-45
The Windsor Diaries: 1940-45 3.54 avg rating — 499 ratings
29.
Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Post-War Britain
Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Post-War Britain 4.15 avg rating — 418 ratings
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Helmet for My Pillow
Helmet for My Pillow 4.23 avg rating — 24,391 ratings
37.
Slacks and Calluses: Our Summer in a Bomber Factory
Slacks and Calluses: Our Summer in a Bomber Factory 4.02 avg rating — 314 ratings
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Operation Crossroads - Lest We Forget! An Eyewitness Account, Bikini Atomic Bomb Tests 1946
Operation Crossroads - Lest We Forget! An Eyewitness Account, Bikini Atomic Bomb Tests 1946 3.89 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Onions in the Stew (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #4)
Onions in the Stew (Betty MacDonald Memoirs, #4) 4.09 avg rating — 1,614 ratings
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Last Minute: Our Escape from East Prussia
Last Minute: Our Escape from East Prussia 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings
37.
In Front of Your Nose: 1945-1950 (The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol. 4)
In Front of Your Nose: 1945-1950 (The Collected Essays, Journalism & Letters, Vol. 4) 4.42 avg rating — 348 ratings
37.
The Road from Coorain
The Road from Coorain 4.02 avg rating — 13,391 ratings
37.
The Jungle is Neutral
The Jungle is Neutral 4.05 avg rating — 855 ratings
44.
From War to Peace in 1945 Germany: A GI's Experience
From War to Peace in 1945 Germany: A GI's Experience 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings
44.
Weeds Like Us
Weeds Like Us 4.55 avg rating — 101 ratings
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We Pulled Together ... And Won!
We Pulled Together ... And Won! 4.22 avg rating — 32 ratings
44.
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia 4.04 avg rating — 7,108 ratings
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Season of Infamy: A Diary of War and Occupation, 1939-1945
Season of Infamy: A Diary of War and Occupation, 1939-1945 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II
Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War II 4.14 avg rating — 4,009 ratings
50.
Civil Rights and Wrongs: A Memoir of Race and Politics, 1944-1996
Civil Rights and Wrongs: A Memoir of Race and Politics, 1944-1996 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
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It Gives me Great Pleasure
It Gives me Great Pleasure 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings
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No Time for Fear: Voices of American Military Nurses in World War II
No Time for Fear: Voices of American Military Nurses in World War II 4.27 avg rating — 67 ratings
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The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-45
The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-45 3.92 avg rating — 622 ratings
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The Girl with the White Flag
The Girl with the White Flag 4.26 avg rating — 1,246 ratings
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A Distant Prayer: Miracles of the 49th Combat Mission
A Distant Prayer: Miracles of the 49th Combat Mission 4.32 avg rating — 866 ratings
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Drawing Fire: A Pawnee, Artist, and Thunderbird in World War II
Drawing Fire: A Pawnee, Artist, and Thunderbird in World War II 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings
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The Lost Soldier: The Ordeal of a World War II GI from the Home Front to the Hurtgen Forest
The Lost Soldier: The Ordeal of a World War II GI from the Home Front to the Hurtgen Forest really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings
57.
When All the World Was Young: A Memoir
When All the World Was Young: A Memoir 3.91 avg rating — 276 ratings
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Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of Housewife, 49
Nella Last's War: The Second World War Diaries of Housewife, 49 4.15 avg rating — 1,832 ratings
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Crash Course: From the Good War to the Forever War
Crash Course: From the Good War to the Forever War 3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood
Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood 3.95 avg rating — 222 ratings
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Spam Tomorrow
Spam Tomorrow 4.12 avg rating — 233 ratings
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Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters 4.33 avg rating — 19,678 ratings
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Polly: Memories of an East End Girl
Polly: Memories of an East End Girl 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings
65.
No Time for Romance
No Time for Romance 4.03 avg rating — 119 ratings
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Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"
Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers" 4.31 avg rating — 4,695 ratings
65.
Land Girls at the Old Rectory (Old Pond Books)
Land Girls at the Old Rectory (Old Pond Books) 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
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"Sing Out, Warning! Sing Out, Love!": The Writings of Lee Hays
"Sing Out, Warning! Sing Out, Love!": The Writings of Lee Hays 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
68.
Bugle Boy
Bugle Boy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings
70.
Everyday Fashions of the Forties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs
Everyday Fashions of the Forties As Pictured in Sears Catalogs 4.38 avg rating — 96 ratings
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If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story
If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story 4.23 avg rating — 3,877 ratings
70.
One Child's War
One Child's War really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II
Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II 4.24 avg rating — 4,921 ratings
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Teddy Bears and Doodle-bugs
Teddy Bears and Doodle-bugs 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Tail-End Charley: Stories from an American fighter pilot in World War II
Tail-End Charley: Stories from an American fighter pilot in World War II 4.43 avg rating — 666 ratings
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Washington Goes to War
Washington Goes to War 4.05 avg rating — 539 ratings
75.
A Child's War: The Occupation of the Channel Islands Through a Child's Eyes
A Child's War: The Occupation of the Channel Islands Through a Child's Eyes 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
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The Medic: Life and Death in the Last Days of WWII
The Medic: Life and Death in the Last Days of WWII 3.59 avg rating — 145 ratings
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Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy
Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy 4.25 avg rating — 2,494 ratings
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Crete Was My Waterloo
Crete Was My Waterloo 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Waiting for Peace: The Journals & Correspondence of a World War II Medic
Waiting for Peace: The Journals & Correspondence of a World War II Medic 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
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A Pocket with a Hole: A Birmingham Childhood of the 1940s and 1950s
A Pocket with a Hole: A Birmingham Childhood of the 1940s and 1950s 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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My War
My War 4.10 avg rating — 893 ratings
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Under the Cherry Trees: The Autobiography of a Gloucestershire Lad
Under the Cherry Trees: The Autobiography of a Gloucestershire Lad 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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It Is Bliss Here: Letters Home 1939-45
It Is Bliss Here: Letters Home 1939-45 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Battle Rattle: A Last Memoir of World War II
Battle Rattle: A Last Memoir of World War II 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Down Yonder At The Back End
Down Yonder At The Back End really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Wartime Women: A Mass-Observation Anthology
Wartime Women: A Mass-Observation Anthology 3.84 avg rating — 120 ratings
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Captain McCrea's War: The World War II Memoir of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Naval Aide and USS Iowa's First Commanding Officer
Captain McCrea's War: The World War II Memoir of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Naval Aide and USS Iowa's First Commanding Officer 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings
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Living Through the Blitz
Living Through the Blitz really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War
Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War 4.29 avg rating — 78 ratings
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Asylum: A Survivor's Flight from Nazi-Occupied Vienna Through Wartime France
Asylum: A Survivor's Flight from Nazi-Occupied Vienna Through Wartime France 4.01 avg rating — 170 ratings
91.
Yabbadabbadoo (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)
Yabbadabbadoo (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)
by: Joan Belk
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Working for victory: A diary of life in a Second World War factory
Working for victory: A diary of life in a Second World War factory 3.28 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Middle East Affairs: War Adventures in Tobruk, El Alamein and Rimini
Middle East Affairs: War Adventures in Tobruk, El Alamein and Rimini 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Clayhanger: A Wartime Childhood
Clayhanger: A Wartime Childhood liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner - A German against the Third Reich
My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner - A German against the Third Reich 4.36 avg rating — 83 ratings
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Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II
Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack: A Boyhood Year During World War II 3.48 avg rating — 193 ratings
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Dwellers all in time and space: A memory of the 1940s
Dwellers all in time and space: A memory of the 1940s liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-Ss
Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-Ss 4.05 avg rating — 1,147 ratings
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