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Inferno: The World at War, 1939–1945
2011
NON-FICTIONGlobal history of WWII told through the testimonies of hundreds of ordinary soldiers and civilians from every theater and every major nation.
Enemy at the Gates
1973
NON-FICTIONThe definitive account of the Battle of Stalingrad, told through the eyes of soldiers on both sides.
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege
1998
NON-FICTIONBeevor's masterful account of the battle that changed the course of WWII on the Eastern Front.
D-Day: June 6, 1944
1994
NON-FICTIONThe climactic battle of World War II told through the accounts of those who were there.
The Longest Day
1959
NON-FICTIONClassic account of the Normandy invasion from all perspectives — Allied, German, and French civilian.
A Time for Trumpets
1985
NON-FICTIONComprehensive history of the Battle of the Bulge by a historian who fought in it.
Shattered Sword
2005
NON-FICTIONRevolutionary account of Midway from the Japanese perspective, debunking many myths.
Miracle at Midway
1982
NON-FICTIONDetailed reconstruction of the battle that turned the tide in the Pacific.
Kursk 1943
2013
NON-FICTIONAuthoritative account of the greatest tank battle in history.
An Army at Dawn
2002
NON-FICTIONPulitzer Prize-winning first volume of Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy covering the North Africa campaign.
Band of Brothers
1992
NON-FICTIONThe story of Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, from D-Day to the end of the war in Europe. Basis for the HBO miniseries.
Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War
2007
NON-FICTIONComprehensive history of the Soviet-German war drawing on newly opened Russian archives. Covers the full sweep from Barbarossa to Berlin.
The Siege: Three Years on the Eastern Front
2011
NON-FICTIONDefinitive account of the 900-day siege of Leningrad, drawing on diaries, letters, and Soviet archives to portray civilian and military life under blockade.
The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad
1969
NON-FICTIONClassic account of the Leningrad blockade by a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who covered the Soviet Union during the war.
Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941–45
1965
NON-FICTIONGripping operational narrative of the Eastern Front campaign from the 1941 invasion to Germany's defeat. A foundational text of Eastern Front history.
When Titans Clashed: How the Red Army Stopped Hitler
1995
NON-FICTIONThe authoritative operational history of the Soviet-German war, integrating Soviet archives unavailable to earlier historians.
The Road to Stalingrad
1975
NON-FICTIONFirst volume of Erickson's monumental two-volume history of the Soviet-German war, covering the catastrophic opening campaigns through the winter of 1942.
Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal
2011
NON-FICTIONDefinitive account of the brutal naval campaign for Guadalcanal, covering six major sea battles fought in Iron Bottom Sound.
Eagle Against the Sun: The American War with Japan
1985
NON-FICTIONComprehensive single-volume history of the Pacific War covering strategy, tactics, leadership, and the experience of soldiers and sailors on both sides.
Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
1984
NON-FICTIONCritical analysis of the Normandy campaign arguing that Allied infantry performance fell short against the Wehrmacht despite material superiority.
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The War: Europe 1939-1945
2009
Grand strategic game covering the entire European theater of WWII.
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Stalingrad '42
2019
Operational-level simulation of the Stalingrad campaign using chit-pull activation.
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D-Day at Omaha Beach
2009
Solitaire game covering the first critical hours of the Omaha Beach landing.
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The Longest Day
1980
Classic monster wargame covering the entire Normandy campaign at regimental scale.
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Battle of the Bulge 1944
2024
Detailed operational treatment of the Ardennes offensive using the ZOC Bond system.
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Kursk: The Southern Front
2010
Part of the Operational Combat Series covering the southern pincer at Kursk.
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Enemy Coast Ahead: The Dambuster Raid
2019
Solitaire game recreating the famous 617 Squadron bouncing-bomb raid on the Ruhr dams.
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Barbarossa: Army Group South
2001
Part of the Barbarossa series. Covers the Wehrmacht's drive into Ukraine in 1941.
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A Bridge Too Far
1977
Classic simulation of Operation Market Garden, the Allied airborne operation of 1944.
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Overlord: Normandy 1944
2021
Strategic-level game of the Normandy invasion and campaign.
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DAK2
2006
Comprehensive operational simulation of the entire North Africa campaign.
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Rommel in the Desert
1982
Card-driven block game of the North Africa campaign. Fast and elegant.
El Alamein: The Battle for North Africa
2020
Detailed operational simulation of the pivotal El Alamein battles of 1942.
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Guadalcanal
2011
Operational game covering the entire Guadalcanal campaign — land, sea, and air.
Coral Sea
1979
Classic carrier battle game simulating the first fleet engagement fought entirely by aircraft.
Iwo Jima: Bloodbath in the Bonins
2020
Solitaire game of the US Marine assault on Iwo Jima.
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Carrier
1990
Solitaire game of naval air warfare in the Pacific, playable across multiple scenarios.
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'Wacht am Rhein': The Battle of the Bulge, 16 Dec 44 – 2 Jan 45
1977
Designed by Joseph M. Balkoski, Jim Dunnigan, Redmond A. Simonsen