ARHS Recommended Reading Lists: War

The memoirs of a Dutch woman who was sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp during World War II as a result of her activities in the anti-Nazi underground.

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.

Janis Karpinski, the first female general to command American troops in a combat zone, recounts the events surrounding the abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq that ruined her career.

Traces the evolution of the bizarre activities of the U.S. Army's First Earth Battalion, a group who believes it is possible for a soldier to become invisible, pass through walls, and kill goats just by staring at them.

Relates the experiences of thirty-five Japanese-Americans and their families who were sent to American prison camps during World War II.

Japanese American Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston shares the story of her family's experiences living at the Manzanar internment camp during World War II, and discusses the influences of those early years in forced detention on the rest of her life.

"The story of a group of Allied POWs in WWI who dared to escape from Germany's most notorious prison camp, Holzminden"--Provided by publisher.

"[Presents the] story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism"--Amazon.

"A memoir of an 18-year old part-Jewish youth who, despite his heritage, is drafted into Hitler's army and sent to serve on the Russian front"--Provided by publisher.

The story of the Danish resistance and the rescue of over seven thousand Jews during World War II.

"The story of Daniel Ellsberg and his decision to steal and publish secret documents about America's involvement in the Vietnam War"--Provided by publisher.