History Buff

June 25, 2012

I’ve always been fascinated with World War II books and movies. The Diary of Anne Frank is still a favorite of mine. My husband Andrew is from Germany, and to this day, most of his family still lives there. Andrew is a World War II history buff, which may be part of the reason why I am still so intrigued by this subject. I have checked out dozens of books and movies based on World War II from the library, and thought I would share some of my favorites with you.

Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction Books:

• The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
• Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
• Anne Frank: the Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
• The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
• The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss
• The Night Trilogy by Elie Wiesel
• The Last Jew of Treblinka: a Survivor's Memory 1942-1943 by Chil Rajchman
• Auschwitz Report by Primo Levi

Juvenile Fiction and Non-Fiction Books: 

• Guardian Angel House by Kathy Clark
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Emil and Karl by Jacob Glatstein
• The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
• Escaping into the Night by D. Dina Friedman
• House of the Red Fish by Graham Salisbury
• Under the Blood-Red Sun by Graham Salisbury
• Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan
• Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
• After the Train by Gloria Whelan
• Is it Night or Day? By Fern Schumer Chapman
• Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot: a True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy that Dropped from the Sky by Margot Theis Raven

Video Recordings: 

• The Pianist
• The Pacific
• Band of Brothers
• U-571
• Valkyrie
• Island at War
• Anne Frank
• The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
• The Memphis Belle
• The Tuskegee Airmen
• Saving Private Ryan
• Mrs. Miniver
• The Couple
• Flame and Citron
• Life is Beautiful
• Schindler’s List
• The Devil’s Arithmetic
• Playing for Time
• The Reader
• Sophie’s Choice
• The English Patient
• Sarah’s Key
• The Cazalet’s
• Copenhagen
• Charlotte Gray
• Casablanca
• The Great Escape
• Katyn
• Holocaust
• Australia
• God on Trial
• Joyeux Noel
• Empire of the Sun
• Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Lisa P.
Blue Springs South Branch