Recommendations for Hornfischer, Max Hastings and Cornelius Ryan-- I concur with all of those.
Eisenhower's lieutenants / Russell Weigley- is a nifty look at the higher commanders in WW2.
Guadalcanal / Richard B. Frank- was awesome. His later one (forget the title-- Downfall?) on the projected landings in Japan, 1945-46 was scary. The Japanese had slipped one by Magic-- there were going to be a lot more on or near the beaches than we knew.
If ya can't guess, I'm mostly a wargamer at the "operational" level.
General Kenney reports / George Kenney- is very likely a biased book, but a fun read.
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My Twilight claim to fame: I ran "Allegheny Uprising" at Allegheny College, spring of 1988.
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