A World at War: Books on World War II, by Brian P. McLean
Last Fall I began an ambitious project: read six books that describe some of the critical battles, personalities, materiel, politics, aftermath, and enduring effects of World War II, starting with the invasion and occupation of North Africa by allied forces, and ending with the war in the Pacific. The following are strongly recommended:
An Army at Dawn: The War in Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy, by Rick Atkinson
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944, Volume Two of The Liberation Trilogy, by Rick Atkinson
Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, by Max Hastings
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942-1943, by Antony Beevor, Artemis Cooper
Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945, by Max Hastings
Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45, by Max Hastings
War is truly hell.