World war ii was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 70 to 85 million fatalities. Perhaps only the ferocity and savagery of the mongol horde under chinggis or genghis khan comes anywhere near the barbarity of the japanese and germans from 193745. So first on your list is a book by michael howard, the first world war 2003, which is a very nice, readable introduction to world war i. The ballantines illustrated history of world war ii the violent century.
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