11 books the Army's top officer recommends to help understand World War II

US Army Photo September 1 marks the 78th anniversary of the start of World War II, when the Nazi Wehrmacht stormed into Poland. France and Britain declared war on Germany two days later, and the conflagration would soon stretch to every corner of the world. The scope and complexity of the war itself mirror the longstanding and deep-seated tensions — both in Europe and Asia — from which the war arose. The US Army has distributed reading recommendations so that soldiers and civilians can explo...