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Victor Davis Hanson: The definitive books on the battles of the 20th century

1. "The Price of Glory" by Alistair Horne (St. Martin's, 1963).

2. "With the Old Breed" by E.B. Sledge (Presidio, 1981

3. "The Face of Battle" by John Keegan (Viking, 1976).

4. "Stalingrad" by Antony Beevor (Penguin, 1998).

5. "The Fall of Fortresses" by Elmer Bendiner (Putnam, 1980).
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