The best books about WWII and Eastern Europe (that you may not know about)

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The best books for understanding your Eastern European Grandma

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The best books on memory and postwar Europe

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The best WWII memoirs and stories about ordinary people caught in the horror of war

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The best war novels about young people trapped between two enemies

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The best books on hope and understanding after the Holocaust

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