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The best books for readers drawn equally to history and psychology

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The best books on surviving impossible odds

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The best books about ordinary people who became heroes in WWII

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The best books that capture struggling war veterans returning to civilian life

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The best books about Twentieth Century POWs

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The best books to relive history

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The best biographies that show how grit transforms people’s lives

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The best books on the Pacific Theater of World War II

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