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  2. The Nightingale (Hannah novel) - Wikipedia

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    The book tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation there. The book was inspired by accounts of a Belgian woman, Andrée de Jongh, who helped downed Allied pilots escape Nazi territory. [1] [2] The Nightingale entered multiple bestseller lists upon release. As of ...

  3. A Higher Call - Wikipedia

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    A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II was written by military historian Adam Makos with military writer Larry Alexander and published in 2012 by Berkley Books. [1] [2] It has 400 pages, [2] and includes photographs, notes and a bibliography. [3] There is no index. [1]

  4. Flyboys: A True Story of Courage - Wikipedia

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    Flyboys: A True Story of Courage is a 2003 nonfiction book by writer James Bradley, and was a national bestseller in the US. The book details a World War II incident of the execution and cannibalism of five of eight American POWs on the Pacific island of Chichi-jima, one of the Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands).

  5. 24 Must-Read Novels That Are Based on True Stories - AOL

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    Classics like "Jaws" is a famous example of novels based on true stories that eventually became tantalizing narratives. ... most decorated women of World War II. ... 2011 National Book Awards ...

  6. The Postcard (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Berest calls The Postcard a "roman vrai" (true novel) because it is based on the lives of real people and true historical events. [2] The book interweaves her family's experience during World War II and contemporary times, including the story of her family members who died in Auschwitz and how her grandmother Myriam Rabinovitch survived. The ...

  7. Bibliography of World War II memoirs and autobiographies

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    This is a Bibliography of World War II memoirs and autobiographies.This list aims to include memoirs written by participants of World War II about their wartime experience, as well as larger autobiographies of participants of World War II that are at least partially concerned with the author's wartime experience.