This list of books, written by survivors about their hellish time in the Auschwitz complex, exemplify the imperative to witness.

Must-reads of 2021 picked by historians and scholars in the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. 

Yoshikuni Igarashi examines the impact of World War II and Japan’s defeat on postwar Japanese memory.

In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and in celebration of The National WWII Museum’s new exhibit Dimensions in Testimony: Alan Moskin, the New Orleans Public Library has created a supplemental reading list to accompany the exhibition.

Thousands of men and women wrote memoirs detailing their experiences in World War II. Here are four lesser known examples that merit a second look.

Portrayed in the new film Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks, the Battle of the Atlantic raged for almost six years. Here is a reading list to learn more about the epic battle to supply Allied forces in Europe.

While battles raged across the world, three great works of "PPE"—Philosophy, Politics, and Economics—were published during World War II, and remain relevant today.

Historical fiction has a power all its own to communicate experiences of war and atrocity.

As Americans unite to defeat the Coronavirus, here are five great books that cover how Americans on the home front united to achieve victory in World War II.

Two members of the Institute for the Study of War and Democracy select their four "can't miss" WWII memoirs.