The Second World War by John Keagan. Barbarossa: The Russian-German Conflict, 1941-45 by Alan Clark. Illustrated World War II Encyclopedia by Lieutenant Colonel Eddy Bauer.
I bet, many of you are like me, I grew up reading the Bantam WWII series of books. I starting looking at the number of books produced and realized how many i have not read.
What is your favorite? I love Iron Coffins, Samurai & Company Commander.
It seems mines in general are usually overlooked in WW2 History. Not only were mines a danger to U-boats, much of the Allied shipping losses in the first 3 years of the war were attributed to mines.