Books relating to the war 1939-41
The Second World War Antony Beevor
Britain's War: Into Battle 1937-41 Daniel Todman
*Last Hope Island Lynne Olson
*The War in The West 1939-41 James Holland
1940 Laurence Thompson
Maginot Line 1940 Romanych & Rupp
Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk Joshua Levine The Blitz Juliet Gardiner
Blitz MJ Gaskin
Battle of Britain Patrick Bishop
Finland at War 1939-40 Nenye & Munter
The Fall of France Julian Jackson
The Oaken Heart Marjorie Allingham [real story of one English village]
Almost everyone of the books above have excellent bibliographies that allow a further choice of reading
Books relating specifically to Winston Churchill in the War
The Second World War in 6 volumes Winston Churchill
Churchill: A Life Martin Gilbert
*Finest Years: Churchill as War Lord Max Hastings
Six Minutes in May Nicholas Shakespeare
*The Splendid and The Vile Erik Larson
Cabinet's Finest Hour David Owen [Former Foreign Secretary]
There are hundreds of books on Churchill and on the war and this is a very small selection of those I have found useful and interesting.
I have starred the two books which cover their subject in full *
I have also starred two outstanding books *