The War Diaries

Book cover of The War Diaries: World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through it

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Based on select writings from an exceptional Amsterdam archive containing more than two thousand Dutch diaries from World War II, The War Diaries illuminates a part of history we haven't seen in quite this way before.

Nina Siegal, an accomplished journalist and novelist, weaves together excerpts from the daily journals…

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1 author picked The War Diaries as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Karen Horn

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I loved this book because of the way it was put together. Contemporary first-hand accounts are intertwined with supporting narratives. I cannot say I love this book for its content; it is about the Holocaust and human suffering, yet I love it because it convinced me that humanity endures even when the worst comes to pass.

If the people whose stories are told in this book could come through the war, albeit hurt and damaged, then those who suffer in war today can strive to do the same. This book showed me that wars don’t stop, but the good perseveres.

From Karen's 3 favorite reads in 2023.