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1. What is the name of Joseph Heller's famous satire of World War II?
2. What is the name of Herman Wouk's classic account of a mutiny on board a US Navy ship in the Pacific?
3. English comedian Spike Milligan, an institution in Britain during the 1950's and 1960's, served in the British Army in World War II, and later wrote a multi-volumed account of his experiences. What was the title of the hysterically funny first volume?
4. David Westheimer, who wrote 'Von Ryan's Express', later wrote another fictional account of prisoners of war. What was its name?
5. Derek Robinson's excellent black comedy about a young American airman washed up on the Channel Islands just before D-Day caused quite a stir when it came out. What is the name of the book?
6. Leon Uris wrote this yarn which was set during the Nazi invasion of Greece. Its title was which of these?
7. Russell Braddon, a young Australian, was captured by the Japanese during the invasion of Malaya. He spent the next years as a POW and then wrote a harrowing account, which became justifiably famous, of his experiences, called?
8. This book, by historian Anthony Mockler, deals with the Italian invasion, and subsequent Allied liberation, of Ethiopia. What is it?
9. Cornelius Ryan is most famous for 'The Longest Day' and 'A Bridge Too Far'. In between these two books, he wrote an account of the Battle for Berlin, called?
10. This book, fiction said to be based on fact, by David L. Robbins, deals with the battle of Stalingrad and is called what?
11. U-boat commander Herbert Werner wrote an account of his experiences, with what name?
12. A sweeping historical account of the German Blitzkrieg in France in 1940, by Alistair Horne, had what title?
13. George MacDonald Fraser, better known for his 'Flashman' series, wrote this memoir of his service in Burma during World War II. Its title is?
14. Len Deighton, better known for his spy fiction, took a rare ride into war fiction, with a highly-praised work about an RAF bombing mission. What was it called?
15. What is the name of William Shirer's seminal account of Nazi Germany?
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