The WW2 Book That Reads Like a Novel

Erik Larson researches historical events with the discipline of an archivist and writes them with the pacing of a thriller writer. The Splendid and the Vile covers the first year of Churchill's prime ministership during the Blitz: the bombing of London, the impossible decisions, the personal lives of the people around Churchill, and the question of whether Britain would survive long enough to matter. The answer is never entirely certain while you are reading it, even if you already know it.