World War II era was a period of great turmoil, whose effects can be felt till today through the changes they determined.
That's why reading books about that era is both an interesting and an educative experience.
World War II is a world-changing event that will remain in humankind's memory for its unequalled atrocities.
To simply ignore it would mean paying no attention to the mistakes of the past and refusing to learn from them.
Books about World War II are testimonials of one of the darkest eras of humankind, which is why reading these kind of books reveals an entire world very different from the one we're living in today, teaching us to be thankful for the present.
Reading the stories of hundreds of thousands of people whose lives were cruelly taken or mutilated forever touches one's heart and is a good way to realize how privileged we are for our lives.
Civilizations and cultures grow over time and people gain more knowledge, develop more skills, and change the shape of the world by innovation.
However, history shows that from time to time the same things happen again and again, even if they might take different forms.
Most important world-changing events are, to some extent, very similar to each other.
People make the future, but they are also responsible for the past.
World War II proves that sometimes, though, people forget to connect past, present and future, and they make decisions ignoring mistakes done in the past and their violent consequences.
Wars are usually discussed in terms of politics and military decisions and outcomes.
But sometimes, war stories talk about human tragedy, which is affecting those dying on the field as well as those left home crying their deaths.
As horrible as the stories about World War II might be, maybe it is their very atrocity that might determine people to stop doing the same mistakes, once they read and find out about them and their terrible consequences.