This bibliography also does not aim to include fictional works (see World War II in popular culture). There are thousands of books written about World War II therefore, this is not an all-inclusive list. Works on the causes or the aftermath of World War II should only be included if they describe the respective events in the specific context of and relation to the conflict itself. Additionally, the scope of the bibliography expands to the causes of World War II and the immediate aftermath of World War II, such as evacuation and expulsion and war crimes trials (such as the Nuremberg Trials and the Tokyo Trials).

By extension, it includes works regarding the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945). The bibliography aims to include primary, secondary and tertiary sources regarding the European theatre of World War II (1939–1945) and the Pacific War (1941–1945). This is a bibliography of works on World War II.

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