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10 best books of January: the Monitor's picks

Here are the 10 books that the Monitor's book critics have enjoyed most in the new year.

10. 'War at the End of the World,' by James P. Duffy

The fighting in New Guinea lasted for almost four years and is considered a crucial turning point in World War II. Yet the entire military operation there is often relegated to also-ran status in broader historical accounts. Historian James P. Duffy鈥檚 new book ably redresses this imbalance with this meaty, engrossing narrative history of the New Guinea campaign. 

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