I just got done reading this book, "When the Elephant Dance".
It was intriguing. I love World Wars era: the cultural blinding, social growth, etc. This book covered those very things but from the perspective of people on the other side of the world. With results that weren't quite as favorable as those in the western hemisphere, it's full of stories from people who we rarely hear anything from.
I felt compelled to share as the only reason I even read this book is because I friend sent it to me from Spain. It was one of those books that I kept pulling out to read at stop lights.