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Strange, quirky, surprising, disturbing—the following books may represent many of these traits, but they are all certainly bizarre and something quite out of the ordinary. Book lovers and enthusiasts of bizarre topics in general will find these selections both interesting and entertaining. If you’re looking for a conversation piece for your book table, these books really know how to call attention to themselves! As you would expect with books such as these, there are some rather witty reviews on Amazon. Links have been provided for your perusal.

Was there a “back door” to World War II, as some revisionist historians have asserted? According to this view, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, inhibited by the American public’s opposition to direct U.S. involvement in the fighting and determined to save Great Britain from a Nazi victory in Europe, manipulated events in the Pacific in order to provoke a Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, thereby forcing the United States to enter the war on the side of Britain. How did Roosevelt precipitate the conflict with Japan and prepare the country for war

The ‘back door to war’ theory—while not supported by most historians—states that U.S. Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt provoked the Japanese military to attack the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which led to American involvement in World War II. Learn more about the theory in this article.

Before entering World War II, the U.S. Navy conducted an undeclared war with Nazi Germany's U-Boats. Here's What You Need to Know: A full-scale war between the United States and Germany loomed on the horizon. America was not at war, but American sailors were dying when American-owned ships were torpedoed by German submarines. In 1941, few Americans knew of the destroyers USS  Niblack, USS  Kearny, and USS  Reuben James, but these and other American warships were fighting a grim naval war months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. American warships fought this undeclared war in the...