World War II Database

Some time in early Apr 2025, the Nimitz Library at the US Naval Academy Library removed 381 books following President Donald Trump's orders against diversity, equality, and inclusion. On 4 Apr 2025, the exact list of books removed from the shelves was released to the public. WW2DB identified three titles in this long list that touched upon World War II history:

• Race War: White Supremacy and the Japanese Attack on the British Empire by Gerald Horne (2024)
• Memorializing the Holocaust: Gender, Genocide and Collective Memory by Janet Jacobs (2010)
• Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad by Matthew F. Delmont (2022)

The complete list of removed titles can be found on the US Department of Defense website via this link:

• https://media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/2003683009/-1/-1/0/250404-LIST%20OF%20REMOVED%20BOOKS%20FROM%20NIMITZ%20LIBRARY.PDF

Archived copies of the list can be found at these two locations:

• Documentcloud via Baltimore Banner: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25880019-250404-list-of-removed-books-from-nimitz-library/
• WW2DB: https://ww2db.com/media/20250406 Naval Acad Banned Books List.pdf

For more information:

• AP: Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth’s office
• Fox: Naval Academy tosses 400 books from library following Trump DEI expulsion orders
• CBS: Holocaust book, Maya Angelou's autobiography among nearly 400 items pulled from Naval Academy library in DEI purge