[b:Hetalia: Axis Powers, Vol. 1|7942008|Hetalia Axis Powers, Vol. 1 (Hetalia Axis Powers, #1)|Hidekaz Himaruya|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348917659s/7942008.jpg|11374642] tells the story of WWI and WWII with anthropomorphic personifications of countries, and the various conflicts in the war told as conflicts between people. It's a very interesting idea, and actually pretty funny (and yes, I even learned things! For example, I hadn't known that British intelligence supposedly hired [a:Aleister Crowley|3948|Aleister Crowley|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1283773651p2/3948.jpg] to cast a curse on Germany). The characters/countries are all very stereotyped, but I think they're stereotyped pretty equally. (: I found America particularly entertaining--he's an obnoxious blond guy with glasses who says things like "I'M THE HERO!"