World War II

The global conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. World War II is also known as the Second World War. It involved the majority of the world's nations, eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.

This category includes non-fiction books as well as historical novels that are set during World War II.
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World War II Fiction
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The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
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Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
427 books — 658 voters

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Best War Novels
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Best 1940s Historical Fiction
400 books — 438 voters

All the Light We Cannot See
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
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A.G. Russo, Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar's Kiss

J. Robert Oppenheimer
We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another. ...more
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