May 1940 by Michael E WillsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankDaughter's War Understanding the History Better by Manjunath MullangiThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
WW2: Many Perspectives
8th out of 522 books — 265 voters
Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
53rd out of 685 books — 500 voters

Band of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreLone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Best Non-fiction War Books
191st out of 2,179 books — 2,450 voters
John Adams by David McCulloughThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer1776 by David McCulloughTeam of Rivals by Doris Kearns GoodwinThe Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman
Best History Books
336th out of 3,802 books — 3,823 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe Quiet American by Graham Greene
War Fiction
100th out of 1,265 books — 435 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Prize by Daniel Yergin
Pulitzer Winners: General Non-fiction
35th out of 85 books — 343 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
64th out of 698 books — 580 voters
With the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerNeptune's Inferno by James D. HornfischerEscape From Davao by John D. LukacsGhost Soldiers by Hampton Sides
Best Books on the Pacific War
33rd out of 235 books — 258 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeGhost Soldiers by Hampton SidesThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
World War II - Pacific Theatre
12th out of 302 books — 125 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselPattern of Shadows by Judith   BarrowSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
39th out of 344 books — 252 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienA Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two by Michael G. KramerThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Military Fiction
90th out of 797 books — 438 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. KramerHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
Plight of a Nation
98th out of 1,151 books — 452 voters

The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. Kramer
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
87th out of 1,010 books — 465 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
World War 2 books
44th out of 389 books — 211 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
A WWII Reading List
67th out of 720 books — 382 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienSlaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.Huế  1968 by Mark BowdenThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. Moore
War has no winners
117th out of 1,145 books — 540 voters

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsCatch-22 by Joseph HellerLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerBlack Hawk Down by Mark BowdenAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
Best World War Two Novels
54th out of 267 books — 108 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. Kramer
History Books - Fact and Fiction
137th out of 1,281 books — 434 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Last Boat by John F. HanleySchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II Literature
63rd out of 280 books — 187 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. ShirerHiroshima by John HerseyThe Longest Day by Cornelius Ryan
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
123rd out of 669 books — 461 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferTatiana and Alexander by Paullina SimonsThe Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
186th out of 408 books — 630 voters
The Things They Carried by Tim O'BrienHuế  1968 by Mark BowdenThe Sorrow of War by Bảo NinhWe Were Soldiers Once... and Young by Harold G. MooreThe Full Circle for Mick by Michael G. Kramer
Military Books
223rd out of 1,125 books — 465 voters

Night by Elie WieselThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerHiroshima by John HerseyAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
World War II Memoirs
76th out of 358 books — 182 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
226th out of 965 books — 762 voters

Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth KolbertEmpire of the Summer Moon by S.C. GwynneThe Looming Tower by Lawrence WrightMaster of the Senate by Robert A. Caro
Pulitzer Prize General Nonfiction Winners and Finalists
32nd out of 137 books — 35 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakNight by Elie WieselThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferSchindler’s List by Thomas Keneally
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
162nd out of 783 books — 405 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George Orwell
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
10605th out of 32,103 books — 122,036 voters
The Sun Also Rises by Ernest HemingwayA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryThe Last Sun by K.D. EdwardsA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Sunny Titles
144th out of 905 books — 69 voters

Reprisal Road by Lynn-Steven JohansonMove to Millions by Darnyelle Jervey HarmonSocialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism! by Todor BombovBrave, Not Perfect by Reshma SaujaniFinancial Feminist by Tori Dunlap
Read It Now I Can't Stop Thinking About It
226th out of 698 books — 458 voters
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeGulag by Anne ApplebaumPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardThe Swerve by Stephen Greenblatt
Pulitzer Prize-General Nonfiction 1962-2016
39th out of 77 books — 23 voters

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