World War II Fiction

Fictional works about World War II

1	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 1,819,006 ratings score: 38,874, and 393 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Catch-22 (Catch-22, #1) by Joseph Heller 3.98 avg rating — 719,027 ratings score: 21,953, and 224 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.08 avg rating — 1,122,247 ratings score: 19,046, and 195 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,011,352 ratings score: 15,419, and 158 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Atonement by Ian McEwan 3.91 avg rating — 437,111 ratings score: 15,212, and 156 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) by Herman Wouk 4.37 avg rating — 51,114 ratings score: 13,242, and 135 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.17 avg rating — 605,340 ratings score: 11,853, and 122 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 685,252 ratings score: 10,487, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 417,814 ratings score: 9,811, and 102 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne 4.15 avg rating — 511,179 ratings score: 9,440, and 98 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 444,073 ratings score: 9,286, and 96 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) by Herman Wouk 4.41 avg rating — 32,247 ratings score: 8,903, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 3.88 avg rating — 112,783 ratings score: 7,872, and 82 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Sophie's Choice by William Styron 4.18 avg rating — 81,439 ratings score: 7,249, and 76 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	City of Thieves by David Benioff 4.29 avg rating — 114,768 ratings score: 6,945, and 72 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4.26 avg rating — 20,794 ratings score: 6,557, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 3.76 avg rating — 169,860 ratings score: 6,056, and 64 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun, #1) by J.G. Ballard 3.99 avg rating — 16,392 ratings score: 5,810, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Thin Red Line by James Jones 3.99 avg rating — 12,244 ratings score: 5,637, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 127,731 ratings score: 5,608, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky 3.83 avg rating — 62,031 ratings score: 5,592, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 95,054 ratings score: 5,156, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 3.98 avg rating — 76,360 ratings score: 5,130, and 55 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) by Paullina Simons 4.31 avg rating — 65,505 ratings score: 4,886, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin, #1) by Jack Higgins 4.16 avg rating — 53,081 ratings score: 4,050, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 162,548 ratings score: 3,987, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Fatherland by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 36,367 ratings score: 3,964, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 261,637 ratings score: 3,827, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 3.94 avg rating — 22,873 ratings score: 3,734, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.76 avg rating — 196,604 ratings score: 3,682, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Exodus by Leon Uris 4.34 avg rating — 90,837 ratings score: 3,633, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Every Man Dies Alone by Hans Fallada 4.24 avg rating — 23,558 ratings score: 3,402, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1) by Martha Hall Kelly (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 208,804 ratings score: 3,301, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) by James Clavell 4.15 avg rating — 33,189 ratings score: 3,148, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Tin Drum by Günter Grass 3.96 avg rating — 38,171 ratings score: 3,114, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A Separate Peace by John Knowles 3.58 avg rating — 190,182 ratings score: 3,046, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1) by Ursula Hegi 4.09 avg rating — 92,129 ratings score: 2,873, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Mila 18 by Leon Uris 4.30 avg rating — 23,532 ratings score: 2,870, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Das Boot by Lothar-Günther Buchheim 4.31 avg rating — 3,820 ratings score: 2,834, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.21 avg rating — 76,578 ratings score: 2,812, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Good Night, Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian 4.31 avg rating — 38,688 ratings score: 2,726, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Enigma by Robert Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 12,634 ratings score: 2,718, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean 4.14 avg rating — 15,587 ratings score: 2,681, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Hiroshima by John Hersey 3.98 avg rating — 59,933 ratings score: 2,670, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 3.92 avg rating — 50,857 ratings score: 2,648, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 27,107 ratings score: 2,642, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 92,674 ratings score: 2,637, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 4.18 avg rating — 183,361 ratings score: 2,585, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 3.98 avg rating — 37,380 ratings score: 2,522, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 53,679 ratings score: 2,495, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23,538 ratings score: 2,485, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson 3.84 avg rating — 165,252 ratings score: 2,485, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 98,286 ratings score: 2,390, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 3.70 avg rating — 24,105 ratings score: 2,355, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat 4.21 avg rating — 5,934 ratings score: 2,328, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Savaged Lands by Lana Kortchik (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 1,106 ratings score: 2,272, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) by Bette Greene (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 15,780 ratings score: 2,201, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 48,167 ratings score: 2,194, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean 4.14 avg rating — 42,460 ratings score: 2,159, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Luck of the Weissensteiners by Christoph Fischer (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 927 ratings score: 2,133, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Blackout (All Clear, #1) by Connie Willis 3.84 avg rating — 21,189 ratings score: 2,024, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer 4.37 avg rating — 4,569 ratings score: 1,998, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) by Art Spiegelman 4.35 avg rating — 249,651 ratings score: 1,949, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Run Silent Run Deep by Edward L. Beach 4.18 avg rating — 4,026 ratings score: 1,891, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Tatiana and Alexander (The Bronze Horseman, #2) by Paullina Simons 4.29 avg rating — 34,080 ratings score: 1,872, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Chosen by Chaim Potok 4.05 avg rating — 84,799 ratings score: 1,833, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Wave of Terror by Theodore Odrach 4.02 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 1,804, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Postmistress by Sarah Blake (Goodreads Author) 3.34 avg rating — 40,578 ratings score: 1,779, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Jackdaws by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 28,509 ratings score: 1,761, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang 4.12 avg rating — 26,131 ratings score: 1,738, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 4.14 avg rating — 49,012 ratings score: 1,619, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Battle Cry by Leon Uris 4.16 avg rating — 9,098 ratings score: 1,600, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Into The Unknown by Lorna Peel (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 1,600, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning 4.16 avg rating — 1,831 ratings score: 1,582, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw 4.20 avg rating — 3,252 ratings score: 1,568, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	From Here to Eternity by James Jones 4.09 avg rating — 15,879 ratings score: 1,562, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 31,847 ratings score: 1,560, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 12,989 ratings score: 1,535, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks 3.81 avg rating — 10,023 ratings score: 1,502, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	HHhH by Laurent Binet 4.10 avg rating — 17,705 ratings score: 1,447, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy 4.27 avg rating — 4,365 ratings score: 1,422, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Teeth (The South Pacific Trilogy #1) by Timothy James Dean (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 111 ratings score: 1,317, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Cross of Iron by Willi Heinrich 4.18 avg rating — 984 ratings score: 1,315, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Rising Tide (World War II: 1939-1945, #1) by Jeff Shaara 4.12 avg rating — 7,285 ratings score: 1,314, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Moon Is Down by John Steinbeck 3.90 avg rating — 20,147 ratings score: 1,264, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Out of the Hitler Time, #1) by Judith Kerr 3.99 avg rating — 13,712 ratings score: 1,261, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan 4.05 avg rating — 4,279 ratings score: 1,222, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	River in the Sea by Tina Boscha (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 200 ratings score: 1,215, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally 4.34 avg rating — 143,140 ratings score: 1,186, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Men at Arms (Sword of Honour, #1) by Evelyn Waugh 3.92 avg rating — 2,407 ratings score: 1,184, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Second World War by Antony Beevor 4.40 avg rating — 6,278 ratings score: 1,167, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Way Back to Florence by Glenn Haybittle (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 336 ratings score: 1,158, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 132,616 ratings score: 1,154, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	War of the Rats by David L. Robbins 4.11 avg rating — 2,163 ratings score: 1,150, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 171,181 ratings score: 1,122, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell 4.07 avg rating — 8,205 ratings score: 1,087, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Lieutenants (Brotherhood of War, #1) by W.E.B. Griffin 4.30 avg rating — 6,799 ratings score: 1,081, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Crabwalk by Günter Grass 3.52 avg rating — 3,016 ratings score: 1,055, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Restless by William Boyd 3.88 avg rating — 15,331 ratings score: 1,030, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 75,462 ratings score: 1,010, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Susan Elizabeth (new)

Jun 22, 2009 05:08PM

Dream When You're Feeling Blue A Novel

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message 2: by Julie (new)

Feb 27, 2010 03:39PM

Naked & the Dead listed twice

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message 3: by Míceál (new)

Feb 27, 2010 05:45PM

Survival In Auschwitz by Primo Levy is not fiction.
Day Of Infamy by Walter Lord is not fiction.

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message 4: by Matt (new)

Feb 28, 2010 05:18AM

Other non-fiction books are
The Great Escape by Paul Brickhill
The Great Escapes of World War II by Gerge Sullivan
The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III by Tim Carroll
The Longest Tunnel: the true story of World War II's great escape By Alan Burgess

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message 5: by Míceál (new)

Feb 28, 2010 08:38AM

It would be nice to get those books removed from the fiction list. But I don't know how that is done.

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message 6: by Steven (new)

Apr 16, 2010 08:45AM

ya know I can't really vote on this one cause I haven't read any of these yet. But they all sound very interesting and history really does fasinate me quite a bit. I saved this huge list in an email folder for later. Since you all have a big list for fiction based during World War 2. How many of you know of anything written that takes place during the Civil War?

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message 7: by Míceál (last edited Apr 16, 2010 09:23AM) (new)

Apr 16, 2010 09:16AM

Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Last Full Measure by Michael Shaara
Gods And Generals by Jeff Shaara
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
The March by E.L. Doctrow

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message 8: by Steven (new)

Apr 16, 2010 09:39AM

Dr. Michael wrote: "Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Last Full Measure by Michael Shaara
Gods And Generals by Jeff Shaara
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
The March by E.L..."

Are these Civil War type books ?

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message 9: by Jessica (new)

Apr 16, 2010 09:42AM

There is a Listopia list of Civil War books here: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/60...

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message 10: by Steven (new)

Apr 16, 2010 09:46AM

Cool, thank you for that link, I saved it so I can check it for when I am ready to read of those types of books.

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message 11: by Matt (new)

Apr 16, 2010 09:49AM

Steven wrote: " Dr. Michael wrote: "Red Badge Of Courage by Stephen Crane
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
Last Full Measure by Michael Shaara
Gods And Generals by Jeff Shaara
Cold Mountain by Charles Fraz..." Those are all civil war novels

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message 12: by Míceál (new)

Apr 16, 2010 10:48AM

Thanks Matt

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message 13: by Matt (new)

Apr 16, 2010 10:51AM

Anytime Dr. Michael

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message 14: by Sara (last edited Sep 11, 2010 12:31PM) (new)

Sep 11, 2010 12:29PM

I was pretty sure that Night was the non-fictional narrative of Elie Wiesel of his days in Auschwitz, but now that I see 17 people have voted for it as fiction, I'm having doubts...

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message 15: by Míceál (new)

Sep 11, 2010 08:27PM

Night is a novel but it is based on Wiesel's time in Auschwitz.
However, Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides and Great Escapes Of WWII by George Sullivan are non-fiction and should not be on this list.

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message 16: by Mary (new)

Dec 11, 2011 01:33PM

What about

James Clavell
And

Herman Wouk

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message 17: by Sharon (new)

May 01, 2012 07:39PM

I have read so few of these, I must unconsciously avoid fiction set in this period. I'm going to seek some out now.

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message 18: by Míceál (last edited Jun 13, 2012 06:38AM) (new)

Jun 13, 2012 06:30AM

Night isn't fiction but it isn't non fiction either. It is based on Wiesel's time in Auschwitz. Shall we call it non-non fiction? Something like Hemingway's A Moveable Feast. Maybe faction?

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message 19: by Míceál (last edited Aug 08, 2012 10:54AM) (new)

Aug 07, 2012 11:48AM

Not on the list:
Whistle by James Jones.
Tour Of Duty by John Dos Passos
Harm's Way by James Bassett
The War Lover by John Hersey
A Belll For Adano by John Hersey
The Bridge by Manfred Gregor
The Night In Lisbon by Erich Maria Remarque

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message 20: by Fred (new)

Jan 06, 2013 11:32AM

Did I miss Ship of Fools and Castle Keep?

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message 21: by Bettie (last edited Jan 10, 2013 02:11PM) (new)

Jan 10, 2013 02:10PM

Flashman in WWII!?
#305

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message 22: by TheGirlWhoLivedUpstairs (new)

Oct 10, 2013 08:21AM

Stormbringer (Apocalypse Then) by Daniel DeLacy

The Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Apocalypse Then, #2) by Daniel DeLacy

by Daniel DeLacy

New World War II fiction written from a fresh perspective by a new author. Both books available on Kindle and part of the 'Apocalypse Now' series. Go and check them out.Stormbringer The Boulevard of Broken Dreams

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message 23: by Kate (new)

May 03, 2014 01:45PM

Diary of a Young Girl, while iconic in the Holocaust/WWII narrative canon, is not fiction - I've removed it.

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message 24: by Mary (new)

Jul 10, 2014 10:24AM

A lot of books here are not fiction -- perhaps the title of the list should be revised? And how is Silence of the Lambs about WWII?

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message 25: by Joy (new)

Aug 07, 2014 04:54PM

Many non-fiction books, but, as for fiction, WAR TRASH is about the Korean war and THE LEOPARD is set in the 19th century.

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message 26: by Sarah (new)

Oct 20, 2014 01:53PM

Totally agree with the Book Thief--possibly my favorite book ever. I just wish The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas was up higher.

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message 27: by T (new)

Nov 16, 2014 07:36PM

I cannot believe, I missed seeing "The Kindly Ones" - Littel. on the first page. You want Hitler's war? Here it is stripped naked with no holds barred and beyond.

It is as well written as "The Tin Drum" or "Gravity's Rainbow". But, it is all about the war.

There is no other World War 2 novel that comes anywhere close to it in terms of the twisted mindset that underpinned the War in Europe.

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message 28: by Booklovinglady (last edited Apr 08, 2015 10:50PM) (new)

Apr 07, 2015 02:07PM

The Wars by Timothy Findley is a great book, but it is about WWI and not WWII, so I've removed it.

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message 29: by Jonathon (new)

Apr 08, 2015 01:20PM

by Kristin Hannah

- about two sisters in German occupied France during WWII.

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message 30: by Fiona (new)

May 29, 2017 02:14AM

Removed the non-fiction Schindler's List

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message 31: by Booklovinglady (last edited May 30, 2017 04:11AM) (new)

May 30, 2017 03:22AM

Fiona wrote: "Removed the non-fiction Schindler's List"

Hold on.... Are you saying Schindler's List is not fiction? It might be based on true facts but the novel Schindler's Ark (or Schindler's List, if you like) by Thomas Keneally is fictional...

I've put it back on the Listopia therefore. Only pity is that the votes it had got lost when the title was deleted.

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message 32: by Marilyn (new)

Nov 24, 2017 06:10AM

The Hiding Place is a great book, HOWEVER, it is a true story of the participation of Corrie Ten Boom and her family in protecting Jews during WWII. Therefore, it is non-fiction.

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message 33: by Mary (new)

Nov 24, 2017 06:41AM

There is definitely some confusion about the definition of "fiction" in this list. The Cambridge dictionary describes fiction as "the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and does not describe real people or deal with facts, or a false report or statement that you pretend is true." A book like Schindler's List or The Hiding Place would be a "non-fiction novel." But they certainly would not be fiction.

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message 34: by Booklovinglady (last edited Jan 19, 2019 11:10PM) (new)

Nov 24, 2017 08:28AM

Mary wrote: "and does not describe real people or deal with facts, .."

I partly agree... Schindler's Ark is fiction, definitely, even though it might be based on real events. It's like some of the books by the Dutch author Hella S. Haasse: She sometimes uses real characters or events in fictional books. But I guess we can go on and on about this forever... Let's agree to disagree.

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message 35: by Howard (new)

Jan 19, 2019 06:00AM

Sara wrote: "I was pretty sure that Night was the non-fictional narrative of Elie Wiesel of his days in Auschwitz, but now that I see 17 people have voted for it as fiction, I'm having doubts..."

Maybe, but you’re correct and the 17 are wrong.

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message 36: by Chris (new)

Jun 19, 2019 05:22AM

Uhmm... why is there so much non-fiction on a "fiction" list?

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa is not fiction.
Helmet for My Pillow is not fiction.
Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany is not fiction
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest is not fiction
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters is not fiction.
Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors is not fiction.
The Longest Day is not fiction.
A Bridge Too Far is not fiction.
The Diary of a Young Girl is not fiction (and has apparently already been removed at least once?)

I haven't personally read Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal, but I'm skeptical that it counts as fiction.
There are lots of other books on the list that I haven't personally read, but look like they're historical accounts of actual events.

Then there are books like The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe. Yes, it IS fiction, but it has nothing to do with WWII. There's one incredibly brief mention of the fact that the stars of the book are evacuated from London during the Blitz, but that's it, it's not actually about WWII.

Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War has nothing to do with WWII (as far as I know).

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message 37: by Elizabeth (Alaska) (new)

Jul 31, 2019 11:34AM