War Books

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All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2964 times as war)
avg rating 4.11 — 525,353 ratings — published 1928
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2741 times as war)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,908,539 ratings — published 2005
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 2539 times as war)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,495,340 ratings — published 1969
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2296 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,003,293 ratings — published 2014
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2162 times as war)
avg rating 3.99 — 891,745 ratings — published 1961
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1959 times as war)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,231,328 ratings — published 1947
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
by (shelved 1891 times as war)
avg rating 4.15 — 348,325 ratings — published 1990
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1649 times as war)
avg rating 3.94 — 579,068 ratings — published
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1569 times as war)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,192,057 ratings — published 2015
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 1418 times as war)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,376,156 ratings — published 1956
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1333 times as war)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,003,795 ratings — published 2010
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A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms (Paperback)
by (shelved 1257 times as war)
avg rating 3.82 — 357,189 ratings — published 1929
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1165 times as war)
avg rating 4.16 — 978,619 ratings — published 2006
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1049 times as war)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,647,315 ratings — published 2024
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 972 times as war)
avg rating 4.17 — 369,159 ratings — published 1869
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 930 times as war)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,183,256 ratings — published 2018
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For Whom the Bell Tolls For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paperback)
by (shelved 920 times as war)
avg rating 3.99 — 320,857 ratings — published 1940
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 917 times as war)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,758,420 ratings — published 2007
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Paperback)
by (shelved 873 times as war)
avg rating 4.44 — 140,133 ratings — published 1992
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 841 times as war)
avg rating 4.19 — 817,468 ratings — published 2008
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 837 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,482,147 ratings — published 1985
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 819 times as war)
avg rating 3.95 — 567,708 ratings — published 2001
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 815 times as war)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,765,546 ratings — published 2010
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 804 times as war)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,526,112 ratings — published 2003
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 770 times as war)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,044,441 ratings — published 2011
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 765 times as war)
avg rating 4.00 — 129,122 ratings — published 2012
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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 745 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,261,104 ratings — published 1936
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 735 times as war)
avg rating 4.16 — 502,661 ratings — published 2018
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 683 times as war)
avg rating 4.35 — 259,924 ratings — published 2016
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 682 times as war)
avg rating 4.37 — 280,103 ratings — published 2011
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 661 times as war)
avg rating 4.05 — 90,626 ratings — published 1946
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 658 times as war)
avg rating 3.93 — 515,621 ratings — published -800
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
by (shelved 655 times as war)
avg rating 4.58 — 257,617 ratings — published 1980
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The Guns of August The Guns of August (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 643 times as war)
avg rating 4.18 — 85,497 ratings — published 1962
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 634 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 69,437 ratings — published 1999
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The Alice Network The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 633 times as war)
avg rating 4.32 — 642,821 ratings — published 2017
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by (shelved 631 times as war)
avg rating 4.39 — 378,426 ratings — published 1986
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The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1)
by (shelved 626 times as war)
avg rating 4.01 — 140,153 ratings — published 2015
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City of Thieves City of Thieves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 606 times as war)
avg rating 4.30 — 169,662 ratings — published 2008
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 599 times as war)
avg rating 4.16 — 195,030 ratings — published 2007
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Johnny Got His Gun Johnny Got His Gun (Paperback)
by (shelved 597 times as war)
avg rating 4.21 — 49,269 ratings — published 1939
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The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage (Paperback)
by (shelved 589 times as war)
avg rating 3.30 — 110,636 ratings — published 1894
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
by (shelved 572 times as war)
avg rating 4.14 — 181,773 ratings — published 1974
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 565 times as war)
avg rating 4.23 — 149,511 ratings — published 1960
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 565 times as war)
avg rating 4.34 — 185,979 ratings — published 2006
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Matterhorn Matterhorn (Paperback)
by (shelved 550 times as war)
avg rating 4.28 — 48,019 ratings — published 2010
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 547 times as war)
avg rating 4.26 — 54,984 ratings — published 1997
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 545 times as war)
avg rating 4.37 — 895,286 ratings — published 1946
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World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 533 times as war)
avg rating 4.02 — 570,996 ratings — published 2006
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Birdsong Birdsong (Paperback)
by (shelved 530 times as war)
avg rating 4.11 — 84,436 ratings — published 1993
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