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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 600 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,959,687 ratings — published 2005
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 482 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,053,538 ratings — published 2014
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 450 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,303,395 ratings — published 1947
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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 393 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,014,355 ratings — published 2010
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 383 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,330,493 ratings — published 2015
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 333 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,396,341 ratings — published 1956
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 299 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.16 — 998,300 ratings — published 2006
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 265 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,209,555 ratings — published 2018
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 262 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.19 — 827,276 ratings — published 2008
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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 233 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.44 — 142,128 ratings — published 1992
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 225 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.20 — 634,248 ratings — published 1989
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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 206 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.23 — 152,277 ratings — published 1960
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 195 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.35 — 267,981 ratings — published 2016
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 180 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.18 — 500,909 ratings — published 2006
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 (Paperback)
by (shelved 176 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.33 — 42,841 ratings — published 1998
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.90 — 225,221 ratings — published 2011
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 175 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.36 — 285,804 ratings — published 2011
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The Alice Network The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 171 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.32 — 668,454 ratings — published 2017
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Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
by (shelved 166 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.29 — 352,569 ratings — published 2016
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 166 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.48 — 365,743 ratings — published 1971
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,518,500 ratings — published 1969
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 155 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.99 — 130,528 ratings — published 2012
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 150 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 142,894 ratings — published 2020
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 144 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.99 — 901,184 ratings — published 1961
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 144 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 23,652 ratings — published 2002
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The Rose Code The Rose Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 136 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.44 — 401,059 ratings — published 2021
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D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches (Paperback)
by (shelved 132 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.32 — 32,032 ratings — published 1994
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Paperback)
by (shelved 130 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.50 — 49,669 ratings — published 1981
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Paperback)
by (shelved 127 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.44 — 405,980 ratings — published 2017
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 124 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.37 — 926,344 ratings — published 1946
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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
by (shelved 122 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.49 — 120,028 ratings — published 2015
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The Book of Lost Names The Book of Lost Names (Hardcover)
by (shelved 121 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.44 — 324,466 ratings — published 2020
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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #2) The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 119 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.36 — 16,318 ratings — published 2007
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Schindler’s List Schindler’s List (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.34 — 167,235 ratings — published 1982
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We Were the Lucky Ones We Were the Lucky Ones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.42 — 206,239 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 114 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.39 — 384,265 ratings — published 1986
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The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 (Paperback)
by (shelved 113 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.34 — 26,681 ratings — published 1959
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.06 — 92,498 ratings — published 1946
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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 112 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.26 — 57,297 ratings — published 1997
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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (Paperback)
by (shelved 111 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.26 — 40,608 ratings — published 2001
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City of Thieves City of Thieves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 110 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 174,133 ratings — published 2008
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Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany (Paperback)
by (shelved 108 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.25 — 25,078 ratings — published 1997
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.96 — 575,513 ratings — published 2001
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The Huntress The Huntress (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 107 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 226,059 ratings — published 2019
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.81 — 52,924 ratings — published 2009
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The Fall of Berlin 1945 The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.31 — 19,017 ratings — published 2002
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The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3) The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 104 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.49 — 11,223 ratings — published 2013
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.58 — 263,098 ratings — published 1980
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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.49 — 92,843 ratings — published 2007
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Flags of Our Fathers Flags of Our Fathers (Paperback)
by (shelved 101 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.23 — 64,047 ratings — published 2000
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Eric Metaxas
“Future generations would be convinced that nothing good could ever have existed in a country that produced such evil. They would think only of these evils. It would be as if these unleashed dark forces had grotesquely marched like devils on dead horses, backward through the gash in the present, and had destroyed the German past too.”
Eric Metaxas, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Elizabeth Berg
“Make time for prayer and reflection; try to understand your value as a man on earth but see, too, your proper place in the scheme of things. It may sound funny to say this, but I have come to see that we are all far more important and less important than we think.”
Elizabeth Berg, Dream When You're Feeling Blue

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