War Books

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All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2905 times as war)
avg rating 4.11 — 511,999 ratings — published 1928
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2715 times as war)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,834,806 ratings — published 2005
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 2485 times as war)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,465,748 ratings — published 1969
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2268 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,935,163 ratings — published 2014
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2121 times as war)
avg rating 3.99 — 879,629 ratings — published 1961
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1937 times as war)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,124,993 ratings — published 1947
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried (Paperback)
by (shelved 1846 times as war)
avg rating 4.14 — 340,733 ratings — published 1990
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1604 times as war)
avg rating 3.95 — 559,703 ratings — published -500
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1505 times as war)
avg rating 4.64 — 1,991,970 ratings — published 2015
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 1393 times as war)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,346,538 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 1352 times as war)
avg rating 4.39 — 996,318 ratings — published 2010
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A Farewell to Arms A Farewell to Arms (Paperback)
by (shelved 1236 times as war)
avg rating 3.82 — 348,602 ratings — published 1929
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1157 times as war)
avg rating 4.16 — 949,566 ratings — published 2006
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The Women The Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 946 times as war)
avg rating 4.60 — 1,442,372 ratings — published 2024
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War and Peace War and Peace (Paperback)
by (shelved 944 times as war)
avg rating 4.17 — 360,862 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 917 times as war)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,140,148 ratings — published 2018
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For Whom the Bell Tolls For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paperback)
by (shelved 901 times as war)
avg rating 3.99 — 314,564 ratings — published 1940
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A Thousand Splendid Suns A Thousand Splendid Suns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 885 times as war)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,706,897 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 855 times as war)
avg rating 4.44 — 137,293 ratings — published 1992
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
by (shelved 836 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,460,846 ratings — published 1985
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 827 times as war)
avg rating 4.19 — 801,140 ratings — published 2008
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 803 times as war)
avg rating 4.35 — 3,442,182 ratings — published 2003
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Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 800 times as war)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,651,694 ratings — published 2010
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 798 times as war)
avg rating 3.95 — 557,699 ratings — published 2001
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 764 times as war)
avg rating 4.00 — 127,034 ratings — published 2012
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The Song of Achilles The Song of Achilles (Paperback)
by (shelved 743 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,919,375 ratings — published 2011
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Gone With the Wind Gone With the Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 739 times as war)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,250,407 ratings — published 1936
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
by (shelved 692 times as war)
avg rating 4.17 — 451,637 ratings — published 2018
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 674 times as war)
avg rating 4.37 — 272,122 ratings — published 2011
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 672 times as war)
avg rating 4.35 — 249,735 ratings — published 2016
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
by (shelved 644 times as war)
avg rating 4.58 — 249,518 ratings — published 1980
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 643 times as war)
avg rating 4.05 — 87,958 ratings — published 1946
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
by (shelved 640 times as war)
avg rating 3.93 — 501,869 ratings — published -800
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The Guns of August The Guns of August (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 634 times as war)
avg rating 4.18 — 83,591 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 630 times as war)
avg rating 4.30 — 68,403 ratings — published 1999
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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 618 times as war)
avg rating 4.39 — 369,978 ratings — published 1986
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The Alice Network The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 614 times as war)
avg rating 4.32 — 607,411 ratings — published 2017
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The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1)
by (shelved 602 times as war)
avg rating 4.01 — 135,330 ratings — published 2015
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Johnny Got His Gun Johnny Got His Gun (Paperback)
by (shelved 591 times as war)
avg rating 4.21 — 48,051 ratings — published 1939
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City of Thieves City of Thieves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 590 times as war)
avg rating 4.30 — 164,103 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 588 times as war)
avg rating 4.16 — 193,226 ratings — published 2007
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The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage (Paperback)
by (shelved 580 times as war)
avg rating 3.30 — 109,365 ratings — published 1895
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The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
by (shelved 563 times as war)
avg rating 4.14 — 178,677 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 562 times as war)
avg rating 4.22 — 146,368 ratings — published 1960
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 558 times as war)
avg rating 4.34 — 179,942 ratings — published 2006
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Matterhorn Matterhorn (Paperback)
by (shelved 546 times as war)
avg rating 4.27 — 46,987 ratings — published 2010
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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 529 times as war)
avg rating 4.02 — 561,582 ratings — published 2006
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Birdsong Birdsong (Paperback)
by (shelved 525 times as war)
avg rating 4.11 — 83,279 ratings — published 1993
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 524 times as war)
avg rating 4.37 — 852,020 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 520 times as war)
avg rating 4.25 — 52,116 ratings — published 1997
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Kristin Hannah
“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale

George Orwell
“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
George Orwell, 1984

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