World War, 1939-1945 Books

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Cover of The Diary of a Young Girl

The Diary of a Young Girl

Anne Frank, Eleanor Roosevelt, B.M. Mooyaart-Doubleday

4.1

1947

Cover of The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

4.4

2005

Cover of Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.1

1969

Cover of Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

Laura Hillenbrand

4.4

2010

Cover of All the Light We Cannot See

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

4.3

2014

Cover of Number the Stars

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

4.1

1989

Cover of Sarah's Key

Sarah's Key

Tatiana de Rosnay

4.1

2007

Cover of The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

4.5

2015

Cover of Everything Is Illuminated

Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer

3.9

2002

Cover of The Reader

The Reader

Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway

3.7

1995

Cover of Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

Ken Follett

4.2

1978

Cover of Between Shades of Gray

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys

4.4

2011

Cover of The English Patient

The English Patient

Michael Ondaatje

3.9

1992

Cover of The Shell Seekers

The Shell Seekers

Rosamunde Pilcher

4.1

1987

Cover of Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon

Neal Stephenson

4.3

1999

Cover of Those Who Save Us

Those Who Save Us

Jenna Blum

4.1

2004

Cover of Winter Garden

Winter Garden

Kristin Hannah

4.1

2009

Cover of 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

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.4

1992

Cover of 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

William L. Shirer

4.2

1960

Cover of Mother Night

Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.2

1961

Cover of The Distant Hours

The Distant Hours

Kate Morton

3.9

2010

Cover of At the Water's Edge

At the Water's Edge

Sara Gruen

3.6

2015

Cover of The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45

The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45

Władysław Szpilman, Anthea Bell

4.2

1946

Cover of Mudbound

Mudbound

Hillary Jordan

4.0

2008

Cover of Lilac Girls

Lilac Girls

Martha Hall Kelly

4.3

2016

Cover of Hiroshima

Hiroshima

John Hersey

3.9

1946

Cover of Suite Française

Suite Française

Irène Némirovsky, Sandra Smith

3.8

2004

Cover of A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

Nevil Shute

4.1

1950

Cover of Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

Alistair MacLean, Clint Willis

4.1

1967

Cover of The Invisible Bridge

The Invisible Bridge

Julie Orringer, Arthur Morey

4.2

2010

Cover of The Lost Wife

The Lost Wife

Alyson Richman

4.2

2011

Cover of 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

Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter

3.8

2009

Cover of The Postmistress

The Postmistress

Sarah Blake, Orlagh Cassidy

3.3

2009

Cover of The End of the Affair

The End of the Affair

Graham Greene, Monica Ali

4.0

1951

Cover of Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II

Mitchell Zuckoff

3.8

2011

Cover of A God in Ruins

A God in Ruins

Kate Atkinson

3.9

2015

Cover of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Muriel Spark

3.8

1961

Cover of Survival in Auschwitz

Survival in Auschwitz

Primo Levi, Stuart J. Woolf, Philip Roth

4.3

1947

Cover of Good Night, Mr. Tom

Good Night, Mr. Tom

Michelle Magorian

4.3

1981

Cover of QB VII

QB VII

Leon Uris

4.2

1970

Cover of 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

Hampton Sides

4.2

2001

Cover of Five Quarters of the Orange

Five Quarters of the Orange

Joanne Harris

3.8

2001

Cover of A Hundred Summers

A Hundred Summers

Beatriz Williams

3.9

2013

Cover of Secrets of a Charmed Life

Secrets of a Charmed Life

Susan Meissner

4.2

2015

Cover of The Light in the Ruins

The Light in the Ruins

Chris Bohjalian

3.6

2013

Cover of The Zookeeper's Wife

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman

3.4

2007

Cover of The Paris Architect

The Paris Architect

Charles Belfoure

4.0

2013

Cover of Jackdaws

Jackdaws

Ken Follett

3.9

2001

Cover of The Key to Rebecca

The Key to Rebecca

Ken Follett

3.9

1980

Cover of The Amber Room

The Amber Room

Steve Berry

3.8

2003

Cover of Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany

Stephen E. Ambrose

4.2

1997

Cover of Everyone Brave is Forgiven

Everyone Brave is Forgiven

Chris Cleave

3.8

2016

Cover of The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny

Herman Wouk

4.2

1951

Cover of The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II

Denise Kiernan

3.7

2013

Cover of The Longest Day

The Longest Day

Cornelius Ryan

4.3

1959

Cover of The Unlikely Spy

The Unlikely Spy

Daniel Silva

4.2

1996

Cover of Three Day Road

Three Day Road

Joseph Boyden

4.3

2005

Cover of The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird

Jerzy Kosiński

3.9

1965

Cover of Once We Were Brothers

Once We Were Brothers

Ronald H. Balson

4.3

2010

Cover of The Night Watch

The Night Watch

Sarah Waters

3.7

2006

Cover of All But My Life: A Memoir

All But My Life: A Memoir

Gerda Weissmann Klein

4.3

1959

Cover of A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Cornelius Ryan

4.2

1974

Cover of From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

James Jones

4.1

1951

Cover of The Moon Is Down

The Moon Is Down

John Steinbeck

3.9

1942

Cover of The Final Solution

The Final Solution

Michael Chabon, Jay Ryan

3.3

2004

Cover of In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

Doug Stanton

4.3

2001

Cover of The Greatest Generation

The Greatest Generation

Tom Brokaw

4.0

1998

Cover of Tales of the South Pacific

Tales of the South Pacific

James A. Michener

4.0

1947

Cover of Ceremony

Ceremony

Leslie Marmon Silko

3.7

1977

Cover of The Soldier's Wife

The Soldier's Wife

Margaret Leroy

3.9

2011

Cover of Hornet Flight

Hornet Flight

Ken Follett

3.8

2002

Cover of Coming Home

Coming Home

Rosamunde Pilcher

4.3

1995

Cover of Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

Steve Sheinkin

4.1

2012

Cover of A Vintage Affair

A Vintage Affair

Isabel Wolff

3.8

2009

Cover of Fugitive Pieces

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels

4.0

1996

Cover of Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex

Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex

Anne Frank, Susan Massotty

4.2

1960

Cover of An Artist of the Floating World

An Artist of the Floating World

Kazuo Ishiguro

3.7

1986

Cover of Accident

Accident

Danielle Steel

3.9

1994

Cover of The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

Slavomir Rawicz

4.2

1956

Cover of The Scarlatti Inheritance

The Scarlatti Inheritance

Robert Ludlum

3.8

1971

Cover of Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters

Dick Winters, Cole C. Kingseed

4.2

2006

Cover of The Girl from Krakow

The Girl from Krakow

Alex Rosenberg

3.8

2015

Cover of The Color of Secrets

The Color of Secrets

Lindsay Ashford

3.9

2015

Cover of The Orchid House

The Orchid House

Lucinda Riley

3.8

2010

Cover of One Lavender Ribbon

One Lavender Ribbon

Heather Burch

3.8

2014

Cover of The First World War

The First World War

John Keegan

4.0

1998

Cover of The Plum Tree

The Plum Tree

Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.0

2012

Cover of Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

Miklós Nyiszli, Tibère Kremer, Bruno Bettelheim, Richard Seaver

4.2

1946

Cover of Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory

Ben Macintyre

4.0

2010

Cover of Helmet for My Pillow

Helmet for My Pillow

Robert Leckie

4.1

1957

Cover of HHhH

HHhH

Laurent Binet

4.1

2009

Cover of Last Train to Istanbul

Last Train to Istanbul

Ayşe Kulin, John W. Baker

3.8

2002

Cover of The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle

Jeannette Walls

4.2

2005

Cover of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

4.0

2006

Cover of The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)

The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)

Rick Yancey

4.1

2013

Cover of The God Delusion

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

3.9

2006

Cover of Life After Life

Life After Life

Kate Atkinson

3.7

2013

Cover of The Secret Keeper

The Secret Keeper

Kate Morton

4.1

2012

Cover of City of Thieves

City of Thieves

David Benioff

4.3

2008

Cover of The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, #4)

The Battle for Skandia (Ranger's Apprentice, #4)

John Flanagan

4.3

2006

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