World War II

The global conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. World War II is also known as the Second World War. It involved the majority of the world's nations, eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis.

It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries.

This category includes non-fiction books as well as historical novels that are set during World War II.

The Alice Network
The Lost Letter
Grounded Hearts
Implacable Foes: War in the Pacific, 1944-1945
Their Backs against the Sea: The Battle of Saipan and the Largest Banzai Attack of World War II
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
The Baker's Secret
The Pearl Thief (Code Name Verity #0.5)
Cold Summer
Goodnight from London
The Book of Summer
Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom
The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
Stars Over Clear Lake
Catching the Wind
The Letter
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
The Nightingale
All the Light We Cannot See
Lilac Girls
The Women in the Castle
The Orphan's Tale
The Alice Network
In Farleigh Field
Salt to the Sea
From Sand and Ash
We Were the Lucky Ones
At the Water's Edge
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
Everyone Brave is Forgiven
The Nightingale by Kristin HannahThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakAll the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellySarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Best WWII Historical Fiction
140 books — 142 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakAgainst The Tide by John F. HanleyThe Last Boat by John F. HanleyThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferThe Winds of War by Herman Wouk
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
231 books — 342 voters

The Book Thief by Markus ZusakThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankNight by Elie WieselThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
Well-Written Holocaust Books
602 books — 2,443 voters
The Angels' Share by James MarkertFlashman by George MacDonald FraserThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken FollettThe Killer Angels by Michael ShaaraThe Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
Historical Fiction that GUYS like, too!
272 books — 147 voters


Popular World War II Books

The Book Thief
All the Light We Cannot See
The Diary of a Young Girl
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Night (The Night Trilogy #1)
The Nightingale
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
Number the Stars
Sarah's Key

Related Genres

Sarah Jio
Sarah Jio The Bungalow
Her Favorite Books About the South Pacific: Dive into turquoise waters with these selections from the author of The Bungalow, a romantic World War II tale set in Bora Bora.
More Good Minds Suggest…
Elizabeth Berg
Never be afraid of doing the thing you know in your heart is right, even if others don't agree.
Elizabeth Berg, Dream When You're Feeling Blue

Joseph Heller
Morale was deteriorating and it was all Yossarian's fault. The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them.
Joseph Heller, Catch-22

More quotes...
WW II Spy Novels Dedicated to World War II espionage novels: Ken Follett, Jack Higgins, W.E.B. Griffin, Alan Fur…more

172 members, last active 24 days ago

...June 02, 2014 to July 02, 2014...

2 members, last active 3 years ago

A group for people with an interest of books fiction and non fiction based on the Holocaust and…more

33 members, last active 3 years ago

Ask Anna Scanlon--Indie Historical YA Fiction Writer Ask me anything, especially those things related to Holocaust history or my research. I am a PhD…more

10 members, last active 3 years ago

Family Lies
1 chapters — updated May 14, 2015 04:34AM — 0 people liked it
I, Quantum Singularity
21 chapters — updated May 14, 2015 04:31AM — 0 people liked it

Tags

Tags contributing to this page include: world-war-ii, world-war-2, worldwarii, ww2, and wwii